AC9S5I05
Year 5
Science
AC9S5I05 | Year 5 Science: Evaluating
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor compare methods and findings with those of others, recognise possible sources of error, pose questions for further investigation and select evidence to draw reasoned conclusions
Strand
Science inquiry
Substrand
Evaluating
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 5 Science. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration comparing methods and findings with those of others to determine if the investigation was a fair test
- • Elaboration recognising errors that could have occurred during investigations including changing too many variables, incorrect or misreading of measurements, or changes in environmental factors
- • Elaboration comparing, in small groups, proposed reasons for findings and explaining their reasoning and posing further questions
- • Elaboration discussing the difference between data and evidence and examining how evidence is selected
- • Elaboration reflecting on inferences made from observations and analysis of the data to draw a reasoned conclusion
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