AC9S5I05 Year 5 Science

AC9S5I05 – Year 5 Science: Evaluating

Strand

Science inquiry

Substrand

Evaluating

This Content Descriptor from Year 5 Science provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

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

Elaborations

• comparing methods and findings with those of others to determine if the investigation was a fair test
• recognising errors that could have occurred during investigations including changing too many variables, incorrect or misreading of measurements, or changes in environmental factors
• comparing, in small groups, proposed reasons for findings and explaining their reasoning and posing further questions
• discussing the difference between data and evidence and examining how evidence is selected
• reflecting on inferences made from observations and analysis of the data to draw a reasoned conclusion

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 5 ASSCIY5

Year 5 Science Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 5 students explain how the form and behaviour of living things enables survival. They describe key processes that change Earth’s surface. They identify sources of light and model the transfer of light to explain observed phenomena. They relate the particulate arrangement of solids, liquids and gases to their observable properties. They describe examples of collaboration leading to advances in science, and scientific knowledge that has changed over time. They identify examples where scientific knowledge informs the actions of individuals and communities. Students plan safe investigations to identify patterns and relationships and make reasoned predictions. They identify risks associated with investigations and key intercultural considerations when planning field work. They identify variables to be changed and measured. They use equipment to generate data with appropriate precision. They construct representations to organise data and information and describe patterns, trends and relationships. They compare their methods and findings to those of others, identify possible sources of error in their investigation, pose questions for further investigation and draw reasoned conclusions. They use language features that reflect their purpose and audience when communicating their ideas and findings.