AC9S6I01 Year 6 Science

AC9S6I01 – Year 6 Science: Questioning and predicting

Strand

Science inquiry

Substrand

Questioning and predicting

This Content Descriptor from Year 6 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

pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions

Elaborations

• posing investigable questions to identify patterns, such as: ‘What type of material is the best conductor and what is the best insulator?’
• posing investigable questions to test relationships, such as: ‘Will more salt dissolve in warm water than in cold water?’
• discussing and refining questions to enable scientific investigation
• making reasoned predictions about the physical conditions that will result in the largest mould colonies growing on bread
• making reasoned predictions about electrical circuit function based on a picture or diagram of a circuit

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 6 ASSCIY6

Year 6 Science Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 6 students explain how changes in physical conditions affect living things. They model the relationship between the sun and planets of the solar system and explain how the relative positions of Earth and the sun relate to observed phenomena on Earth. They identify the role of circuit components in the transfer and transformation of electrical energy. They classify and compare reversible and irreversible changes to substances. They explain why science is often collaborative and describe different individuals’ contributions to scientific knowledge. They describe how individuals and communities use scientific knowledge. Students plan safe, repeatable investigations to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions. They describe risks associated with investigations and key intercultural considerations when planning field work. They identify variables to be changed, measured and controlled. They use equipment to generate and record data with appropriate precision. They construct representations to organise and process data and information and describe patterns, trends and relationships. They identify possible sources of error in their own and others’ methods and findings, pose questions for further investigation and select evidence to support reasoned conclusions. They select and use language features effectively for their purpose and audience when communicating their ideas and findings.