AC9S6I03 Year 6 Science

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.

use equipment to observe, measure and record data with reasonable precision, using digital tools as appropriate

Elaborations

• 1 selecting and using instruments with the correct scale for measuring data with appropriate accuracy, such as a multimeter
• 2 recording data in tables and diagrams or electronically as digital images and spreadsheets
• 3 discussing why precision is important in measurement, and the possible effect of low precision on investigation findings
• 4 recording data using standard units, such as volt, ampere, gram, second and metre, and developing the use of standard prefixes for metric units such as kilo- and milli-
• 5 using digital tools such as digital thermometers or soil moisture probes to collect data over time and record data in spreadsheets

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