AC9S7I02
Year 7
Science
AC9S7I02 | Year 7 Science: Planning and conducting
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor plan and conduct reproducible investigations to answer questions and test hypotheses, including identifying variables and assumptions and, as appropriate, recognising and managing risks, considering ethical issues and recognising key considerations regarding heritage sites and artefacts on Country/Place
Strand
Science inquiry
Substrand
Planning and conducting
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 7 Science. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration comparing the method with the hypothesis and examining the reasonableness of the method for testing that hypothesis
- • Elaboration discussing why it is important to identify variables and assumptions when planning an investigation
- • Elaboration examining the features of reproducible investigations, constructing methods and reviewing other students’ methods
- • Elaboration identifying assumptions relating to variables that are assumed to be constant, such as ambient temperature, properties of materials used or purity of substances
- • Elaboration identifying risks to themselves and others in investigations and considering actions that can be taken to avoid or manage those risks
- • Elaboration considering ethical issues relating to interactions with living things
- • Elaboration recognising state and territory laws as they relate to First Nations Australians’ heritage sites and artefacts
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- • Elaboration collaborating with First Nations Australians communities and organisations to conduct investigations about ecosystems, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes
- • Elaboration acknowledging and recognising First Nations Australians’ artefacts and heritage sites, such as human stonework and scatter sites in comparison with rocks changed by natural processes, and understanding not to harm or disturb sites
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Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- Students plan and conduct safe, reproducible investigations to test relationships and aspects of scientific models.See it on the standard page →
- They identify potential ethical issues and intercultural considerations required for field locations or use of secondary data.See it on the standard page →