AC9S7I03 Year 7 Science

Content descriptor select and use equipment to generate and record data with precision, using digital tools as appropriate

Elaborations

• • Elaboration selecting and using equipment appropriate to the investigation, such as ensuring a selected thermometer can measure within the range of temperatures expected, or selecting an appropriate-capacity measuring cylinder for the volume of liquid needed
• • Elaboration examining how the use of digital tools such as stopwatches and digital scales can enable the generation of more precise data
• • Elaboration constructing tables, spreadsheets and graphic organisers to collect data and information
• • Elaboration using appropriate standard units and performing simple unit conversions when recording data
• • Elaboration using digital tools such as sensors to measure abiotic factors and apps that use image or call recognition to make field identifications