AC9S7I03 Year 7 Science

AC9S7I03 – Year 7 Science: Planning and conducting

Strand

Science inquiry

Substrand

Planning and conducting

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 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

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

Elaborations

• 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
• examining how the use of digital tools such as stopwatches and digital scales can enable the generation of more precise data
• constructing tables, spreadsheets and graphic organisers to collect data and information
• using appropriate standard units and performing simple unit conversions when recording data
• using digital tools such as sensors to measure abiotic factors and apps that use image or call recognition to make field identifications

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASSCIY7

Year 7 Science Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 7 students explain how biological diversity is ordered and organised. They represent flows of matter and energy in ecosystems and predict the effects of environmental changes. They model cycles in the Earth-sun-moon system and explain the effects of these cycles on Earth phenomena. They represent and explain the effects of forces acting on objects. They use particle theory to explain the physical properties of substances and develop processes that separate mixtures. Students identify the factors that can influence development of and lead to changes in scientific knowledge. They explain how scientific responses are developed and can impact society. They explain the role of science communication in shaping viewpoints, policies and regulations. Students plan and conduct safe, reproducible investigations to test relationships and aspects of scientific models. They identify potential ethical issues and intercultural considerations required for field locations or use of secondary data. They use equipment to generate and record data with precision. They select and construct appropriate representations to organise data and information. They process data and information and analyse it to describe patterns, trends and relationships. They identify possible sources of error in methods and identify unanswered questions in conclusions and claims. They identify evidence to support their conclusions and construct arguments to support or dispute claims. They select and use language and text features appropriately for their purpose and audience when communicating their ideas and findings.