AC9SFI02 Foundation Science

This Content Descriptor from Foundation 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.

engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses

Elaborations

• 1 discussing ways to conduct investigations safely, such as by being sun safe, not running with equipment, not tasting objects or materials, and following teacher instructions
• 2 explaining safety considerations for using the senses of touch, smell, sight and hearing, and discussing why we do not use taste to make observations in science
• 3 using provided tools such as binoculars, magnifying glasses, digital photography or video to enhance their observations of plants and animals
• 4 recording observations using numbers, dots, drawings, voice recordings, digital photography or video

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