AC9SFI04 Foundation Science

AC9SFI04 – Foundation Science: Evaluating

Strand

Science inquiry

Substrand

Evaluating

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.

Content Descriptor

compare observations with predictions with guidance

Elaborations

• revisiting their predictions and with guidance identifying whether their predictions matched their observations
• comparing, with guidance, observations of plants or animals made during field work with their predictions
• using a provided table to draw or dictate their prediction and their observation and identifying whether they are the same or different

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Foundation ASSCIFY

Foundation Science Achievement Standard

By the end of Foundation students group plants and animals based on external features. They identify factors that influence the movement of objects. They describe the observable properties of the materials that make up objects. They identify examples of people using observation and questioning to learn about the natural world. Students pose questions and make predictions based on their experiences. They engage in investigations and make observations safely. With guidance, they represent observations and identify patterns. With guidance, they compare their observations with their predictions. They share questions, predictions, observations and ideas about their experiences with others.