AC9S3I01
Official content description
pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations
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What Year 3 Science students should achieve
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- By the end of Year 3 students classify and compare living and non-living things and different life cycles.
- Students pose questions to explore patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations.
- They identify sources of heat energy and examples of heat transfer and explain changes in the temperature of objects.
- They describe how people use data to develop explanations.
- They identify solutions that use scientific explanations.
- They organise data and information using provided scaffolds and identify patterns and relationships.
The Science inquiry progression either side of AC9S3I01
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Taught before · Year 2
- AC9S2I01pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences
- AC9S2I02suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions
- AC9S2I03make and record observations, including informal measurements, using digital tools as appropriate
Builds towards · Year 4
- AC9S4I01pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations
- AC9S4I02use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment
- AC9S4I03follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate
Other Year 3 Science inquiry codes
- AC9S3I02use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment
- AC9S3I03follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate
- AC9S3I04construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns
- AC9S3I05compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions
- AC9S3I06write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate
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