AC9S6H02
Official content description
investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions
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What Year 6 Science students should achieve
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- They describe risks associated with investigations and key intercultural considerations when planning field work.
- Students plan safe, repeatable investigations to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions.
- By the end of Year 6 students explain how changes in physical conditions affect living things.
- They identify variables to be changed, measured and controlled.
- They describe how individuals and communities use scientific knowledge.
- They select and use language features effectively for their purpose and audience when communicating their ideas and findings.
The Science as a human endeavour progression either side of AC9S6H02
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Taught before · Year 5
Builds towards · Year 7
- AC9S7H01explain how new evidence or different perspectives can lead to changes in scientific knowledge
- AC9S7H02investigate how cultural perspectives and world views influence the development of scientific knowledge
- AC9S7H03examine how proposed scientific responses to contemporary issues may impact on society and explore ethical, environmental, social and economic considerations
Other Year 6 Science as a human endeavour codes
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