Science · Year 5

With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be based on previous experiences or general rules VCSIS082 With guidance, plan appropriate investigation types to answer questions or solve problems and use equipment, technologies and materials safely, identifying potential risks VCSIS083 Decide which variables should be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data VCSIS084 Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to record, represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data VCSIS085 Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations VCSIS086 Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem VCSIS087 Communicate ideas and processes using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and to identify simple cause-and-effect relationships VCSIS088 Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives VCSSU073

Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment VCSSU074 The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment VCSSU075

Solids, liquids and gases behave in different ways and have observable properties that help to classify them VCSSU076 Changes to materials can be reversible, including melting, freezing, evaporating, or irreversible, including burning and rusting VCSSU077

Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun) VCSSU078 Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth’s surface VCSSU079

Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted VCSSU080 Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity; electric circuits enable this energy to be transferred to another place and then to be transformed into another form of energy VCSSU081