Observable Features in the Earth's Sky

Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations

Investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface

Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day

Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things

Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter

Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships

With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge

Describes how adding or removing heat causes a change of state

Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes

With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge

Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies

Describes the characteristics and effects of common forms of energy, such as light and heat

Describes how contact and non-contact forces affect an object’s motion

Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations

With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment

Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions including consideration of the elements of fair tests

Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately

Use a range of methods including tables and column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends

Defines problems, describes and follows algorithms to develop solutions

Describes how digital systems represent and transmit data

Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends

Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings

Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings

Reflect on an investigation, including whether a test was fair or not

Reflect on investigations, including whether a test was fair or not

Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language

Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations