Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Inquiry Skills / Planning and conducting

Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)

Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit

Biology: Guess Who · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the features of an animal and provide the rest of the class with clues to guess which animal they learnt about.
Earth And Space: Celery Experiment · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider what might happen if there was no freshwater as they conduct an experiment to see how plants absorb water.
Science In Our World · Learning Opportunities
Your students will show what they have learnt during this unit as they work in pairs to find examples of science in the classroom.
Immersion · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will be immersed into science as they participate in experiments.
Introducing The Unit · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will learn what they will be doing during this learning sequence.
Habit of Mind: Gathering Data Through All Senses · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will learn about the habit of 'Gathering Data Through All Senses'.
Biology: Features And Needs Of Plants · Learning Opportunities
Your students will study the biology of plants as they draw a plant and identify the features and needs of plants.

Tip Toe Through Our World Sustainability Preview Unit

Reducing Packaging · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about ways to reduce the amount of packaging they accumulate.
Describing Water · Learning Opportunities
Your students will use adjectives to describe water.
Our Environmental Footprint: Preparation · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in pairs to prepare a presentation about ways to leave a light footprint on the environment.
Introducing The Unit · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will bury rubbish and predict how it might change over time.

Growing Older and Wiser Identity Preview Unit

Developing Questions: Getting Older · Learning Opportunities
Your students will develop questions about getting older.
Developing Questions: Emotions and Conflict · Learning Opportunities
Your students will develop questions about expressing their emotions and dealing with conflict.
Developing Questions: Safety and Responsible Risks · Learning Opportunities
Your students will develop questions about staying safe and taking responsible risks.

Hidden Wonders Question-Based Investigations Preview Unit

Assessment · Synthesis Phase
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.