Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Inquiry Skills / Communicating

Communicate ideas and processes using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and to identify simple cause-and-effect relationships (VCSIS088)

The Journey to Discovery Discovery Preview Unit

Experimenting with Light · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how the speed and direction of light changes when it moves through different materials.
Building a Thermoscope · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how liquids and gases change when they are heated or cooled as they build a thermoscope.

Think Global Act Local Sustainability Preview Unit

Analysing Weather Data · Learning Opportunities
Your students will practise thinking and acting like a meteorologist as they describe patterns that they notice in the weather data.

Journey to the Red Planet 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.

Solids, Liquids, and Gases Subject Based Preview Unit

Building a Water Distiller · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about condensation as they build a water distiller and conduct an experiment.