Science |
Strand/substrandScience Understanding
Physical Sciences |
Content descriptor |
Elaboration in this unitIn the Explore phase, students observe forces acting through direct contact and from a distance. In the Explain phase, students demonstrate and describe how a force acts directly or from a distance. In the Elaborate phase, students indicate and explain which forces are contact and non-contact forces in their ride design. |
Science Inquiry Skills
Questioning and predicting |
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (ACSIS064) |
In the Explore phase, students participate in a number of guided experiments and reflect on how the results compared to their predictions and initial understanding. In the Elaborate phase, students design a simple experiment and develop a question that can be investigated scientifically. |
Planning and conducting
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Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions (ACSIS065)
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In the Explore phase, students participate in a number of guided experiments and identify the sequence in a scientific investigation.
In the Elaborate phase, students design a simple experiment and identify variables that are changed, measured and stay the same. |
Communicating
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Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports (ACSIS071)
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In the Explain phase, students demonstrate how a force works through a diagram, physical demonstration or oral explanation.
In the Elaborate phase, students construct an annotated diagram using conventions for indicating forces to communicate their understanding of forces in their theme park ride. |