AC9S7I01
Questioning and predicting
develop investigable questions, reasoned predictions and hypotheses to explore scientific models, identify patterns and test relationships
Elaborations
- AC9S7I01_E1discussing the features of investigable and non-investigable questions, including consideration of school and web-based resources available, and examining their own and others’ questions
- AC9S7I01_E2consulting with First Nations Australians to clarify questions based on their traditional ecological knowledges, such as predictions regarding the impact of invasive species
- AC9S7I01_E3developing investigable questions to explore scientific models, such as: ‘How does particle theory explain the properties of substances?’
- AC9S7I01_E4developing investigable questions to test relationships, such as: ‘How does the volume of a balloon change as it is heated and cooled? What happens to the height of the tide at different points of the lunar cycle?’
- AC9S7I01_E5discussing the relationship between a reasoned prediction and a hypothesis, identifying essential elements of a hypothesis and using a provided scaffold to develop hypotheses
- AC9S7I01_E6formulating hypotheses such as: ‘If the surface area of the parachute is decreased, the parachute will descend more quickly because there will be less air resistance’
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