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Year 7 Science

The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …

Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE119

researching developments in the understanding of astronomy, such as the predictions of eclipses and the calculation of the length of the solar year by Al‑Battani in the tenth century

Achievement Standard Science Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures. They represent and predict the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion. They explain how the relative positions of Earth, the …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU111

considering how biological classifications have changed over time

Elaboration (2) ACSSU112

classifying organisms of an environment according to their position in a food chain

Elaboration (2) ACSSU113

investigating and using a range of physical separation techniques such as filtration, decantation, evaporation, crystallisation, chromatography and distillation

Elaboration (2) ACSSU115

modelling the relative movements of the Earth, sun and moon and how natural phenomena such as solar and lunar eclipses and phases of the moon occur

Elaboration (2) ACSSU116

comparing renewable and non-renewable energy sources, including how they are used in a range of situations

Elaboration (2) ACSSU117

investigating a simple machine such as lever or pulley system

Elaboration (2) ACSHE120

considering decisions made in relation to the recycling of greywater and blackwater

Elaboration (2) ACSIS124

using information and knowledge from previous investigations to predict the expected results from an investigation

Elaboration (2) ACSIS125

identifying whether the use of their own observations and experiments or the use of other research materials is appropriate for their investigation

Elaboration (2) ACSIS126

using specialised equipment to increase the accuracy of measurement within an investigation

Elaboration (2) ACSIS129

describing the trends shown in collected data

Elaboration (2) ACSIS130

identifying data which provides evidence to support or negate the hypothesis under investigation

Elaboration (2) ACSIS131

suggesting improvements to inquiry methods based on experience

Elaboration (1) ACSIS130

comparing and contrasting data from a number of sources in order to create a summary of collected data

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