Year 8 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 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 8
By the end of Year 8, students compare physical and chemical changes and use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances. They identify different forms of energy and describe how energy transfers and transformations …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS145
Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions based on evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS145 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS234
Use scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims based on evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS234 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS144
Construct and use a range of representations, including graphs, keys and models to represent and analyse patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS144 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS139
Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on scientific knowledge
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS139 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSHE134
Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSHE134 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS148
Communicate ideas, findings and evidence based solutions to problems using scientific language, and representations, using digital technologies as appropriate
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS148 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS141
Measure and control variables, select equipment appropriate to the task and collect data with accuracy
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS141 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS146
Reflect on scientific investigations including evaluating the quality of the data collected, and identifying improvements
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS146 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSHE136
People use science understanding and skills in their occupations and these have influenced the development of practices in areas of human activity
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSHE136 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU225
identifying evidence that a chemical change has taken place
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU225 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS234
identifying the scientific evidence available to evaluate claims
Elaboration | ACSIS234 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS234
deciding whether or not to accept claims based on scientific evidence
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS234 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS145
drawing conclusions based on a range of evidence including primary and secondary sources
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS145 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS144
describing measures of central tendency and identifying outliers for quantitative data
Elaboration | ACSIS144 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS145
constructing tables, graphs, keys and models to represent relationships and trends in collected data
Elaboration | ACSIS145 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS146
suggesting improvements to investigation methods that would improve the accuracy of the data recorded
Elaboration | ACSIS146 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE134
discovering how people’s understanding of the nature of matter has changed over time as evidence for particle theory has become available through developments in technology
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE134 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSSU225
recognising that the chemical properties of a substance, for example its flammability and ability to corrode, will affect its use
Elaboration (3) | ACSSU225 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum