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• VCSIS037

  Actively observe, explore and manipulate

  Elaborations

  • actively joining in scientific investigations directed by the teacher
  • identifying and using familiar objects in routine events
  • using senses, under teacher direction, to gather information about the world around them

  VCSIS037 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Planning and conducting

• VCSIS036

  Actively join in exploration of familiar objects and events

  Elaborations

  • asking questions about objects used in everyday life
  • following directions and asking questions about everyday objects and events

  VCSIS036 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Questioning and predicting

• VCSIS040

  Use both general terms and simple, scientific vocabulary to begin to describe their activities and observations

  Elaborations

  • working in a small group (with teacher support) using photos and real objects to describe what they have done and what they have found out
  • communicating ideas using images, key words, alternative and augmentative communication systems and answering ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions related to their findings

  VCSIS040 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Communicating

• VCSIS039

  Use words to answer simple questions about observations and findings

  Elaborations

  • identifying the characteristics of an object or living thing, for example, ‘a house has a roof, windows, doors, a floor and rooms’, ‘an animal has eyes and a mouth, while a plant has roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruit’
  • taking part in formal and guided discussions relating to students’ observations

  VCSIS039 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Analysing and evaluating

• VCSIS038

  Use pictures, words and provided simple graphic organisers to record observations and findings and sort objects into groups based on particular characteristics

  Elaborations

  • using photos , pictures and words to represent and record their observations, for example, the life cycle of living things, parts of different plants
  • sorting objects or living things based on set characteristics, for example, number of legs, type of body covering

  VCSIS038 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Recording and processing

• VCSSU031

  Science is about exploring the world around me

  Elaborations

  • recognising that structured investigations help us understand objects and the world around us
  • exploring and observing using different senses
  • working with others to observe and manipulate objects used in everyday life

  VCSSU031 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• VCSSU034

  The weather and time of day affect events and clothing choices

  Elaborations

  • linking the time of day with routine events and objects
  • using images of different clothes to put together a ‘summer’ and a ‘winter’ outfit

  VCSSU034 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences

• VCSSU033

  Objects can be sorted into groups based on their properties, and some objects can be mixed and changed

  Elaborations

  • investigating objects and materials and sorting into groups based on two attributes, for example, food or drink, hot or cold, big or small
  • investigating what familiar objects are made from, including their parts and materials

  VCSSU033 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Chemical sciences

• VCSSU032

  Living things can be plants or animals

  Elaborations

  • observing the life cycles of living things
  • displaying an understanding of the requirements of living things by caring for them, for example, watering plants and feeding pets

  VCSSU032 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Biological sciences

• VCSSU035

  The shape of objects will affect how they move

  Elaborations

  • investigating how the shape of an object affects how well it can roll or slide
  • investigating how the shape of a helicopter blade affects how long a model paper helicopter can stay in the air

  VCSSU035 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Physical sciences