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• VCSIS010

  Communicate by initiating and refining their responses and using accept-or-reject gestures or actions

  Elaborations

  • intentionally responding to an activity, change, object with accept-or-reject gestures or actions
  • gaining the attention of familiar adults and intentionally communicating with vocal sounds, eye gaze, facial expression

  VCSIS010 | Science | Level A | Science Inquiry Skills | Communicating

• VCSIS007

  Gather information about objects and events

  Elaborations

  • reacting to sensory input while participating in supported activities related to changes in objects and events, for example, reactions to flashing lights, different types of music, travelling on a bus
  • participating in supported activities related to natural and constructed changes in the environment such as weather, tree planting, vegetable growing

  VCSIS007 | Science | Level A | Science Inquiry Skills | Planning and conducting

• VCSIS008

  React and respond to objects and events

  Elaborations

  • exploring the sensory feedback they receive from objects around them that are placed within their space, for example, temperature, weight , texture or taste
  • attending to an activity or event for short periods of time

  VCSIS008 | Science | Level A | Science Inquiry Skills | Recording and processing

• VCSIS009

  Accept and reject objects and events from the world around them

  Elaborations

  • tracking and following familiar people and objects
  • making a selection from an array of objects

  VCSIS009 | Science | Level A | Science Inquiry Skills | Analysing and evaluating

• VCSIS006

  Engage and react to objects and events

  Elaborations

  • experiencing objects being used in everyday events and in structured activities
  • experiencing simple exploration through play and in structured activities

  VCSIS006 | Science | Level A | Science Inquiry Skills | Questioning and predicting

• VCSSU002

  Living things are part of the world around us

  Elaborations

  • experiencing a variety of living things in a range of situations such as pets at school, plants in a garden, animals on a farm or in the school grounds
  • responding to the characteristics of different things, for example, texture of their covering, softness, size, sounds they make

  VCSSU002 | Science | Level A | Science Understanding | Biological sciences

• VCSSU004

  Changes in the world around us can affect responses

  Elaborations

  • making decisions about clothing, location and activity based on their reaction to, and changes in, the weather
  • demonstrating an awareness of the time of day by responding to activities associated with different times of the day, for example, eating lunch, getting dressed to go to school, packing bags to go home

  VCSSU004 | Science | Level A | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences

• VCSSU001

  There are objects in the world around us

  Elaborations

  • directing attention towards objects in the world around them
  • responding to preferred objects by reaching towards or holding an object for a short time

  VCSSU001 | Science | Level A | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• VCSSU003

  Objects are part of the world around us

  Elaborations

  • experiencing everyday objects around them and their properties, for example, colour, size, texture, smell
  • identifying some familiar objects, for example, by seeking, reaching or directing attention towards a preferred object

  VCSSU003 | Science | Level A | Science Understanding | Chemical sciences

• VCSSU005

  Objects can be moved and touched

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating an awareness of force by watching or causing objects to bounce, swing, roll or slide
  • demonstrating an awareness of energy by responding to a variety of phenomena, for example, flashing lights, noisy toys, mechanical objects moving

  VCSSU005 | Science | Level A | Science Understanding | Physical sciences