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• 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

• 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

• 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