NSW DRAFT SYLLABUSES

SCIENCE K10 - LIFE SKILLSWORKING SCIENTIFICALLY

(SKILLS)Working Scientifically (Skills)
QUESTIONING AND PREDICTING
OUTCOME
A student:

SCLS-4WS
asks questions that can be tested and
makes predictions

CONTENT

Students:

ask questions about familiar objects and events

identify questions that can be investigated

scientifically

predict the outcomes of an investigation, using

background knowledge, experience and/or
scientific understanding.

Practical experiences
Where appropriate, students should have the opportunity to develop their
skills in Working Scientifically by participating in a range of practical
experiences to develop their understanding and demonstrate achievement
of Science Years 710 Life Skills outcomes. The Working Scientifically
processes may be integrated into any additional Life Skills content

undertaken and can provide students with meaningful opportunities to

engage with scientific concepts.
PLANNING INVESTIGATIONS
OUTCOME
A student:

SCLS-5WS
participates in the development of a plan to
investigate questions or problems

CONTENT

Students:

suggest suitable methods for gathering data,

including practical investigations and research
using secondary sources

identify scientific equipment and materials and

their purposes

identify safety rules when using scientific

equipment and materials in an investigation

work individually and/or collaboratively to record

aspects of their plan

recognise variables to be changed, kept the

same and measured in an investigation.

Practical experiences

Where appropriate, students should have the opportunity to develop their

skills in Working Scientifically by participating in a range of practical
experiences to develop their understanding and demonstrate achievement
of Science Years 710 Life Skills outcomes. The Working Scientifically
processes may be integrated into any additional Life Skills content
undertaken and can provide students with meaningful opportunities to
engage with scientific concepts.
CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS
OUTCOME
A student:

SCLS-6WS
follows a sequence of instructions to
participate in an investigation

CONTENT

Students:

use a range of techniques, including practical

experiences, surveys, field work and research, to
gather data and information, using digital
technologies as appropriate

select and use appropriate equipment,

measuring tools and methods to make accurate
observations and measurements

work individually and/or collaboratively to

participate in an investigation

make adjustments when necessary to a planned

method for an investigation

follow safety rules when using equipment and

tools in an investigation
record observations and measurements using

appropriate units and abbreviation.

Practical experiences
Where appropriate, students should have the opportunity to develop their
skills in Working Scientifically by participating in a range of practical
experiences to develop their understanding and demonstrate achievement
of Science Years 710 Life Skills outcomes. The Working Scientifically
processes may be integrated into any additional Life Skills content
undertaken and can provide students with meaningful opportunities to
engage with scientific concepts.
PROCESSING AND ANALYSING DATA AND INFORMATION
OUTCOME
A student:

SCLS-7WS
collects, records and interprets data and
information

CONTENT

Students:

select the most appropriate method to organise

and display data and information

interpret data and information gathered

relate data and information gathered to questions

and predictions
draw conclusions from data and information

gathered in an investigation
reflect on the strengths and limitations of their

investigation
use their conclusions to identify further questions

that may be investigated scientifically.

Practical experiences
Where appropriate, students should have the opportunity to develop their
skills in Working Scientifically by participating in a range of practical
experiences to develop their understanding and demonstrate achievement
of Science Years 710 Life Skills outcomes. The Working Scientifically
processes may be integrated into any additional Life Skills content
undertaken and can provide students with meaningful opportunities to
engage with scientific concepts.
PROBLEM-SOLVING
OUTCOME
A student:

SCLS-8WS

recognises strategies to solve identified

problems
CONTENT

Students:

identify problems that can be investigated

scientifically
identify different strategies that could be used to

solve a problem.
Practical experiences
Where appropriate, students should have the opportunity to develop their
skills in Working Scientifically by participating in a range of practical
experiences to develop their understanding and demonstrate achievement
of Science Years 710 Life Skills outcomes. The Working Scientifically
processes may be integrated into any additional Life Skills content
undertaken and can provide students with meaningful opportunities to
engage with scientific concepts.
COMMUNICATING
OUTCOME
A student:

SCLS-9WS
uses a variety of strategies to communicate
information about an investigation

CONTENT

Students:

use a variety of strategies, including tables,

graphs and diagrams, to present data and
information, using digital technologies as
appropriate

communicate ideas and information gathered

through a scientific investigation in a variety of
forms, using digital technologies as
appropriate.

Practical experiences
Where appropriate, students should have the opportunity to develop their
skills in Working Scientifically by participating in a range of practical
experiences to develop their understanding and demonstrate achievement
of Science Years 710 Life Skills outcomes. The Working Scientifically
processes may be integrated into any additional Life Skills content
undertaken and can provide students with meaningful opportunities to
engage with scientific concepts.
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