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Learning area: Science

Level: Years 7 and 8


Links with State and Territory curriculums

Australian Capital Territory

Activities leading up to the assessment task involve the students in aspects of Earth and Beyond, Life and Living, Natural and Processed Materials,Working Scientifically, Reading and Viewing, Speaking and Listening and Writing.

The actual task focuses on Level 5 Science: Earth and Beyond Outcome 5.2; Life and Living 5.7; Natural and Processed Materials Outcome 5.10, 5.12, Working Scientifically 5.13, 5.14, 5.15 and 5.16; and Level 5 English: Speaking and Listening Outcomes 5.1, 5.2 or Writing 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12a.

In addition, the task and activities cover the Cross Curriculum Perspectives of Environment Education, Language for Learning, Information Technology.

New South Wales

Activities leading up to the assessment task involve the students in aspects of Prescribed focus areas 4.2 and 4.3 and Investigating.

The actual task focuses on Science: Prescribed focus areas Outcomes 4.2 and 4.3; Theories and laws: Outcome 4.7; Interactions Outcomes 4.10 and 4.11; and Skills Outcomes 4.17 and 4.18.

Northern Territory

Activities leading up to the assessment task involve learners in elements of the Working Scientifically and Concepts and Contexts strands of the Science learning area.

The actual task focuses on Science Concepts and Contexts 4.1, 4.2 and 4.4 and Working Scientifically 4.3.

In addition, the task reflects the EsseNTial Learning Constructive Learner 1, Cross Curricula Perspectives Literacy and Numeracy, Environmental Perspectives and Vocational Learning.

Queensland

Activities leading up to the assessment task involve the students in aspects of Earth and beyond, Science and society and Working scientifically.

The actual task focuses on Level 4 Science: Earth and beyond Outcome CLO 4.3; Life and living: Outcome CLO 4.3; and Natural and processed materials Outcome CLO 4.2.

South Australia

Activities leading up to the assessment task involve the students in aspects of Earth and space and Working scientifically.

The actual task focuses on Science Standard 4: Earth and space Outcome 4.1, Matter Outcome 4.7; and Life systems Outcome 4.5.

In addition, the task and activities reflect the Essential Learnings of futures, identity, interdependence, thinking and communication.

Tasmania

Activities leading up to the assessment task involve the students in aspects of Natural and processed materials and Working scientifically; Essential Learnings Key Element Outcomes: Communicating – Being literate, and Being information literate; Thinking – Inquiry.

The actual task focuses on Science Level 5: Earth and beyond Outcome 5.2; Life and living Outcome 5.7; Essential Learnings: Communicating – Being literate and World futures – Understanding systems and Creating sustainable futures.

Victoria

Activities leading up to the assessment task involve the students in aspects of Science: Science knowledge and understanding, and Science at work; Communication: Listening, viewing and responding; Interpersonal Development: Working in teams.

The actual task focuses on the standards for Level 5 Science: Science knowledge and understanding, and Science at work; Communication: Presenting.

Use of the student rubric provides students with an opportunity to manage their own learning. (Personal Learning: Managing personal learning.)

Western Australia

Activities leading up to the assessment task involve the students in aspects of Natural and processed materials, Life and living and Working scientifically.

The actual task focuses on Science Level 5: Earth and beyond Outcome EB 5; Natural and processed materials Outcome NPM 5; Life and living Outcome LL5 and Working scientifically Level 5.

In addition, the task and activities reflect Overarching Learning Outcomes 1, 3, 7, 12.

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