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Note:
• Students should be given opportunities to develop their understanding and application of Ways of working through the experiments and investigations
within each unit.
• The first unit overview (Forensics — Introduction to investigative processes) specifically identifies how the Ways of working may be enacted within a unit
of work.
• An extended experimental investigation (EEI) would be a suitable assessment for use with these units. An EEI would provide students with the
opportunity to demonstrate the Ways of working.
• When using Knowledge and understanding from Science as a human endeavour, use it with Knowledge and understanding from one or more of the other
organisers. This helps situate science in real-world contexts.
Year level/s: 8
Assessable elements
Time
Unit title Targeted Essential Learnings Unit overview topics Assessment instruments
allocation
and techniques
Approximately Forensics — Ways of working Knowledge and understanding This unit primarily introduces Assessable elements:
4 weeks introduction to Students are able to: Natural and processed materials students to the Ways of working. • Investigating
investigative Initially students are given simple
• identify problems and issues, • Matter can be classified according • Communicating
processes crime scenarios allowing them to:
formulate scientific questions to its structure.
and design investigations • distinguish between • Reflecting
observation and inference Assessment instruments and
• plan investigations guided by
develop a hypothesis based on techniques:
scientific concepts and design
observations “Who done it?” — analysis of
and carry out fair tests
• interpret evidence to determine crime scene scenario
• research and analyse data,
whether a hypothesis is Students are provided with a crime
information and evidence
correct. scene scenario and associated
• evaluate data, information and
Students then begin to gather their evidence. If the evidence is
evidence to identify second-hand, the students analyse
own first-hand evidence using
connections, construct it to determine the guilty party.
appropriate equipment and
arguments and link results to Alternatively, the students gather
technologies including:
theory their own evidence to solve the
• fingerprinting
• select and use scientific crime.
equipment and technologies • casts
to enhance the reliability and • chromatography.
accuracy of data collected in
investigations
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• conduct and apply safety
audits and identify and
manage risks
• draw conclusions that
summarise and explain
patterns, and that are
consistent with the data and
respond to the question
• communicate scientific ideas,
explanations, conclusions,
decisions and data, using
scientific argument and
terminology, in appropriate
formats
• reflect on different
perspectives and evaluate the
influence of people’s values
and culture on the applications
of science
• reflect on learning, apply new
understandings and justify
future applications.
Approximately Understanding Ways of working Knowledge and understanding This unit develops an Assessable elements:
6 weeks matter Students are able to: Natural and processed materials understanding of the properties of • Knowledge and understanding
different states of matter and the
• research and analyse data, • Changes in physical properties of theory scientists use to explain the • Investigating
information and evidence substances can be explained using differences. • Communicating
• evaluate data, information and the particle model.
Our universe is made up of matter • Reflecting
evidence to identify • Matter can be classified according that can be classified in a number
connections, construct to its structure. Assessment instruments and
of different ways. techniques:
arguments and link results to Energy and change States of matter (solids, liquids Supervised assessment
theory
• Energy can be transferred from and gases) provide one
• draw conclusions that one medium to another. classification: Properties include
summarise and explain shape, volume, compressibility.
patterns, and that are Scientists use a scientific model
consistent with the data and called the particle model to
respond to the question. understand the structure of matter:
The main difference between the
states of matter is the distances
and forces between particles, and
Approximately Diversity of Ways of working Knowledge and understanding This unit investigates the basic Assessable elements:
6 weeks living things Students are able to: Life and living unit of all living things — the cell. It • Knowledge and understanding
involves using a microscope to
• select and use scientific • Complex organisms depend on observe components of the cell • Communicating
equipment and technologies interacting body systems to meet and some of the differences • Reflecting
to enhance the reliability and their needs internally and with between plant and animal cells.
accuracy of data collected in respect to their environment. Assessment instruments and
Cells may be specialised in order techniques:
investigations • The diversity of plants and animals to perform specific functions: • Make a model of a cell
• conduct and apply safety can be explained using the theory
• cellular material including cell accompanied by a PowerPoint
audits and identify and of evolution through natural
membrane, cell wall, nucleus, presentation or a poster
manage risks selection.
vacuole and cytoplasm describing the different
• communicate scientific ideas, Science as a human endeavour organelles and their function.
• interactions between and
explanations, conclusions, • Responsible, ethical and informed
decisions and data, using
functions of various • Research how vaccines were
decisions about social priorities components of the cell discovered and used, and
scientific argument and often require the application of
terminology, in appropriate • differences between plants and present this electronically.
scientific understanding.
formats animals
• reflect on different • observation of unicellular
perspectives and evaluate the organisms
influence of people’s values • differences between cells in
and culture on the applications different tissue.
of science.
The diversity of living is great so
scientists have developed a
system of classifying living things
based on their characteristics.
This classification system
continues to change as more
detailed information about living
things becomes available:
• basis of classification systems
from six kingdoms to three
domains
• diversity of living things from
unicellular to multicellular and
relationships between groups.
An understanding of
micro-organisms has led to an
Approximately Our place in Ways of working Knowledge and understanding This unit explores how scientific Assessable elements:
4 weeks the universe Students are able to: Earth and beyond understanding of the universe • Knowledge and understanding
have changed over time and the
• research and analyse data, • Scientific ideas and theories offer contribution made to current • Investigating
information and evidence explanations about the earth that understanding by different • Communicating
• evaluate data, information and extend to the origins of the scientists.
universe. • Reflecting
evidence to identify Solar system:
connections, construct • Global patterns of change on earth Assessment instruments and
• formation of the solar system techniques:
arguments and link results to and in its atmosphere can be
theory predicted and modelled. • changing understandings of the Report on a global cycle, how it
Earth’s place in the solar affects our lives and future
• draw conclusions that Science as a human endeavour
system predicted events related to that
summarise and explain • People from different cultures
• rocky planets cycle.
patterns, and that are contribute to and shape the
consistent with the data and development of science. • moons, satellites, comets,
respond to the question meteorites.
• communicate scientific ideas, Different cultures have interpreted
explanations, conclusions, and used astronomical events in a
decisions and data, using variety of ways. Understanding of
scientific argument and patterns and cycles have
terminology, in appropriate developed and so predictions
formats about future events can also be
• reflect on different made:
perspectives and evaluate the • phases of the moon
influence of people’s values
• seasons
and culture on the applications
of science • tides
• reflect on learning, apply new • eclipses.
understandings and justify Indigenous understanding:
future applications. • formation of the earth
• seasons.
Assessable elements
Time
Unit title Targeted Essential Learnings Unit overview topics Assessment instruments
allocation
and techniques
Approximately Body systems Ways of working Knowledge and understanding This unit provides a general Assessable elements:
6 weeks Students are able to: Life and living overview of the main systems of • Knowledge and understanding
the human body. It considers how
• identify problems and issues, • Complex organisms depend on • Investigating
the systems must work together to
formulate scientific questions interacting body systems to meet
and design investigations their needs internally and with
keep us healthy. • Communicating
• research and analyse data, respect to their environment. Two main body systems, the • Reflecting
digestive and circulatory systems
information and evidence Science as a human endeavour Assessment instruments and
and their interactions are
• evaluate data, information and • Responsible, ethical and informed techniques:
considered in detail. What
evidence to identify decisions about social priorities happens when the balance is Report on an environmental impact
connections, construct often require the application of upset is also considered. on one body system, e.g. air
arguments and link results to scientific understanding. pollution on the respiratory system,
Human body systems:
theory • People from different cultures and how this affects the whole
• cells and nutrition body.
• draw conclusions that contribute to and shape the
summarise and explain development of science. • unicellular verses multi-cellular
patterns, and that are organisms
consistent with the data and • overview of digestive,
respond to the question circulatory, excretory,
• communicate scientific ideas, respiratory.
explanations, conclusions, Interacting systems:
decisions and data, using • digestive and circulatory
scientific argument and systems in detail
terminology, in appropriate
formats • how these two systems work
together.
• reflect on different
perspectives and evaluate the Medicines:
influence of people’s values • dealing with problems in these
and culture on the applications systems
of science • alternative approaches to
• reflect on learning, apply new medicines, e.g. bush
understandings and justify medicines.
future applications.