Level 9 & 10 Victorian Science Curriculum

(Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority n.d., Science)

 

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Science Understanding:

Biological Sciences

Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (VCSSU121) 

• using modelling to examine factors that affect population sizes, for example, seasonal changes, destruction of habitats, introduced species 

 

Science Inquiry Skills:

Questioning and predicting 

Formulate questions or hypotheses that can be investigated scientifically, including identification of independent, dependent and controlled variables (VCSIS134) 

• formulating questions that can be investigated within the scope of the classroom or field with available resources 

• developing ideas from students' own or others' investigations and experiences to investigate further 

• revising and refining research questions to target specific information and data collection or finding a solution to the specific problem identified 

 

Recording & Processing 

Construct and use a range of representations, including graphs, keys, models and formulas, to record and summarise data from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, to represent qualitative and quantitative patterns or relationships, and distinguish between discrete and continuous data(VCSIS137) 

• designing and constructing appropriate graphs to represent data and to look for trends and patterns 

 

Communicating 

Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations(VCSIS140)