Investigating in Science
Exploring a situation
Sharon makes a series of observations and is aware of some important features that the bird requires. She looks for patterns and relationships between the features and how they affect the bird's survival. She describes or represents the observations made with some accuracy and detail (L3).
Processing and interpreting
Sharon's visit to Miranda Shorebird Centre helped her reach a conclusion to a simple investigation linked to her own understanding (L2).
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Developing and Communicating Scientific Understanding
Using scientific ideas in constructing explanations
Sharon constructs a plausible explanation for an experience using some scientific ideas: "It is fat so it does not have to eat on the way," and to identify specific features, "wing so it can fly" and "the tail is for balancing". She uses diagrams to convey meaning (L3).
Reflecting on their understanding
The teacher-student conversation shows Sharon can, with prompting, describe changes in her own understanding when reflecting on her design of a migratory bird (L2). |
