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Investigating in Science
Thinking in Scientific Ways

Water and Ice

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What the work shows

Te Moana and Jermaine's drawing of ice melting and the teacher's recording of their oral explanation shows the disparity between their scientific understanding and their recording skills.

Drawings by Te Moana and Jermaine Te Moana and Jermaine's explanation Te Moana and Jermaine's explanation

Drawings by Te Moana and Jermaine

Te Moana and Jermaine's explanation


Progress Indicators

Investigating in Science

Processing and interpreting
Te Moana and Jermaine, with prompting, recognise similarities and differences to reach conclusions to a simple investigation on how ice melts.

Making predictions
With encouragement Te Moana and Jermaine ask a new question. "Why did the little melt first?" and say what they think will happen in simple investigative situations.

Thinking in Scientific Ways

Suggesting explanations
Te Moana and Jermaine offer a simple explanation for an observation or event when they explain how the ice melted.

Comparing and evaluating explanations
Te Moana and Jermaine recognise that other people may have different ideas and that they do not have an explanation when they make the prediction, "we think because they're little but we don't know why".


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