Government Standards



New South Wales Education Standards

Science - Grade 4

Assessment Exam - NESA Science - Stage 4
Development of Solutions eTAP Lesson
Design and production processes in the development of solutions
Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
NSW.ST2-2DP-T
 

Science - Grade 8


Values and Attitudes eTAP Lesson
Develop an appreciation of the contribution of science to finding solutions to personal, social and global issues relevant to their lives now and in the future
Appreciates the importance of science in their lives and the role of scientific inquiry in increasing understanding of the world around them
NSW.SC4-1VA
 
Shows a willingness to engage in finding solutions to science-related personal, social and global issues, including shaping sustainable futures
NSW.SC4-2VA
 
Demonstrates confidence in making reasoned, evidence-based decisions about the current and future use and influence of science and technology, including ethical considerations
NSW.SC4-3VA
 
Skills eTAP Lesson
Working Scientifically
Identifies questions and problems that can be tested or researched and makes predictions based on scientific knowledge
NSW.SC4-4WS
 
Collaboratively and individually produces a plan to investigate questions and problems
NSW.SC4-5WS
 
Follows a sequence of instructions to safely undertake a range of investigation types, collaboratively and individually
NSW.SC4-6WS
 
Processes and analyses data from a first-hand investigation and secondary sources to identify trends, patterns and relationships, and draw conclusions
NSW.SC4-7WS
 
Selects and uses appropriate strategies, understanding and skills to produce creative and plausible solutions to identified problems
NSW.SC4-8WS
 
Presents science ideas, findings and information to a given audience using appropriate scientific language, text types and representations
NSW.SC4-9WS
 
Knowledge and Understanding eTAP Lesson
Physical World
Describes the action of unbalanced forces in everyday situations
NSW.SC4-10PW
 
Discusses how scientific understanding and technological developments have contributed to finding solutions to problems involving energy transfers and transformations
NSW.SC4-11PW
 
Earth and Space
Describes the dynamic nature of models, theories and laws in developing scientific understanding of the Earth and solar system
NSW.SC4-12ES
 
Explains how advances in scientific understanding of processes that occur within and on the Earth, influence the choices people make about resource use and management
NSW.SC4-13ES
 
Living World
Relates the structure and function of living things to their classification, survival and reproduction
NSW.SC4-14LW
 
Explains how new biological evidence changes people’s understanding of the world
NSW.SC4-15LW
 
Chemical World
Describes the observed properties and behaviour of matter, using scientific models and theories about the motion and arrangement of particles
NSW.SC4-16CW
 
Explains how scientific understanding of, and discoveries about the properties of elements, compounds and mixtures relate to their uses in everyday lif
NSW.SC4-17CW