Curriculum

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= Curriculum =

Science Essential Learnings by end of year 5
__ Ways of Working __

Students are able to: > appropriate to context and purpose
 * pose and refine simple questions, and make predictions to be tested
 * collect and organise data, information and evidence
 * evaluate information and evidence to support data gathered from activities and investigations
 * select and use tools, technologies and materials suited to the activities and investigations
 * communicate scientific ideas, data and findings, using scientific terminology and formats
 * identify and apply safe practices
 * reflect on learning to identify new understandings and future applications

__ Knowledge and Understanding __

Life and living: Living things have features that determine their interactions with the environment.
 * Structures of living things have particular functions

**Information and Communication Technologies Cross-curriculum Priority**
(by end of year 5)

Inquiring with ICT's
 * plan, conduct and manage structured searches for data and information
 * Evaluate the data and information gathering

Creating with ICT's
 * express and represent ideas, information and thinking

Communicating with ICT's
 * apply appropriate communication conventions
 * express a personal image and an identity in communication

Ethics, issues and ICT's
 * develop and apply codes of practice that promote safety, security, responsibility and respect
 * identify owner(s)/creator(s) of digital information sources and apply sound practices to acknowledge them
 * develop and apply strategies for the security of personal information when using ICT's

Operating with ICT's
 * experiment with operational processes and use the basic capabilities of a range of ICT devices
 * reflect on and analyse their operational skills and identify ways to improve their effectiveness

Productive Pedagogies
Productive Pedagogies is an effective framework of pedagogy that is incorporated in a range of supportive classroom environments where difference is recognised and valued and is applied across all subject areas.

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