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Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 5 Science:

• Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives (ACSHE083).
• With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS086).

Year 6 Science:

• Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE100).
• Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS090).

Syllabus outcomes: ST3-7PW, ST3-6PW, ST3-4WS.

Time required: 60 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – oversee activity.

• Internet access, access to computers/tablets for online research
• Student Worksheet (one copy per student OR computers/tablets to access the online worksheet)

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