Simple tests and experiments
Perform simple tests and use observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
How to tell they’ve got it
Tick these off as you see them — no test required.
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Try this together
Can your child do a simple experiment — like testing which paper towel absorbs the most water — and use what they find out to answer the question?
Where this sits on the map
Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.
solid = must come firstdashed = helps
Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions
compare observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are fair and identify further questions with guidance
compare observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are fair and identify further questions with guidance
NSW syllabus codes & stages only
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.