Year 3 Science · AC9S3I04

Construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns

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Students learn to construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns. They use the visual model, precise vocabulary and evidence to explain and apply the concept.

Learning routine: Observe → Model → Investigate → Record → Explain

Success looks like

  • Recognise table
  • Use column graph
  • Explain model
  • Apply in a new context
  • Justify with evidence
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AC9S3I04 - Construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns
Example 1

more heat energy → higher temperature → faster melting in this test

Example 2

1. Model and notice Use the visual model to identify table, then explain the important features. 80 sand 45 loam 20 clay

Example 3

2. Apply and compare Apply column graph to a new example and compare the result. more heat energy → higher temperature → faster melting in this test

Example 4

3. Create and explain Create an example using table, column graph and model. table column graph model

Curriculum examplesCopied content

The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning.

  • Content description: construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns
  • E1: representing observed life stages by constructing models using recycled or craft materials
  • E2: constructing pictorial maps to show the location of different soil and rock types in the local environment
  • E3: constructing and using tables to explore the relationship between ambient temperature and time taken to melt
  • E4: using graphic organisers to compare properties of solids and liquids
  • E5: using column graphs to show melting time for ice in containers with different insulating layers
Questions and answersWith answers

Core idea: Students learn to construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns. They use the visual model, precise vocabulary and evidence to explain and apply the concept.

Remember

  • Recognise table
  • Use column graph
  • Explain model
  • Apply in a new context
  • Justify with evidence

Important questions

  • Which representation best compares three soil drainage times quickly? Explain using the model or evidence above.
  • Complete the graph rule. Explain using the model or evidence above.
  • Explain turn a table into a column graph. Explain using the model or evidence above.
  • Correct: Graph values differ from table. Explain using the model or evidence above.
Practice and reviewReady for practice
  • Graph values differ from table — Represent the source data accurately.
  • Feature named without effect — Explain how the feature changes meaning or outcome.
  • One example treated as a rule — Test the idea with another example.

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Students learn to construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns. They use the visual model, precise vocabulary and evidence to explain and apply the concept.

Learning routine: Observe → Model → Investigate → Record → Explain

Success looks like

  • Recognise table
  • Use column graph
  • Explain model
  • Apply in a new context
  • Justify with evidence
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