What students learn in AC9S3I05
This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.
- Start with the main idea: compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions.
- Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
- comparing findings, such as about best insulators, with those of others and identifying further questions based on differences in findings discussing the factors that make investigations fair and evaluating the fairness of their own and others’ investigations
- Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.
Curriculum coverage and elaborations
The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.
- Content description: compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions
- E1: comparing findings, such as about best insulators, with those of others and identifying further questions based on differences in findings
- E2: discussing the factors that make investigations fair and evaluating the fairness of their own and others’ investigations
- E3: drawing conclusions based on consideration of their own and others’ findings
- E4: identifying further questions for investigation based on observations, differences in findings or new ideas
How to use this unit
Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.
Teacher resource
AC9S3I05 teacher slide
Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.
Open teacher slide (PDF)Common mistakes to watch for
- Describing what is seen without connecting it to a question, pattern or prediction.
- Using everyday words only and missing simple scientific vocabulary.
- Changing more than one thing in an investigation, which makes the comparison unfair.
International curriculum mapping
This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.
| Region | Curriculum | Closest mapping |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australian Curriculum v9.0 | AC9S3I05 — compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions |
| Victoria | Victorian Curriculum F-10 | Year 3 Science: closest match in Evaluating. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference. |
| NSW | NSW Curriculum | Stage 2 Science: closest content focus for Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair... and related outcomes. |
| United States | Common Core / NGSS | Grade 3 NGSS science closest topic match for Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair.... |
| England / UK | National Curriculum | Key Stage 2 / Year 3: closest programme-of-study match for Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair.... |
| Canada | Provincial and territory curricula | Grade 3 closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference. |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Curriculum | Level 2 Science: closest achievement-objective topic for Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair.... |
| India | NCERT / CBSE | Class 3 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair.... |