What students learn in AC9S4I05
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.
- identifying instances during investigations where elements may have been changed in error, resulting in an unfair test comparing findings of water use surveys and discussing differences between home and school, or between each other’s homes
- 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: identifying instances during investigations where elements may have been changed in error, resulting in an unfair test
- E2: comparing findings of water use surveys and discussing differences between home and school, or between each other’s homes
- E3: comparing designed solutions, such as toys, lunchboxes or structures, to determine fitness for purpose of selected materials
- E4: comparing findings from investigations with peers and asking questions about factors that may have led to any differences in findings
- E5: identifying unexpected findings and posing questions for further investigation
- E6: drawing conclusions that reflect their data and information
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
AC9S4I05 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 | AC9S4I05 — 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 4 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 4 NGSS science closest topic match for Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair.... |
| England / UK | National Curriculum | Key Stage 2 / Year 4: closest programme-of-study match for Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair.... |
| Canada | Provincial and territory curricula | Grade 4 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 4 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair.... |