Year 3 Science · Australian Curriculum v9
Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate
Content descriptor
Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate.
- Code
- AC9S3I03
- Year level
- Year 3
- Subject
- Science
- Strand
- Science inquiry
- Sub-strand
- Planning and conducting
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Learning intention
We are learning to follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate.
Cloze sentence
Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate.
Related Year 3 Science descriptors
- AC9S3H01Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations
- AC9S3H02Consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem
- AC9S3I01Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations
- AC9S3I02Use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment
- AC9S3I04Construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns
- AC9S3I05Compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions
- AC9S3I06Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate
- AC9S3U01Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals
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Frequently asked questions
What is AC9S3I03?
AC9S3I03 is a content descriptor in the Year 3 Science curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Science inquiry strand). It asks students to follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate.
What year level is AC9S3I03?
AC9S3I03 sits in the Year 3 Science curriculum.
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