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Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately (ACSIS066)

Elaborations
  • making and recording measurements using familiar formal units and appropriate abbreviations, such as seconds (s), grams (g), centimetres (cm) and millilitres (mL)
  • recognising the elements of a fair test and using these when planning the steps and processes of an investigation
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
  • ICT capability Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability
ScOT terms

Measurement,  Observations (Data),  Instrumentation (Technology),  Safety

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