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Science / Year 7 / Science inquiry / Planning and conducting
Curriculum content descriptions
select and use equipment to generate and record data with precision, using digital tools as appropriate (AC9S7I03)
Elaborations
- selecting and using equipment appropriate to the investigation, such as ensuring a selected thermometer can measure within the range of temperatures expected, or selecting an appropriate-capacity measuring cylinder for the volume of liquid needed
- examining how the use of digital tools such as stopwatches and digital scales can enable the generation of more precise data
- constructing tables, spreadsheets and graphic organisers to collect data and information
- using appropriate standard units and performing simple unit conversions when recording data
- using digital tools such as sensors to measure abiotic factors and apps that use image or call recognition to make field identifications
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Accuracy and precision, Data collection, Instrumentation (Technology)