keys simple data into prepared files, eg. makes lists of differences between day and night in big print for display in a chart

creates freehand pictures, eg. draws and colours flags and kites in windy conditions

accesses information from CD-ROMs, eg. finds out about how to look after a pet or farm material

receives and reads data, eg. retrieves pictures of floating objects seen by a pen pal in an overseas country

keys data, edits for accuracy and prints files, eg. writes about how to build a straw tower and describes those features thatwhich features make it less likely to tip over

paints and edits pictures, eg. modifies pictures to show different body structures of animals and links these to their survival needed to survive in different environments

creates simple files using different types of data, e.g.. eg. links properties of materials to their use

Composes and sends messages, eg. queries overseas or interstate students about the current state of the weather

uses software and equipment to make observations, eg. records sounds from musical instruments and notices how the sounds can be made louder or softer

keys data, edits for accuracy and meaning, and formats to produce information for particular audiences, eg. uses headings and formats to report on mixing, dissolving, boiling and evaporating common substances

Draws and selects graphics for particular purposes, eg. displays photographs of students pushing and pulling objects and adds identification of forces applied

creates and edits files combining different data types for particular audiences, eg. creates a poster to compare the requirements of a pet and an indoor plant

Locates information from specified web sites, eg. researches effects of weathering and erosion on landforms

uses software and equipment to measure and make simple comparisons, eg. uses a motion sensor to investigate the number of times a fan blade revolves in one minute on different speed settings

accesses information from existing files, eg. arranges everyday materials in groups of solids, liquids and gases and according other observable properties

enters data into prepared templates/ worksheets to complete simple calculations, eg. uses defined spreadsheet columns to tabulate sunrise and sunset times and to calculate daylight hours for different places in Australia.

selects and sequences items to model a system, eg. represents the digestive system as a sequence diagram

keys, imports and formats data to produce specialised documents, eg. prepares a set of fact sheets on information about the properties of some common plastics, metals and woods

draws, selects and edits graphics to create images, eg. makes a poster with graphics to show how forces applied to a boat enable it to float

creates and imports different data to electronically publish files, eg. describes the progress of chemical reactions related to the extraction of a metal from an ore

creates and sends messages with attachments, eg. shares data about earthquakes, cyclones and weather with overseas students

uses software and equipment to manipulate variables in a simple investigation, eg. investigates the effect on the temperature of hot drinks surrounded by differing thicknesses of insulation

accesses, edits and sorts data in existing files, eg. sorts and compares data about animal system structures and functions

creates templates/ worksheets to calculate and chart information, eg. tabulates speed, distance and time data, and explores their relationships

uses functions to model behaviour, eg. models the formation and activity of a volcano or cyclone

keys, imports text, edits and applies accepted conventions to produce specialised documents, eg. creates a dichotomous key to identify different eucalypts

combines text and graphics to produce specialised documents, eg. prepares a poster that maps HAZCHEM signs in a shopping complex and identifies counter disaster measures

combines different data types to form linked files, eg. traces the paths taken by light rays when forming images in mirrors and relates these to data about the positions of objects and images

uses search engines to locate specific information on the Internet and downloads files, eg. locates and downloads information on tides, sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset in different countries

uses software and equipment to investigate experimental variables, eg. uses a light sensitive datalogger to measure the brightness of light globes in series and parallel DC circuits

structures fields, enters data and prints sorted reports, eg. determines the fields and enters the properties of the first 20 elements, and searches for groups of elements with specified properties such as gases at room temperature

creates templates/ worksheets to generate tables of values for given rules, eg. enters data about stars and constellations and charts their positions for a particular time of night over a period of one year

uses software to model predictions, eg. investigates the effects of environmental changes on living things in a particular ecosystem

keys and imports data to produce multi-page documents using suitable formats and applying accepted conventions, eg. prepares a footnoted and referenced report, including photographic images on the formation of different types of folds and faults

imports and edits graphics, and applies accepted conventions to produce specialised documents for particular audiences, eg. manipulates graphics to describe and evaluate circuits and other procedures used to measure distance, speed, acceleration and time

combines still or moving images with other data types to produce files that meet particular audience needs, eg. captures or creates images to trace the cycling of matter in an ecosystem

creates files and uploads files to a web server, eg. creates a web page that provides information and active links about gene banks and associated issues

uses software and equipment to collect and transfer data for analysis, eg. collects data and exports to a spreadsheet to investigate the relationships between force and motion

creates files, sorts and queries data, and generates reports, eg. conducts multiple queries to report simple patterns in the arrangement of elements in the periodic table

creates templates/ worksheets to analyse the effects of changing variables, eg. analyses motion data gathered from data loggers

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builds and programs control systems simulating real world applications, eg. programs robotic models incorporating sensors that monitor and initiate events when activated

uses a range of functions, equipment and formats to produce specialised documents efficiently and effectively, eg. explains gene manipulation technologies and their implications for the survival of organisms

creates and imports graphics and text to produce a range of images for a co-ordinated presentation, eg. reports on different types of optical fibres using a range of diagrams and photographic images

creates and imports different data types to produce linked presentations that meet specific requirements, eg.

systematically collects and evaluates scientific literature, popular media and primary and secondary data to demonstrate the use of environmental indicators in managing threats to biodiversity

uploads files to a network and prepares user documentation for potential users, eg. creates a publication on the Internet that describes the production , uses and impact developments in space technology on society of a substance with specialised properties and includes e-mail response link to request further information

uses software and equipment in the design of an experiment to test a hypothesis, eg. undertakes a student-designed investigation in to the effect of heating on samples of greenhouse gases

creates files, sorts and queries data, and generates reports using accepted conventions, e.g.

reports patterns in the chemical composition, formulae and structure , and the properties, reactions and uses, of piezo-electric materials

creates and programs templates/ worksheets that chart predictions/ outcomes and reports in specialised formats, eg. calculates time differences associated with central rays and marginal reports on the effect of the purity of substances on the optical transmission, heat conduction and mechanical properties of different types of glassrays in optical fibres, and reports in chart format

builds and programs systems with feedback capabilities, eg. represents the molecular structure of an unusual chemical and selects arrays of the molecules that demonstrate particular physical properties.