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Thinking Like a Scientist PowerPoint
A 20 slide teaching presentation to use when introducing your students to the scientific method.
Use this Science teaching presentation when exploring basic aspects of science experiment design and how scientists think.
This resource offers discussion points and introduces terminology such as:
- hypothesis
- constant
- variable.
It also provides an example of working with these concepts.
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NSW Curriculum alignment
- ST1-1WS-S
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas
- ST1-11DI-T
Identifies the components of digital systems and explores how data is represented
- ST1-1WS-S
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas
- ST1-11DI-T
Identifies the components of digital systems and explores how data is represented
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCSIS065
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge
- VCSIS065
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACSIS037
Pose and respond to questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events
- ACSIS038
Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions
- ACSIS040
Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables and through discussion, compare observations with predictions
- ACSIS041
Compare observations with those of others
- ACSIS042
Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways
- ACSIS053
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge
- ACSIS039
Use informal measurements to collect and record observations, using digital technologies as appropriate
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It keeps telling me it isn’t a proper file. It doesn’t seem to have been saved as a powerpoint but rather a .potx file.
Katrina Crook · Jan 30th, 2020
Hi Katrina,
We upload our teaching presentations as template files so the original format remains intact. You shouldn’t have any trouble opening this file in PowerPoint. If you are having trouble opening the file in another program, try looking at that program’s troubleshooting guide.
Paul (Teach Starter) · Jan 30th, 2020