Northern Territory

Science curriculum framework

Student outcomes and links to relevant activities

Pest Tales links directly to the following curriculum band and is designed for primary students, specifically years 5 and 6.

Band 3	Science
Strand	Outcomes		Indicators	Lesson plan
Working scientifically	3.3	Evaluating review the extent to which conclusions are reasonable answers to the questions posed and processes used	justify conclusions based on data collected report on how their findings satisfy the posed questions of the investigation explain the difference, if any, between their hypothesis and findings	Pest power The pest project Food for thought Unwelcome visitor Pests in the school yard
	3.4	Acting Responsibly consider the underlying values and implications of scientific decision in communities	identify the steps taken to formulate an effective plan of action on a social scientific issue	Pests in the school yard Something fishy Magpie madness Trap a toad
	3.5	Science in Society examine how people and groups from various socio-cultural and historical backgrounds have contributed to the development and application of science	analyse the short/long term effects, costs and benefits of the applications of science for individuals/communities, eg pollution, habitat loss, greenhouse effect	The pest project Food for thought Unwelcome visitor Pests in the school yard Something fishy Magpie madness Trap a toad
Concepts and contexts	3.2	Life and Living explain that living systems can interact and that such interactions can lead to change	identify and classify relationships between living things which help them survive in a habitat, eg food chains relate feeding relationships to survival, identify interdependent relationships within a group of animals report on relationships between living things in an observed ecosystem describe the factors that led to disturbance in a local ecosystem, and explore alternatives for the future	Pest power The pest project Food for thought Unwelcome visitor Pests in the school yard Something fishy Magpie madness Trap a toad