Developing Research Questions

• Communication
• Initiative
• Global citizenship
• Problem-solving

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Year 7 & 8 Science:

• Develop investigable questions, researched predictions and hypotheses to explore scientific models, identify patterns and test relationships (AC9S7I01, AC9S8I01)

Year 9 & 10 Science:

• Develop investigable questions, reasoned predictions and hypotheses to test relationships and develop explanatory models (AC9S9I01, AC9S10I01)

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Literacy

Syllabus outcomes: SC4-4WS, SC5-4WS

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Relevant parts of achievement standards:

Year 7 & 8 Science:

• Students plan and conduct safe, reproducible investigations to test relationships and aspects of scientific models.

Year 9 & 10 Science:

• Students plan and conduct safe, reproducible investigations to test or identify relationships and models.

• Device capable of presenting video and audio to the class
• Student Worksheets - one copy per student

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

In the Making of a Hoodie Podcast, the host, Jack Manning Bancroft, gathers with groups of unlikely connections to dive deep on challenges, topics and issues, explore guest stories and design a hoodie together to collectively represent them.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - some explicit teaching required, mostly facilitating conversations and supervising thinking in pairs and groups.