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Science Continuum P-10

Science Continuum home | Concept Development Maps | User Guide | Research
Focus Ideas & VELS Standards: Level 1 & 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6

About the Science Continuum

Effective science teaching relies on understanding students’ pre-existing ideas about science concepts and supporting students to develop more scientific understandings.

The Science Continuum P-10 identifies focus ideas at each level of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) for Science. Linking expert practice and research, it explains:

Connections between concepts and pathways of student concept development are mapped in the printable Science Concept Development Maps. Each critical teaching idea is also linked to further resources, such as Digilearn, Sample Science and Primary Connections.

The User Guide provides further information about effective use of the resource and explains the resource rationale.

VELS Standards and Focus Ideas

The focus ideas are organised according to VELS levels. With your student/s in mind, select the appropriate entry point.

My student/s are:

Science Concept Development Maps

The maps represent student concept development from Prep to Year 10. The maps are PDF files which include hyperlinks to related critical teaching ideas.

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