Oxford Big Ideas Science 7

What is Big Ideas Science?
What is The Australian Curriculum: Science?

1 Curiosity, wonder and questioning
BIG IDEA: Nature of science
1.1 What do questions have to do with exploring science?
1.2 How do we explore science safely?
1.3 How do we explore science accurately?

2 Sorting out biodiversity
BIG IDEA: Diversity
2.1 Why do scientists classify?
2.2 How do scientists organise life?
2.3 Where do I fit in?

3 Living in harmony
BIG IDEA: Interdependence
3.1 How do living things interact?
3.2 How do living things adapt and survive?
3.3 How are we affecting biodiversity?

4 Pure or not?
BIG IDEA: Interaction and change
4.1 What is a mixture?
4.2 Who works with mixtures?
4.3 How do we separate mixitures?

5 The Earth, Sun and Moon
BIG IDEA: Systems in space
5.1 How does the Earth interact with the Sun and Moon?
5.2 How do astronomers learn about space?
5.3 What is gravity?

6 Earth’s resources
BIG IDEA: Dynamic Earth
6.1 What are our main energy resources?
6.2 Do we have enough energy resources?
6.3 How do we use other natural resources?

7 Forces in balance
BIG IDEA: Forces and motion
7.1 How do we recognise a force?
7.2 What are simple machines?
7.3 How do we use simple machines?