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VIC report comments: Science (inquiry skills) — investigations, evidence, and reasoning
Comment examples focused on science inquiry: planning investigations, recording observations, using evidence, and drawing conclusions.
Updated 2025-12-19
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Quick compliance checklist
- Evidence is linked to investigations and data, not generic interest/effort statements.
- Next steps are actionable (e.g., variables, predictions, recording).
Example comments
Examples
- "[Student] conducts investigations carefully, records observations accurately, and uses evidence to explain patterns in results."
- "[Student] is developing confidence identifying variables and writing clear predictions. Next steps include planning fair tests and explaining what the results show."
- "[Student] uses scientific vocabulary appropriately when describing what they observed and can suggest improvements to an investigation method."
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