{"product_id":"jacaranda-science-quest-8-victorian-curriculum-3e-learnon-print","title":"Jacaranda Science Quest 8 Victorian Curriculum, 3e learnON \u0026 Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbout This Resource v\u003cbr\u003eMeet Our Author Team xiii\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding command terms in the Victorian Curriculum xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscovering Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Investigating science 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Overview 2\u003cbr\u003e1.2 Observing 4\u003cbr\u003e1.3 Measuring and reading scales 9\u003cbr\u003e1.4 Questioning and predicting 12\u003cbr\u003e1.5 Controlled, dependent and independent variables 17\u003cbr\u003e1.6 Writing an aim and forming a hypothesis 19\u003cbr\u003e1.7 Planning investigations 21\u003cbr\u003e1.8 Conducting investigations 27\u003cbr\u003e1.9 Organising data 32\u003cbr\u003e1.10 Creating a simple column or bar graph 42\u003cbr\u003e1.11 Drawing a line graph 46\u003cbr\u003e1.12 Constructing a pie chart 49\u003cbr\u003e1.13 Using a spreadsheet 52\u003cbr\u003e1.14 Problem solving 57\u003cbr\u003e1.15 Review 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiological Sciences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Cells 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Overview 68\u003cbr\u003e2.2 A whole new world 70\u003cbr\u003e2.3 Focusing on a small world 76\u003cbr\u003e2.4 Form and function — cell make-up 84\u003cbr\u003e2.5 Zooming in on life 92\u003cbr\u003e2.6 Focus on animal cells 98\u003cbr\u003e2.7 Focus on plant cells 102\u003cbr\u003e2.8 Plant cells — holding, carrying and guarding 106\u003cbr\u003e2.9 Review 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Systems 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Overview 122\u003cbr\u003e3.2 Driven by curiosity? 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