ICAS Science

Skill Areas

Students are assessed across the key scientific areas of:

• Observing and measuring: Noting and measuring features of items and phenomena
• Interpreting: Interpreting data in diagrams, tables and graphs
• Predicting and concluding: Inferring information from data
• Investigating: Experimental design, use of controls and notion of ‘fair test’
• Reasoning and problem solving.

Content

The tests cover content on:

• Earth and Beyond (incorporating the Earth Sciences and Astronomy)
• Energy and Change (incorporating Physics)
• Life and Living (incorporating Biology and Ecology)
• Natural and Processed Materials (incorporating Chemistry).

Information that the students need to respond to the question is provided in the stimulus. Some knowledge appropriate to the students' age is assumed.