| 1. | Apply knowledge and understanding of science teaching models, concepts, and content appropriate for the teaching of junior secondary science. |
| 2. | Analyse learning activities, resources, and opportunities to facilitate student learning relative to brain development of adolescent students in context of junior secondary science curriculum content. |
| 3. | Critically reflect and apply pedagogical content knowledge to plan and design activities that engage students in the learning of junior secondary science and support development of scientific inquiry and problem solving through ¿worked examples¿. |
| 4. | Apply pedagogical content knowledge to meet students' learning needs, promoting participation and inclusion of all students in science learning through modelling and scaffolding as appropriate to learning development stage. |
| 5. | Demonstrate and model an understanding of the role of strategic and pedagogical questioning in the development of scientific inquiry and communication required in junior secondary science education. |
| 6. | Plan for supporting the learning needs of diverse student cohorts, including the teaching of literacy and numeracy in the context of science education. |
| 7. | Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content, and effective teaching strategies, and assessment, including the development of rubrics. |
| 8. | Select a range of assessment practices to evaluate progress, adjust instruction, provide targeted feedback, and support learning. |
