NESA / Science and Technology / Working Scientifically / Planning and conducting investigations

explore and answer questions through participation in guided scientific investigations

Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit

Biology: Guess Who · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the features of an animal and provide the rest of the class with clues to guess which animal they learnt about.
Earth And Space: Celery Experiment · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider what might happen if there was no freshwater as they conduct an experiment to see how plants absorb water.
Science In Our World · Learning Opportunities
Your students will show what they have learnt during this unit as they work in pairs to find examples of science in the classroom.
Immersion · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will be immersed into science as they participate in experiments.
Introducing The Unit · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will learn what they will be doing during this learning sequence.
Biology: Features And Needs Of Plants · Learning Opportunities
Your students will study the biology of plants as they draw a plant and identify the features and needs of plants.

Light and Sound Discovery Preview Unit

Shadow Experiment · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the sun as a source of light as they record how shadows move during the day.