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make observations using senses through participation in guided scientific investigations

Our Sustainable World Sustainability Preview Unit

Observing And Measuring Changes: Week 1 · Learning Opportunities
Your students will act and think like scientists as they observe and measure changes in the vegetables growing in their classroom.
Good Rubbish Or Bad Rubbish · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about good and bad rubbish as they analyse the rubbish from their lunch.
Observing And Measuring Changes: Week 6 · Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will act and think like scientists as they observe and measure changes in the vegetables growing in their classroom.
Sensing Our Environment · Learning Opportunities
Your students will practise using all of their senses to learn about their environment.

The Changing World Change Preview Unit

Growing Beans: Second Observation · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about how living things grow as they observe changes to a bean seed.
Habit of Mind: Gathering Data Through All Senses · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will consider their senses to describe objects as they learn about the habit of 'Gathering Data Through All Senses'.
Growing Beans: First Observation · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about how living things grow as they observe changes to a bean seed.

Great and Small Connections Preview Unit

Sensing the Environment · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider colours and shapes that they can see in a natural environment.