NESA / Science and Technology / Earth and Space / Changes in the environment

identify daily and seasonal changes that occur in our environment, such as day and night, and changes in the weather

Weather and Seasons Subject Based Preview Unit

Sharing What I Know About Weather and Seasons · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will share what they know about weather and seasons.
Weather Glossary · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students are going to become familiar with words that they will use during this learning sequence.
Protection from the Weather · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider different clothing to wear in different weather conditions.
Observing Clouds · Learning Opportunities
Your students will observe the clouds and make a cloud-inspired artwork.
Four Seasons: Changing Trees · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider seasonal changes and show how a tree might look during different seasons.
Two Seasons: Shelter from the Rain · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider how we know rain is coming and create a rain shelter for a figurine.
Animals in Winter · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how animals stay warm in Winter and draw a monster wearing clothes to keep it warm in cold weather.
Sharing What I Learnt About Weather and Seasons · Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will share what they have learnt during this learning sequence by adding, removing or changing what they wrote or drew on their 'What I Know' sheet.

The Changing World Change Preview Unit

Changing Seasons · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider how our lives change as a result of the changing seasons.
Habit of Mind: Questioning And Posing Problems · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will be introduced to the Habit of Mind of Questioning and Posing Problems.

Great and Small Connections Preview Unit

Butterflies: Seasons and Changes · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider how places change and how we need to adapt to those changes.

Our Sustainable World Sustainability Preview Unit

Sustainable Calendar: Saving Energy · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider sustainable ways to stay warm and stay cool.
Sustainable Calendar: Fruit Salad · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider which seasons different fruits grow in their region.
Our Sustainability Handbook · Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will use one of the words from the Word Wall to write a sentence about sustainability.