Australian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science as a Human Endeavour / Use and influence of science

People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things (ACSHE022)

Tip Toe Through Our World Sustainability Preview Unit

Reusing Rubbish · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn the value of reusing items to make new things as they reuse a container to make a pot for a plant.
Digging Up Our Rubbish · Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will dig up the rubbish they buried at the beginning of the learning sequence to identify the extent of decomposition.
Future Action · Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will set a sustainable action goal.
Decomposition Timeline · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the amount of time different materials take to decompose.
Recycling Rubbish · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about recycling different materials.

Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit

Pretest · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will complete a pretest about thinking and acting like a scientist.

Hidden Wonders Question-Based Investigations Preview Unit

Assessment · Synthesis Phase
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations Preview Unit

Assessment · Synthesis Phase
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.