Australian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Inquiry Skills / Questioning and predicting

Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS014)

Our Sustainable World Sustainability Preview Unit

The Concept Of Sustainability · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will learn about the concept of 'sustainability' as they consider how they can care for their local environment.
Sustainable Calendar: Fruit Salad · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider which seasons different fruits grow in their region.
Pretest · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will record what they know about how to sustain the environment at home and at school.
Immersion · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will consider how they can sustain the environment at home and at school.

The Bridge and Beyond Discovery Preview Unit

Building with Aluminium Foil · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover the properties of aluminium foil as they build a boat for their billy goats.
Experimenting with Rolling · Learning Opportunities
Your students will experiment with rolling as they test which material makes the best ball.
Decorating Bags · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover the properties of fabric as they decorate a bag.
Immersion · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will make predictions about the size and shape of materials and then test their predictions.
Making Play Dough · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about mixing ingredients as they make play dough.

The Changing World Change Preview Unit

Immersion · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will be immersed into the concept of change as they watch time-lapse videos.
Pretest · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will complete a pretest about what they know about change.