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Explore the characteristics and properties of materials and components that are used to create designed solutions (VCDSTC017)

Robot Buddies Creativity Preview Unit

Analysing Materials · Learning Opportunities
Your students will analyse a craft material and consider how it could be used to make something.
Designing a Robot · Learning Opportunities
Your students will draw a model of their robot and label the materials that they plan to use to build their robot.
Habit of Mind: Creating, Imagining and Innovating · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will practice the Habit of Mind 'Creating, Imagining and Innovating' as they make a paper hat.

Light and Sound Discovery Preview Unit

Moving Puppets · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how to create puppets with moving parts.

Tip Toe Through Our World Sustainability Preview Unit

Making A Gift: Reusing Resources · Learning Opportunities
Your students will reuse objects from home to make a gift.

Together Through Toys 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.

Playing in the Park 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.