Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Understanding / Science as a human endeavour

People use science in their daily lives (VCSSU041)

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.

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.

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.