Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Understanding / Biological sciences

Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met (VCSSU042)

Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit

Biology: Guess Who · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the features of an animal and provide the rest of the class with clues to guess which animal they learnt about.
Earth And Space: Celery Experiment · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider what might happen if there was no freshwater as they conduct an experiment to see how plants absorb water.
What I Have Learnt About Science · Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will record what they have learnt during this unit.
Biology: Living And Non-Living · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn the difference between living and non-living things.
Biology: Features And Needs Of Plants · Learning Opportunities
Your students will study the biology of plants as they draw a plant and identify the features and needs of plants.

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.

Growing Older and Wiser Identity Preview Unit

Growing Beans · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will plant a bean as part of an experiment to record how it changes during this learning sequence.