Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Inquiry Skills / Planning and conducting
Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit |
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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. |
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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. |
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Science In Our World
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will show what they have learnt during this unit as they work in pairs to find examples of science in the classroom. |
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Immersion
· Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will be immersed into science as they participate in experiments. |
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Introducing The Unit
· Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will learn what they will be doing during this learning sequence. |
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Habit of Mind: Gathering Data Through All Senses
· Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will learn about the habit of 'Gathering Data Through All Senses'. |
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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. |
Tip Toe Through Our World Sustainability Preview Unit |
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Reducing Packaging
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about ways to reduce the amount of packaging they accumulate. |
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Describing Water
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will use adjectives to describe water. |
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Our Environmental Footprint: Preparation
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in pairs to prepare a presentation about ways to leave a light footprint on the environment. |
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Introducing The Unit
· Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will bury rubbish and predict how it might change over time. |
Growing Older and Wiser Identity Preview Unit |
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Developing Questions: Getting Older
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will develop questions about getting older. |
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Developing Questions: Emotions and Conflict
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will develop questions about expressing their emotions and dealing with conflict. |
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Developing Questions: Safety and Responsible Risks
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will develop questions about staying safe and taking responsible risks. |
Hidden Wonders Question-Based Investigations Preview Unit |
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Assessment
· Synthesis Phase
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research. |