Planning and conducting
Based on the Australian Curriculum, Planning and conducting in Science Foundation Year includes:
- ACSIS011 Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses
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Choose Your Senses Board Game
A fun board game to play to consolidate students’ understanding of the five senses.
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Balloon Rocket - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how energy can make things move.
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Science Experiment - What Snacks Do Ants Prefer?
A science experiment which explores the food preferences of ants.
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Creating Oxygen - Experiment
Investigate how oxygen is made with a hands on plant experiment.
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Sorting Senses Peg Cards
A hands-on senses identification and fine motor activity for younger students.
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Adjectives All Around - Outdoor Observation Activity
Engaging activities where students observe and describe their outdoors environment.
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Woodlands Themed Field Notes Holiday Activity Pack
Over 45 pages of woodlands themed worksheets, activities and scrapbooking pages for the holiday break.
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Sorting Objects by Property Template
A template to use when sorting objects using the sense of touch and sight.
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Living Things and Their Needs - Habitat Diorama
An open-ended assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of living things and their needs.
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Shelter Building - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how shelters protect living things.
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Describing Materials Template
A template to use when describing objects using the senses of touch and sight.
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Making a Mini Water Cycle - Experiment
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating the water cycle.
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Living Things and Their Needs Unit Plan
This Science unit covers a range of concepts relating to the basic needs of living things.
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Properties of Materials Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the observable properties of materials. Descriptive vocabulary is explored as well as the suitability of materials for different purposes.
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Making Monsters
A 60 minute lesson in which students design and create a 3D monster using objects made from materials with different properties.
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Habitat Diorama - Assessment Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the four basic needs for living things.
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Making a Mini Water Cycle Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how the water cycle works.
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Keep Me Dry
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how water resistant they are.
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Give Me Some Shade
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how much shade they provide.
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What Works Best?
A 60 minute lesson in which students develop an understanding of the suitability of certain materials for different purposes.
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Let's Sort!
A 60 minute lesson in which students identify the material objects are made of and sort them in various ways.
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Diving Into Description
A 60 minute lesson in which students explore the properties of materials and develop vocabulary to describe them.
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Shelter Building Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how a shelter can protect a living thing.
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Balloon Rocket Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how energy makes things move.
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Creating Oxygen Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how plants make oxygen.