Based on the Australian Curriculum, Planning and conducting in Science Foundation Year includes:
A fun board game to play to consolidate students’ understanding of the five senses.
A hands-on senses identification and fine motor activity for younger students.
A template to use when sorting objects using the sense of touch and sight.
A template to use when describing objects using the senses of touch and sight.
A science experiment which explores the food preferences of ants.
Engaging activities where students observe and describe their outdoors environment.
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating the water cycle.
An open-ended assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of living things and their needs.
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how shelters protect living things.
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how energy can make things move.
A hands-on experiment to use when investigating how oxygen is made.
Over 45 pages of woodlands themed worksheets, activities and scrapbooking pages for the holiday break.
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the observable properties of materials. Descriptive vocabulary is explored as well as the suitability of materials for different purposes.
A 60 minute lesson in which students design and create a 3D monster using objects made from materials with different properties.
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how water resistant they are.
A 60 minute lesson in which students investigate materials to determine how much shade they provide.
A 60 minute lesson in which students develop an understanding of the suitability of certain materials for different purposes.
A 60 minute lesson in which students identify the material objects are made of and sort them in various ways.
A 60 minute lesson in which students explore the properties of materials and develop vocabulary to describe them.
This Science unit covers a range of concepts relating to the basic needs of living things.
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the four basic needs for living things.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how a shelter can protect a living thing.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how the water cycle works.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how energy makes things move.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how plants make oxygen.