Technologies
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Changes I Can See!
This Earth and Space Sciences unit explores how and why changes occur in the sky and landscape, and develops students' ability to describe these changes in their local environment.
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The Scale of the Solar System
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The Solar System Begins
Explore the circumstances and processes that led the formation of the solar system with this 60-minute lesson.
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What is Heat?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore and develop foundational understandings of heat energy, including how heat relates to particle movement and how heat transfers between substances.
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Terrific Twisting
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can be twisted.
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Marvellous Materials
A 60-minute lesson in which students recap their prior knowledge of materials and their physical features.
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Solids
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the observable characteristics of solids and how they behave in different ways.
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Electricity Explained
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of energy transfer and transformation when generating electricity.
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Is It Sustainable? Evaluating Sources of Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will consider whether energy sources are sustainable.
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Feeling the Flow - Electrical Conductors and Insulators
A 60 minute lesson in which students will classify objects as conductors or insulators of electricity.
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Wired Up! - Building Electrical Circuits
A 60 minute lesson in which students will read and draw circuit diagrams.
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What is Electricity?
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Shine Bright, Electric Light!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how changes to electrical circuits affect their components.
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Natural Disasters Inquiry Task - Presenting
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Flood Simulation Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how town planning can reduce the impact of flooding.
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Natural Disaster Effects and Management
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the effects of natural disasters and explore how these may be managed.
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Geological Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which the students will investigate the causes and effects of geological natural disasters.
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Plate Tectonics
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore tectonic plates and the effects their movements have on the surface of the earth.
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The Layers of the Earth
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the characteristics of the earth's internal layers.
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Designing For Purpose - STEM Task Part 2
A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply their knowledge of material properties to the design and engineering process.
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Designing for a Purpose - STEM Task Part 1
A 60 minute lesson in which students will recreate the design process and build bird feeders from recyclable materials based on material properties.
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Which Material is Best?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn how to identify the function of a product and determine the best material for its production based on material properties.
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Manufacturing Mistakes
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand that materials have different properties that are important when designers choose materials to make new products, or they run the risk of failed products.
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Structural vs. Functional Properties of Materials
A 60 minute lesson in which students will consider the functional and structural properties of materials, and explain why those properties are necessary.
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Exploring Material Properties
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the properties of materials that make them most useful.
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Using Natural and Processed Materials
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the use of natural and manmade materials by humans throughout history.
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Introducing Natural and Processed Materials
A 60 minute lesson in which students will examine and understand the differences between natural and processed materials and their uses.
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Design a Musical Instrument
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of sound.
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Seeking Sound Investigation
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how sound travels.
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Make a Sound
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if similar sounds can be made in different ways.
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Feel the Noise
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sound and how it is made.
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Observing Shadows Investigation
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how shadow length changes over time while predicting, measuring, and identifying patterns in nature.