Technologies
- Plus Plan
Matter Matters!
- Plus Plan
No Light, No Sight
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light is needed in order to see.
- Plus Plan
And Further On - Research Into the Environmental Impact of Certain Materials
A 60 minute lesson in which students will be introduced to a research task for them to undertake about a material of their choosing.
- Plus Plan
Let the Sun Shine In
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sources of light and identify the sun as a light source.
- Plus Plan
Sensational Senses
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the five senses and the information they provide.
- Plus Plan
Occupations and Sustainability in Technologies Assessment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of occupations and sustainability in technologies.
- Plus Plan
A Star, Some Planets and More!
- Plus Plan
The Scale of the Solar System
- Plus Plan
Is It Sustainable? Evaluating Sources of Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will consider whether energy sources are sustainable.
- Plus Plan
Solar Electricity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the use of solar panels and determine if they are a viable source of electricity.
- Plus Plan
Feeling the Flow - Electrical Conductors and Insulators
A 60 minute lesson in which students will classify objects as conductors or insulators of electricity.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Geological Natural Disasters
A 60 minute lesson in which the students will investigate the causes and effects of geological natural disasters.
- Plus Plan
Applying Basic Algorithms
A 60 minute lesson in which students will follow a sequence of steps and identify these as an algorithm.
- Plus Plan
Creating Basic Algorithms
A 60 minute lesson in which students will consolidate understanding of algorithms by creating a set of instructions.
- Plus Plan
Introduction to Algorithms
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the concept of an algorithm by listing steps to move an object around a map.
- Plus Plan
Light and Shadow - Design an Experiment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of light and fair testing.
- Plus Plan
Facts of the Matter
This Chemical Sciences unit explores the concept that solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways.
- Plus Plan
Material World Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates natural and processed materials. Demonstrations and experimental procedures are explored with particular attention given to the scientific method.
- Plus Plan
Our Place in Space - Unit Plan
This Earth and Space Sciences unit explores the concept that Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun).
- Plus Plan
It's Electric! Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the principles of electricity. It explores what electricity is, how it is transferred and how energy is transformed to create it.
- Plus Plan
Light Fantastic Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the properties of light. It explores the phenomena of reflection, refraction, shadow and more.
- Plus Plan
The Heat is On Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concept of heat energy, including heat sources, heat transfer, thermal conductors and thermal insulators.
- Plus Plan
Light and Sound Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concepts of light and sound and how they are sensed.
- Plus Plan
Natural Disasters Unit Plan
This Science unit addresses the concepts of plate tectonics and natural disasters.
- Plus Plan
Knowing Matters!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how knowledge of states of matter and their changes can help inform practices and decision making.
- Plus Plan
Going, Going, Gone!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will recognise that substances exist in different states depending on the temperature.
- Plus Plan
Changing States of Matter
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the way solids, liquids and gases change in different situations.
- Plus Plan
Gases
A 60 minute lesson in which students will observe that gases have mass and take up space.
- Plus Plan
Sound Research
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how sound travels.
- Plus Plan
Liquids
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the observable characteristics of liquids and how they behave in different ways.
- Plus Plan
Sounds of Change
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if the pitch and volume of sounds can be changed.