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TERM/WEEKS: 1-1 YEAR LEVEL: 5 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: Science (ACSSU078)

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural
thinking Competence Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

Notes about device access in the classroom: Each student will have access to one iPad.

WEEK/ West Australian SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES = ICT and
LESSON other
Curriculum OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES
LINKS (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)

Week 1 Science: Science Identify at least 3 planets of Introduction:

understanding the solar system and state 2  Students are introduced to the topic through a scavenger
(Earth and hunt, finding ‘space rocks.’ Hide rocks around the room, Rocks hidden around
Lesson characteristics using ‘story
space sciences) students must find the ‘space rocks’ this will engage students the room.
creator’. Add this information
1 (ACSSU078) and get them excited to learn about space.
- Identify the to Google Docs.  Start brainstorming ideas – what they know about
space. (on a blank piece of paper to compare at the
planets of the end)
solar system Compare how long the 3 take  Students will then get one iPad each and start to research
and compare to orbit the sun using different planets.
how long they keynote. Add your chart into
Body:
take to orbit your story on Book Creator.
 Students will start creating their book on book creator, there
the sun. must be a page for each planet.
 When researching, students must find information for 3
different planets Book creator.
 2 different characteristics
 How long they take to orbit the sun
- This data must be compared in a graph in ‘key
Summative: note’ then added into their book.
 This information must be put into the shared google
Information Keynote.
added into the Conclusion:
Google docs:
 book created so  Students must upload their current progress of their ‘story’ to
class dojo.
far and
 Before going out for recess students must state one fun fact
Collaborate information.
information about a planet that they found out in the lesson.
Class Dojo
added into  Each lesson the teacher will do a checklist on students’
progress towards their final creation.
collaboration
document.

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TERM/WEEKS: 1-2 YEAR LEVEL: 5 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: Science (ACSSU078)

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural
thinking Competence Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

Notes about device access in the classroom: Each student will have access to one iPad.

WEEK/ West Australian SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES = ICT and
LESSON other
Curriculum OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES
LINKS (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)

Week 2 Science: Science Compare the distance between Formative: Introduction:

understanding  To start off, students will play a kahoot, based on knowledge
the sun and 4 different Kahoot at the Kahoot.
(Earth and and information added into the collaborative google doc
Lesson planets, including Earth, using beginning based
space sciences)  As an extra test for the more advanced students,
Puppet Pals. Add your video off information
1 (ACSSU078) harder questions can be added.
- Modelling the into your story on Story added into last
Creator. week’s google Body:
relative size of
and distance docs, plus extra
 between earth, Compare the difference in size information  Continuing on from last week’s lesson, students will create a
model video comparing the distance between FORWARD
the sun and PLANNING
4 DOCUMENT
other planets between earth, the sun and 3 being learnt in
different planets
in the solar other planets, by
TERM/WEEKS: 1-3making a today’s
YEAR lesson.
LEVEL: 5 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC:
 Using Puppet Pals. Science (ACSSU078)
system and the model, using pic collage. Add  Students must include Earth in the 4 planets Puppet Pals.
sun your final image into your  This video must be added into their book once
completed.
story on Story Creator.  Using Pic Collage, students must pic 3 different planets Book creator.
(different from the last activity) and compare the size
difference.
 The final picture must be added into their books,
with the actual size (in numbers) written on the same
Summative: ‘page’. Pic Collage.
Information  Early finishers can add more planets into their model
if they wish.
added into the
book created so Conclusion:
far.  Students will add their updated ict creations from today’s
lesson into their existing book on Book Creator.
 The updated version of their story must be added onto Class
Dojo.
 Each lesson the teacher will do a checklist on students’
progress towards their final creation.

Class Dojo

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural
thinking Competence Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

Notes about device access in the classroom: Each student will have access to one iPad.

WEEK/ West Australian SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES = ICT and
LESSON other
Curriculum OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES
LINKS (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)
Week 3 Science: Science Design a space-worthy rocket Introduction: Kahoot.
understanding  There will be a kahoot played based on knowledge and
that can transport an Formative:
(Earth and information added into the collaborative google doc
Lesson astronaut to a planet of their Kahoot at the
space sciences)  As an extra test for the more advanced students,
choice. beginning based
1 (ACSSU078) harder questions can be added.
- Modelling the off information
relative size of added into last
Body:
and distance Brainstorm what kind of week’s google  Students must design their own space worthy rocket ship (to
between earth, resources and how much the docs, plus extra incorporate other learning areas they can make sure their
other planets astronaut will need for the information rocket is symmetrical)
 Students will choose a planet they wish to visit, work
in the solar journey to the planet and being learnt in
out how far away the planet is from earth, how long
system and the back. today’s lesson. it will take them to get there, the resources they will
need to take, and how must room will be needed to
sun
transport all this.
 Students can design their rocket any way they wish,
however it must:
- ‘Space’ worthy.
- Be able to carry enough water/food for a
journey into space.
- Contain landing gear for exploring other
planets.
- Be able to carry at least one astronaut.

Conclusion:
 Students will all get a chance to share their final creation in
small-medium groups.
 Each student will have a chance to share interesting things
they have learnt through researching and creating their books
Summative: on the solar system.
Rubric for final Book Creator.
book created.