FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT

TERM/WEEKS:

YEAR LEVEL:

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC:

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy

Numeracy

ICT

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and
Cultures

WEEK
/
LESS
ON

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS
Science
Underst
anding

2
Earth and
Space
Sciences
(ACSSU048
)modelling
the
relative
sizes and
movement
of the sun,
Earth and

Science
as a
Human
Endeavo
ur

Critical and creative

thinking

Ethical Behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

Students will be
able to:
- Illustrate
the relative
size of the
sun, earth
and moon.
- Explain the
relative
size of the
sun, earth
and moon.

Documentation
Work sample
will be collected
of the students
Book Creations.

Personal and social

Competence

Intercultural
Understanding

Sustainability

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

KEY
QUESTIONS

RESOURCES

Science
Inquiry
Skills

Observations
Brief anecdotal
notes will be
taken when
students share
their book and
explain the
relative size of
the sun, earth
and moon.

Students will be continuing on with their

WebQuest inquiry.
- Students will be required to go on to
lesson 4 and complete the activity.
- The activity includes completing research
on the set questions and creating a book
in Book Creations on their iPads.
- Students are able to represent the
questions and answers in anyway that
they choose, for example using crafts,
drawing, taking pictures etc.
- Once students have finished their book
creations students will be required to
share the book with the class and their
knowledge of the relative sizes of the Sun,
Earth and Moon.
Learner Diversity

Flexibility with how students represent

their information within their book allows
students to make meaning of the concept
in a way which is relevant and makes sens

What
shape
s are
the
sun,
earth
and
moon
?
What
is the
size
of the
sun,
earth
and
moon
?
Can
you

Access to
WebQuest

iPad

Craft
materials
e.g. paper,
cellophane
, pom
poms,
paint etc.

Balls e.g.
basketballs
and tennis
balls.

Book
Creations
App

to them.
moon.

order
the
sun,
earth
and
moon
from
bigge
st to
small
est?

Extension within the activity caters for

students who are ahead of the task.

Can
you
creat
ea
pictur
e/diag
ram/
model
displa
ying
the
relati
ve
size
of the
sun,
earth
and
moon
?