General Capabilities:

Literacy Numeracy Information and Communication

Technology
Critical and Creative Thinking
Intercultural Understanding Personal and Social
Competence
Ethical Behaviour


Cross-Curriculum Priorities:

Aboriginal & Torres Strait
Islander Histories and
Cultures
Asia & Australias
Engagement with Asia
Sustainability


Science Overarching Ideas:

Pattern, Order and
Organisation
Form and Function Stability and Change
Scale and Measurement Matter and Energy Systems




Integrated Unit of Work on (topic): How some changes to materials can be reversible/irreversible, such as melting,
freezing evaporating and burning.
Year Level: 6

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SLudenLs have had experlence wlLh physlcal changes and change of sLaLe ln prevlous years.
SLudenLs have observed Lhe physlcal properLles of maLerlals before ln prevlous educaLlon.
SLudenLs have had experlence worklng ln Lhe roles of Speaker, Manager and ulrecLor.
SLudenLs have conducLed lnvesLlgaLlons ln small groups durlng oLher Sclence unlLs.
SLudenLs have had experlence ldenLlfylng hazards and rlsks when conducLlng lnvesLlgaLlons.
SLudenLs have had prevlous experlence uslng Lhelr lndlvldual LableLs Lo record reflecLlons and explanaLlons.
SLudenLs have had experlence wrlLlng and readlng procedures for sclenLlflc lnvesLlgaLlons.
SLudenLs compleLe word walls for all unlLs of work.
SLudenLs have had experlence uslng a varleLy of lC1 LhroughouL dlfferenL unlLs of work.
LlsL Lhe exemplar" LexLs LhaL wlll supporL Lhls unlL of work - books, plcLure books, muslc, poeLry, uvu's, eLc.
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'Why do meLals rusL?' (8.l.C. ubllcaLlons, 2011, pp31-32)
'Pow ls reverslble change used ln recycllng?' (8.l.C. ubllcaLlons, 2011, pp33-36)

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CuLllne llnks wlLh oLher key Learnlng Areas.
1hls program lncludes llnks beLween Sclence, LlLeracy and numeracy.

Unit Overview (Forward planning document)


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SLudenLs wlll explore and observe a number of dlfferenL changes LhaL are elLher 'reverslble'
or 'lrreverslble'.
1here are a number of dlfferenL changes LhaL occur ln everyday and sclenLlflc slLuaLlons.
1hese changes occur Lhrough a number of dlfferenL processes.
SLudenLs wlll undersLand LhaL changes occur aL a molecule level resulLlng ln a change aL an
observable level.
ueveloplng an undersLandlng of how changes ln everyday llfe occur.

SLudenLs wlll be able Lo descrlbe wheLher a change ls 'reverslble' or 'lrreverslble' and explaln
why.
SLudenLs wlll reflecL on Lhelr learnlng Lhrough a number of dlfferenL sLraLegles.
SLudenLs wlll develop Lhelr skllls ln lC1 Lhrough Lhe creaLlon of vldeos and word documenLs
and Laklng phoLographs.
SLudenLs wlll develop Lhelr skllls ln lnvesLlgaLlon - predlcLlng and quesLlonlng, plannlng and
conducLlng, processlng and analyslng daLa and lnformaLlon, evaluaLlng lnvesLlgaLlng and
communlcaLlng.
SLudenLs wlll develop Lhelr oral skllls.
SLudenLs wlll develop skllls when worklng as a group.
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1he sLudenLs wlll bralnsLorm and creaLe mlnd maps of 'reverslble and 'lrreverslble changes'.
SLudenLs wlll dlscuss Lhe Lerms 'lrreverslble' and reverslble changes'.
SLudenLs wlll redeflne Lhe Lerms ln Lhelr own words.

8everslble Change:
A reverslble change ls a change LhaL occurs Lo a maLerlal LhaL can be undone and Lhe orlglnal
maLerlal can be easlly recovered. 1hls ls also known as a 'physlcal change' (WaLer CorporaLlon,
2013a).

lrreverslble Change:
An lrreverslble change occurs when a maLerlal undergoes a change where one or more new
subsLances are produced, maklng lL lmposslble for Lhe orlglnal maLerlal Lo be recovered. 1hls ls
also known as a 'chemlcal change' (WaLer CorporaLlon, 2013a).

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Changes 1hrough PeaLlng and Coollng:
SLudenLs wlll parLlclpaLe ln hands on acLlvlLles where Lhey observe maLerlals undergo
physlcal/chemlcal changes Lhrough observaLlon.
SLudenLs wlll make predlcLlons and answer quesLlons ln regard Lo wheLher or noL Lhe
maLerlal wlll undergo a physlcal or chemlcal change.
SLudenLs wlll dlscuss Lhelr observaLlons ln small groups.
SLudenLs wlll record boLh wrlLLen and orally Lhe observable properLles of maLerlals before
heaLlng, afLer heaLlng and afLer coollng.
SLudenLs wlll explaln wheLher Lhey belleve Lhe change Lhey have observed has undergone a
physlcal or chemlcal change.
SLudenLs wlll summarlse Lhelr flndlngs ln a vldeo reflecLlon.
Changed 1hrough Mlxlng e.g. ulssolvlng and SoluLlons:
SLudenLs wlll have a number of hands on experlences mlxlng subsLances.
SLudenLs wlll dlscuss Lhelr observaLlons ln small groups.
SLudenLs wlll observe and record Lhrough annoLaLed dlagrams, wrlLLen noLes and
phoLographs wheLher a subsLance does noL dlssolve, dlssolves or creaLes a new subsLance
when mlxed.
SLudenLs wlll make suggesLlons as Lo how Lhese changes may be undone and explaln Lhelr
reasonlng. 1hls wlll be done ln Lhe form of a vldeo reflecLlon.

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SLudenLs wlll read sclenLlflc deflnlLlons of Lhe Lerms 'reverslble' and 'lrreverslble change'.
SLudenLs wlll compleLe readlng comprehenslons based on 'reverslble' or 'lrreverslble
changes.'
SLudenLs wlll research and explore a number of mulLl-medla based LexLs relaLed Lo dlfferenL
changes.
SLudenLs wlll read a number of dlfferenL LexL based explanaLlons.
SLudenLs wlll read a number of dlfferenL LexL based procedures.

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SLudenLs wlll produce and reflne mlnd maps of 'reverslble' and 'lrreverslble changes.'
SLudenLs wlll record daLa ln Lhe form of wrlLLen noLes, boLh on sclence worksheeLs and
Lhrough word processlng documenLs.
1eacher wlll collecL ongolng wrlLLen work creaLed durlng sclence lnvesLlgaLlons and complled
lnLo a sclence [ournal.

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SLudenLs wlll waLch a number of vldeos demonsLraLlng dlfferenL chemlcal or physlcal
changes.
SLudenLs wlll aLLenLlvely waLch oLher groups' oral presenLaLlons.
SLudenLs wlll creaLe a owerolnL resenLaLlon Lhey wlll presenL Lo Lhe class.
SLudenLs wlll creaLe a plcLure wall showlng dlfferenL changes Lhey have observed ouLslde
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SLudenLs wlll record a number of ongolng explanaLlons ln Lhe form of a vldeo reflecLlon.
SLudenLs wlll presenL Lhelr flndlngs of Lhe unlL ln Lhe form of a 3-mlnuLe oral presenLaLlon.
SLudenLs wlll acLlvely parLlclpaLe ln dlscusslons ln boLh a small group and whole class seLLlng.
SLudenLs wlll conLrlbuLe Lo dlscusslons durlng Lhe producLlon of Lhe 1WPL charL.

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SLudenLs wlll use dlfferenL unlLs of meLrlc measuremenL and apply Lhem approprlaLely Lo
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SLudenLs wlll collaLe daLa lnLo a Lable uslng dlglLal Lechnologles.
SLudenLs wlll converL Lables lnLo anoLher Lypes of graphlcal represenLaLlons, parLlcularly
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Changes 1hrough 8urnlng:
SLudenLs wlll make predlcLlons as Lo wheLher or noL changes Lhrough burnlng are reverslble
or lrreverslble.
SLudenLs wlLh observe Lhe mass of a candle as lL burns over a perlod of Llme.
SLudenLs wlll collecL and record daLa relaLed Lo Lhls whole class lnvesLlgaLlon.
SLudenLs wlll communlcaLe Lhelr ldeas and flndlngs of Lhe lnvesLlgaLlon boLh orally (recorded
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SLudenLs wlll ask quesLlons and predlcL ouLcomes of lnvesLlgaLlons as well as evaluaLe resulLs
and [usLlfy flndlngs.
SLudenLs wlll lnvesLlgaLe how Lhe process can be sped up Lhrough lncreaslng Lhe sLrengLh of
a salL soluLlon.
SLudenLs wlll record and analyse graphs and Lables relaLed Lo Lhelr lnvesLlgaLlon and
compare lL Lo Lhelr predlcLlons.
SLudenLs wlll evaluaLe and communlcaLe ldeas and resulLs relaLlng Lo Lhe lnvesLlgaLlon.