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CONCEPT MAP Maths

1. Write a recount of how we use light and
sound sources in our every day life to help us
see and hear people and things (ACELT1586)
2. Students demonstrate in groups, how light
and sound travel from the source to our eyes
(using props and materials) and discuss
similarities and differences with other groups
performances (ACELY1657), (ACELY1661)
3. Students are to listen to the text Sounds All
Around by Wendy Pfeffer. Discuss as a group
the events that occur within the book and
how this relates to light and sound keep the
focus on what features of the book the
students can relate light and sound to in
their every day lives (ACELT1582)
1. Students create a simple graph showing
the speed that light and sound travel and
Religious Education / Spiritual Education
compare the two against each other
(ACMSP263)
1. Students discuss the use of light and sound
2. Students are to measure the length of
within the Catholic Church and how it is used
string that works the best for their cup
(CEWA website)
phones and compare it to the length of
string that works the worst for their cup
phones (ACMMG019)
Concept: Light and Sound are produced by many
sources and can be sensed
Term: 3 Weeks: 3-12
©The University of Notre Dame 2010 developed by C McGunnigle

Science / Technology & Enterprise Health & Physical Education

1. Students are to create a cup phone that will be better than their 1. Students discuss the benefits of light and sound and how it can help
experiment from the lesson trying new materials and comparing the us when we are exercising. How can they help us exercise safely?
results (WATPPS07) (ACPPS023)
2. Students design a community with and without lights showing the 2. Students go on a bushwalk and highlight the lights and sounds seen
importance for lights in our everyday lives on their iPads, using a and heard while they are out (ACPPS023)
movie creator app (WATPPS07)
Geography The Arts
History
1. Students are to discuss in their 1. Students are to create a class band and find
groups and create a labelled 1. Students research and create a timeline instruments around the classroom. They will
diagram identifying and explaining on the history of artificial light, work together to create a performance playing
how the use of light and sound highlighting when and how it was their instruments, using different pitches and
can help retailers (shops), our created and how it has changed over rhythm patterns to create sound and music
farmers and medical practitioners time (ACHASSK030) (ACAMUM080)
in today’s society (ACHASSK033)
2. Students work together to
brainstorm which countries have
more light sources than others