Science FPD

SCIENCE FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT
WEEK: 1 of 5 ENGAGE TOPIC: The planets and their distance from the sun
GENERAL CAPABILITIES
Critical and Creative Personal and Social
Literacy Numeracy ICT Capability Ethical Understanding
Thinking Capability
CROSS CURRICULUM PRIORITIES
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
SCSA LINKS
Science LEARNER
Science Science as a Human TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES RESOURCES
Inquiry DIVERSITY
Understanding Endeavour
Skills
Earth & Space Nature & Development of Enabling – Have Motivation and Lesson Introduction:
Sciences - The Science – Science involves prompting
earth is part of a testing predictions by questions at each
• Get students to complete the ‘Fill in the Blank’ worksheet to Fill in the blank worksheet
system of planets gathering data and using station recap on the previous lesson
orbiting around a evidence to develop • Show students cut out pictures of each planet one at a time and PowerPoint Slides
star (the sun) explanations of events and Extending – get them to guess which planet you are showing them
(ACSSU078) phenomena and reflects Assist enabling
o Provide clues if needed Paper planet cut outs
historical and cultural students with
contributions (ACSHE081) research (pre- • Introduce lesson topic and lesson objectives to the students
planned groups) • Have students complete the diagnostic assessment – KWL KWL Chart
LESSON OBJECTIVES • Go through the KWL chart answers with the class
o Take some of the ‘W’ questions and write them on the White board
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Identify and order the planets from closest to furthest from board for students to use as ‘research guides’
E.g., “Can humans live on Venus?” or “How long would it take to travel to White board markers
the sun
• Describe characteristics of their allocated planet including Mars from Earth?”
• Students will be placed into small groups of 3 and will be Station worksheets
name, weather, structure/surface, and features
allocated a planet on their grouping card
• Go through the safety considerations with the class Planet Info Station Sheets
ASSESSMENT (DIAGNOSTIC)
• Fill in the blank Lesson Development: Student science glossaries
o To recap on previous lesson content (sun, moon, • In small groups of 3, students will move to a station that focuses
and earth) on their allocated planet. Allow at least 15-20 minutes for iPads
• KWL chart students to work at their station
o To elicit prior knowledge from previous, engage • Each station has an information sheet that requires students to
lesson that focused on the sun, moon, and the earth read, use iPads to visit websites to research, and an activity for
(orbits) students to complete related to their allocated planet
o To find out what students already know about the Stations:
planets and solar system Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Teacher Reflection: Lesson Closure:

• How well did students work within their groups?
• Were there any behaviour issues that need to be • Students are required to pack away their stations and return to
addressed? their normal seats
• Did students meet the lesson objectives? Why/why not? • Students are to think, pair, share with the person sitting next to
• How could this lesson be improved for next time? them and discuss what planet they researched, one interesting
fact about their planet, and the activity they completed
• Hand one student from each planet group a paper cut out of
their planet
• Have students order themselves closest to the sun to furthest
from the sun in front of the class
WEEK: 2 of 5 EXPLORE TOPIC: Planets orbiting the sun & moons orbiting the planets
Thinking Capability
SCSA LINKS
Science as a LEARNER
Science TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES RESOURCES
Human Science Inquiry Skills DIVERSITY
Understanding
Endeavour
Earth & Space Use & Questioning & Enabling: Motivation and Lesson Introduction: 3D Models of the sun,
Sciences - The Influence of Predicting – With Have sentence
earth is part of Science – guidance, pose starters for table
• Recap and review the previous lessons with the class including the planets, and moons
a system of Scientific clarifying questions and data sheet sun and moon, the planets, and orbits
planets orbiting knowledge is make predictions about questions. • Introduce and explain lesson focus and lesson objectives PowerPoint Slides
around a star used to solve scientific investigations. • Pose the question “why do scientists use models to test their
(the sun) problems and (ACSIS231) Extending:
theories?” YouTube Video:
(ACSSU078) inform personal Get students to
and community Planning & Conducting - research their o Write students ideas up on the board https://www.youtube.com/
decisions Identify, plan, and apply own websites • Watch YouTube video on why scientists use models to clarify watch?v=rPao4-ODbwo
(ACSHE083) the elements of (not using ones
scientific investigations given). Pair
understanding and ideas
to answer questions extending • Get students into small groups from previous lesson Whiteboard
and solve problems student with
using equipment and enabling student Lesson Development: Whiteboard markers
materials safely and during research
identifying potential activity. • Students will scan the QR code displayed on the board to visit a
website where they will read and research about how and why the Table Data Sheets
risks
(ACSIS086) planets orbit the sun
• Using the websites listed on the board students will research to fill out Student science
Communication –
their table data sheet questions glossaries
Communicate ideas,
explanations, and o How long it takes for each planet to orbit the sun
processes using o How long it takes the moons to orbit the planets Styrofoam balls of
scientific different sizes
representations in a
• After completing the table data worksheet, in their small groups,
variety of ways students will create their own 3D model of their allocated planet to
String
(ACSIS093) role-play its orbit
Processing & Analysing Pencils/coloured markers
Data & Information -
Lesson Closure:
Construct and use a • Teacher will go through results of table data sheet with the class
Scissors
range of before collecting them for assessment
representations, o Compare and contrast different data
including tables and Glue
graphs, to represent o Discuss the differences between the planets and their orbit
and describe
observations, patterns
Cardboard
or relationships • Pose the question again “Why do you think scientists might use
in data using digital
models to test their theories?” Paper
technologies as
appropriate (ACSIS090) • Allow students 2-3 minutes to write a lesson reflection in their science
journals iPads
LESSON OBJECTIVES Science journals
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Explain why scientists use models to test theories
• Research how long it takes for each planet to orbit the ** Second explore lesson – Travel and living in space**
sun
• Differentiate between how planets orbit the sun and
moons orbit the planets
ASSESSMENT (FORMATIVE)
• Table Data Sheet
o How long ‘planet’ orbits the sun
o How moons orbit the ‘planet’
o How and why planets orbit the sun?
o How and why moons orbit planets?
Teacher Reflection:
• Were there any behaviour issues that need to be
addressed?
• Did students meet the lesson objectives? Why/why not?
• How could this lesson be improved for next time?
WEEK: 3 of 5 EXPLAIN TOPIC: Poster Presentations

Thinking Capability
SCSA LINKS
Science TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES RESOURCES
Human Science Inquiry Skills DIVERSITY
Understanding
Endeavour
Earth & Space Communication – Communicate Enabling: Motivation and Lesson Introduction: Student science
Sciences - The ideas, explanations, and processes List required
earth is part of a using scientific representations in a components for
• Recap previous lesson glossaries
system of planets variety of ways (ACSIS093) infographic • Introduce lesson focus and explain lesson objectives
orbiting around a iPads
star (the sun) Extending: Lesson Development:
(ACSSU078) Pair extending
students with • Students are to gather all their research from previous 3D models from previous
enabling lessons and compile the information into an infographs lesson
students • Students can use iPads to create infographics which
will then be displayed onto the board Planet Info Sheet
LESSON OBJECTIVES • Students are to use 3D models to demonstrate planets
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to: orbit around the sun PowerPoint Slides
• Create and present an infographic on their allocated planet • Students are to fill out the ‘Planet Info’ Sheet on
• Students are to use their 3D models (created in the previous lesson) to another group’s presentation
demonstrate during their presentation how their planet orbits the sun
Lesson Closure:
• Students are to complete an ‘inside-outside circle’
ASSESSMENT (FORMATIVE) reflection activity
• Infographic • Collect students’ infographics for assessment
• 3D models • Collect students’ Planet info sheets
• Presentation • Allow students 2-3 minutes to write a lesson reflection
in their science journals
Teacher Reflection:
• Were there any behaviour issues that need to be addressed?
ELABORATE
WEEK: 4 of 5 TOPIC: Surviving on the planets - Investigation
Thinking Capability
SCSA LINKS LEARNER

Science Science as a Human Science Inquiry TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES RESOURCES
DIVERSITY
Understanding Endeavour Skills
Earth & Space Nature & Development of Communication – Enabling: Motivation and Lesson Introduction: Student science glossaries
Sciences - The Science - Science involves Communicate ideas, Have
earth is part of a testing predictions by explanations, and investigation
• Recap previous lesson (Began investigation)
system of gathering data and processes using ideas for each • Go through investigation with the class iPads
planets orbiting using evidence to develop scientific planet to help o “Research how you could attempt to survive on
around a star explanations of events and representations in a prompt. your allocated planet Investigation Worksheets
(the sun) phenomena and reflects variety of ways
(ACSSU078) historical and cultural (ACSIS093) Extending: E.g., Neptune – Extremely cold weather of -214 degrees – Could
contributions (ACSHE081) Could make a 3D create a heat suit that protects you from the extreme cold weather.
Planning & model of their
Conducting - Identify, solution. Group Lesson Development:
plan, and apply the with enabling
elements of scientific students for • Get students into their small groups from previous lesson
investigations to research • Have students collect their investigation worksheet
answer questions and component • Students are to use their iPads to finish researching
solve problems using
equipment and • Students must focus on one potential barrier that does not
materials safely and accommodate human survival on their allocated planet
identifying potential E.g., Same as above – Focus area: Extreme cold weather.
risks (ACSIS086) Solution: Heat suit.
LESSON OBJECTIVES • Students will have 15-20 minutes to complete their
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to: presentation before presenting to the class
• Create a presentation that displays the characteristics of their • Students will present their investigation to the class
allocated planet and demonstrates how they have used research
and evidence to investigate how survival on their planet could be Lesson Closure:
possible • Students are to do a think, pair, share with the person next
ASSESSMENT (SUMMATIVE – Science Inquiry Skills) to them to discuss other possible solutions to make life on
• Investigation worksheets – Research and evidence other planets possible
• Presentations • Allow students 2-3 minutes to write a lesson reflection in
their science journals
Teacher Reflection:
• Were there any behaviour issues that need to be addressed?
WEEK: 5 of 5 EVALUATE TOPIC: Planet Exhibition

Thinking Capability
SCSA LINKS
Science Science TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES RESOURCES
Human DIVERSITY
Understanding Inquiry Skills
Endeavour
Earth & Space Evaluating – N/A Motivation and Lesson Introduction: Student science glossaries
Sciences - The earth is Reflect on &
part of a system of suggest
• Display the classes KWL chart from the beginning of the unit
planets orbiting around improvements onto the board Science journals
a star (the sun) to scientific • Ask students questions including:
(ACSSU078) investigations o What did we know about the solar system before we Infographics
(ACSIS091)
begun this unit?
Communication o What did we know about scientists before this unit? 3D models
– Communicate o What questions did we want to answer?
ideas, o What have we learned? Investigation worksheets
explanations,
and processes
using scientific Lesson Development:
representations • Discuss why scientists use models to test their theories
in a variety of o Advantages and disadvantages
ways
(ACSIS093) • Discuss how and why the planets orbit around the sun
LESSON OBJECTIVES • Discuss how and why moons orbit the planets
• Have groups set-up their planet display
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to: o Infographic
• List and describe the planets in our Solar System o 3D model
• Explain how and why the planets orbit around the sun o Investigation
• Explain how and why moons orbit planets o Pictures
• Reflect on their learning through a scientific journal entry o Invite other class/parents (audience) to visit the exhibit
ASSESSMENT (SUMMATIVE – Science Understanding)
• KWL Charts – ‘L’ section Lesson Closure:
• Science journal entry • Get students to conduct a self-assessment in their science
• Science glossaries journals
• Planet exhibitions • Display sentient starters on the board
o I really enjoyed…
Teacher Reflection: o I learned a lot about…
• How well did students work within their groups? o I did not really enjoy…
• Were there any behaviour issues that need to be o I’m still wondering about…
addressed? o My favourite part of the unit was…
• Did students meet the lesson objectives? Why/why not? o In the next science unit I would like to…

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Teacher Reflection: Lesson Closure:

WEEK: 3 of 5 EXPLAIN TOPIC: Poster Presentations

SCSA LINKS LEARNER

WEEK: 5 of 5 EVALUATE TOPIC: Planet Exhibition

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