SCIENCE FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT

WEEK: 2 of 5 EXPLORE TOPIC: Planets orbiting the sun & moons orbiting the planets
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 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:
• How well did students work within their groups?
• 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?