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SCIENCE FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT

WEEK: 5 of 5 EVALUATE TOPIC: Planet Exhibition


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 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…
• How could this lesson be improved for next time?

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