This includes comparative documents for PP-6, showing the direct changes from the v8.4 aligned SCSA WA Curriculum descriptors to the v9.0 aligned SCSA WA Curriculum descriptors. At the bottom of each summary table there is a short 'takeaway' summary. Ideal for curriculum leaders in Western Australia or class teachers in Western Australia who are grappling with the changes and want to know exactly, what is different and how it is different.
This includes comparative documents for PP-6, showing the direct changes from the v8.4 aligned SCSA WA Curriculum descriptors to the v9.0 aligned SCSA WA Curriculum descriptors. At the bottom of each summary table there is a short 'takeaway' summary. Ideal for curriculum leaders in Western Australia or class teachers in Western Australia who are grappling with the changes and want to know exactly, what is different and how it is different.
This 10 lesson unit of work includes how to drive an experiment to create mouldy bread, with learning objectives, material requirements and links to helpful videos on youtube. This is aligned to ACARA Year 5 Science (Biological Science) Curriculum.
This STEM Challenge requires students to create a paper gingerbread house, a small electrical circuit and decorate for Christmas! This includes knowledge of: - Nets of 3D Shapes - Simple electrical circuits (batteries, switches)
A Solution Planner for students who are working through Project-Based Learning, and Design Thinking processes. This allows students to plan and reflect on their learning, and how they will present their findings. This pairs perfectly with Zoe Weill's Solutionary Thinking.
4th - 8th
Environment, For All Subjects, Other (Social Studies)
This project outline and rubric outlines a challenge; students must design and build a prototype house that will survive a 'natural disaster'. We had great fun testing student's houses in tsunami conditions, floor conditions and earthquake conditions to see if they would withstand the force of the natural disaster. This aligns well with ACARA Design Technologies & HASS Year 6 Curriculum, and the rubric is based on the Western Australian Schools Curriculum and Standards Authority Judging Standa
This science task requires students to construct a ship capable of floating and carrying a cargo of jellybeans. Students love this task! This package includes: - A project outline - A group planning sheet - An assessment rubric The rubric is aligned to ACARA Year 4 Science Curriculum, and more specifically, the Western Australian School Curriculum Standards Authority Judging Standards.
This template allows students to identify a problem they'd like to solve (this could be ecological, economical, social), who the problem affects and how they can go about solving the problem. This fits into the Design Thinking process.
Based on lessons from 'Primary Connections- Among the Gum Trees' resource. This task outline for students instructs them to create a 'science fair' style poster on all they have learned about eucalyptus trees and their biological importance. The resource also includes a teacher assessment rubric which aligns with ACARA Year 4 Science, and more specifically, the Western Australian Schools Curriculum and Standards Authority Judging Standards.