Oz-e-science
In Lessons 1 to 9, students learn about:
- the symbiotic relationships where both living things benefit – mutualism
- the symbiotic relationships between flowering plants and pollinators where both living things benefit – mutualism
- the three steps to asking questions about the world around us
- the symbiotic relationships where one living thing benefits and the other living thing does not benefit and is not harmed – commensalism
- the scientific method Charles Darwin followed when he observed, questioned and hypothesised about the possible pollinator of an unusual plant
- the symbiotic relationships where one living thing benefits and the other living thing is harmed— parasitism
- the life cycles of plants. the life cycles of animals including metamorphosis
- complete reading research about a chosen living thing
- create a documentary about your chosen living thing.
- Observe mutual relationships between two living things.
- Report on a mutual relationship between two living things.
- Observe mutual relationships between flowering plants and pollinators.
- Sequence the steps of pollination in a storyboard.
- Observe commensal relationships between living things.
- Complete a table showing the benefit to the living thing.
- Observe commensal relationships between living things.
- Complete a table showing the benefits to the living thing.
- Observe, question and hypothesis what Charles Darwin did.
- Represent a scientific drawing.
- Observe parasitic relationships between two living things.
- Report on two parasitic relationships.
- Sequence the life cycle of a plant.
- Write a short report about the lifecycle of a plant.
- Conduct an experiment.
- Sequence the life cycle of an animal.
- Write a short report about the life cycle of an animal.
- Complete reading research on your chosen living thing.
- Create a documentary on your chosen living thing.
Progress Tests
Structured Research Activity
End-of-Unit Assessment
Progress tests are conducted after every second lesson, allowing teachers to monitor student understanding of the concepts taught over the past two lessons and to identify where reteaching is needed. The Teaching Guide contains the testing questions, and the Student Workbook has a section where students write their answers and score themselves.
Structured Research Activity
The Structured Research Activity (SRA) for this unit is: Students conduct research at a local geological site and record, report and present findings. The SRA takes place over two lessons so students can apply the Science Understanding and Science Inquiry Skills covered in the unit. Teachers use the Guide to Making Judgements, which is included in the Teaching Guide, to mark the SRA.
End-of-Unit Assessment
The last lesson is the end-of-unit assessment, which has a variety of question formats (e.g. label the diagram, circle the correct answer) to assess student mastery of content from the unit. The end-of-unit assessment is in the Teaching Guide. Teachers copy the assessment and distribute to students at testing time.
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