Oz-e-science
In lessons 1 to 9, students learn about:
- identifying examples of pushing and pulling and how they are used to move objects
- identifying examples of objects that change shape when they are pushed and pulled and its effect by using modelling clay
- comparing how different objects move on land and the amount of strength required to move different objects on different surfaces
- describing how things move in air and research how objects can fly through air
- describing and investigating how things move in water. finding objects that slide easily
- predicting and testing different objects to see if they slide easily
- predicting and testing everyday objects to see if they roll, spin, slide or bounce
- sorting objects based on how they can move
- looking at some games and sports that use objects that move.
- Identify pushing and pulling actions.
- Investigate how objects can be pushed and pulled.
- Identify objects that change shape when pushed and pulled.
- Make a model clay object using pushing and pulling.
- Compare the way different objects can be pushed or pulled on land.
- Predict the strength needed to push and pull objects on different surfaces.
- Describe how different objects move through the air.
- Investigate how shape and size change the way a paper plane moves.
- Describe how different objects move through water.
- Investigate how shape and size change the way objects float or sink when pushed into water.
- Find objects that can slide easily.
- Predict if objects will slide easily.
- Test different objects to see if they slide easily.
- Predict if objects will roll, spin, slide or bounce easily.
- Test different objects to see if they roll, spin, slide or bounce easily.
- Sort objects based on how they can move.
- Look at some games and sports that use objects that move.
- Look at how objects move when we play games and sports.
Progress Tests
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 to predict and test various everyday objects to see if they slide, spin, roll or bounce. 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.
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 to predict and test various everyday objects to see if they slide, spin, roll or bounce. 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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