Stage 2

Science & Technology K-6

Living World - Who’s bugging who

NSW​ Science​ and​ Technology​​ K-6​ Syllabus outcomes

• describes that living things have life cycles, can be distinguished from non-living things and grouped, based on their observable features ST2-10LW

Inquiry questions

• How do the life cycles of living things differ?
• How does the environment affect living things?
• How do some plants and animals depend on each other for survival?

Activities

• Dipnetting to investigate the variety of living things found within an aquatic environment.
• Examination of the external features of aquatic insects and amphibians using microscopes. Discussion of the life cycles, special adaptations and survival needs of these living things.
• Develop an understanding of the interdependence of species by participating in a ‘Web of Life’ activity.

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Science and Technology K-6

Earth and Space - Soil and stone 

NSW Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus outcomes

• a student investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface ST2-10ES-S

• a student questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations ST2-1WS-S 

Inquiry questions

How do natural processes and human actions change the Earth’s surface over time?

Students:

• Investigate why the Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity, for example: characteristics of soils

• Identify that scientific knowledge helps people understand the effect of their actions, for example: investigate how erosion is caused by human activity, for example walking on bush trails; investigate how erosion can be minimised, for example constructing boardwalks
  

Activities

• Investigate soil at two sites conducting a range of soil experiments.

• Conduct further investigations of soil using microscopes. Classify a sample of rocks and stones using different criteria. Conduct an experiment to investigate the movement of water through soil.

• Learn about the impacts of erosion on the landscape by participating in an erosion experiment. Observe examples of erosion at Longneck Lagoon EEC.

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Geography

The Earth’s environment – environmental explorers

NSW​ Geography​​ K-6​ Syllabus outcomes

• Examines features and characteristics of places and environments GE2-1
• Describes the ways people, places and environments interact GE2-2

Inquiry questions

• How does the environment support the lives of people and other living things?
• How do living things in the environment interact with each other?
• What can we learn about caring for and valuing the environment from the practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples?

Activities

• Cultural Knowledge Walk
• Bush study
• Creek investigations.

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