Stage 1

ST1-4LWS 

Describes observable features of living things and their environments.

ST1-2DP-T

Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity.

What are the external features of living things?

Students will:

• join a group reading of the picture book 'The Very Ugly Bug' by Liz Pichon.
• discuss observable features of the bug in the book. Discuss observable features of other bugs.
• observe resin bugs and identify observable features and identify body parts.
• create a unique bug using air-dry clay.

ST1-6MW-S

Identifies that materials can be changed or combined.

ST1-7MW-T

Describes how the properties of materials determine their use.

ST1-9PW-ST

Investigates how forces and energy are used in products.

How do the properties of materials determine their use?

What changes occur when materials are combined?

How are forces used for a purpose?

Students will:

• join a group reading of the picture book 'Who Sank the Boat' by Pamela Allen.
• discuss what happened in the story and why things happened.
• test a variety of containers to find the best boat.
• identify characteristics of a ‘good’ boat.
• design and make a boat to hold a minimum of five animals.
• re-enact the story with students as characters.

ST1-SCI-01

Measures and describes changes in living things, materials, movement, Earth and the sky

Living things change over time

• Describe the changes in an animal as it goes through its life cycle using data and scientific models

• Describe how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples use Knowledges of the life cycles of livings things

Light and sound interact with materials in different ways

• Observe how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples use a range of materials and actions to create sound for specific purposes

• Test how different materials and actions affect the volume and pitch of sound

Forces can change the way objects move

• Investigate how applied forces change the movement of traditional toys and tools used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Students will complete a selection of the following activities:

• Bogong Moth - Students explore the life cycle and migration of the Bogong Moth by examining a migration map, completing a life cycle activity, and discussing how Aboriginal people tracked their movement as a seasonal food source.

• Sounds have meaning - Students investigate how different materials produce different sounds by experimenting with emu callers and clap sticks, and discuss how material choice affects sound and its purpose.

• Get Spinning - Students explore how toys can be made from natural materials and set in motion using different forces by examining traditional examples, creating their own spinning tops, and discussing how they work