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Level
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Literacy
Numeracy
Ethical Behaviour
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Intercultural
Sustainability
Understanding
Physical sciences
Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076)
Science as a Human Endeavour: Nature and development of science
Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships (ACSHE061)
Year
Level
Achievem
ent
Standard
s
By the end of Year 4, students apply the observable properties of materials to explain how objects and materials can be used. They describe how contact
and non-contact forces affect interactions between objects. They discuss how natural processes and human activity cause changes to Earths surface.
They describe relationships that assist the survival of living things and sequence key stages in life cycle of a plant or animals. They identify when science is
used to understand the effect of their actions.
Students follow instructions to identify investigatable questions about familiar contexts and make predictions based on prior knowledge. They describe
ways to conduct investigations and safely use equipment to make and record observations with accuracy. They use provided tables and column graphs to
organise data and identify patterns. Students suggest explanations for observations and compare their findings with their predictions. They suggest
reasons why a rest was fair or not. They use formal and informal ways to communicate their observations and findings.
Knowledge
Skills
At the end of each journal entry, a self reflection checklist is used to record how the students feel they are going with the Unit and
the work required. Students who are struggling with the content are encouraged to speak to the teacher directly. Daily checking of
reflections will show the Teacher if anyone is having issues with the content. Students will provide reasoning behind why they
believe their predictions will work.
Assessment For/As
Learning (Diagnostic
Assessment)
Resources
1
ENGAGE: LESSON 1 (identifying
forces)
Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vAThuCmwp9I
(Learning Junction. (2015). Pushing and
Pulling - Force, Work and Energy.)
Working individually, students
complete a TWLH chart to
identify what they think they
know and they they want to know
about.
Games Galore Brainstorm: what they
know about making things move (testing
prior knowledge)
5 games:
1. Balloon volleyball,
2. Jet balloon
3. Paper plane
4. 10 pin bowling
5. Handball
Push and Pull audit worksheet for
labelled diagram of game played
and reflective questions.
Teacher Resources :
Students make
predictions based on
what they think will be
the outcome.
Students can walk
around and try these
experiments on their
own at the end of the
class collaborations.
Smart Board
Laptop
Games
Student Resources:
Pencil cases Clipboard
2
EXPLORE: LESSON 2
Assessment for learning:
Making Moves (Focus on Pull &
Teacher Resources :
Smart Board
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Student journal
reflections and
discussions: self
assessment
Students are to write
observations into the own
journals.
Laptop
Games
Boxes and rope
Students journals
Student Resources:
Pencil cases
Clip boards
Teacher Resources :
Army men
Blu tac
P21 Primary Connection
Balloon
Globe of the world or a
picture to put on the white
board
25 minutes
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Student Resources:
Students journals
Student journal
reflections and class
collaborations.
Using Qs from pg 21 to
record own ideas and
make assumptions
EXPLAIN: LESSON 3
Student journal
reflections and
discussions: self
assessment
Worksheet for students
to draw their role play
ideas
Student journals
Role play worksheet
ELABORATE : LESSON 4
Recap on what they have
learnt so far. Use
powerpoint presentation
Forces Finale :
Using the games from lesson 1,
students revisit the 4 forces in a
different game of their choice
(student led learning)
Students record force arrows
showing the momentum, direction
and type of force
Encourage students to try different
experiments with the games to see
if their predictions change.
Teacher Resources :
Smart Board
Laptop
Powerpoint presentation
Students journals
Student Resources:
Pencil cases
Clip boards
Teacher Resources :
EVALUATE : LESSON 5
Smart Board
Address Students
misconceptions and poor
Students journals
understandings can be
addressed at this stage.
Students are to use observations Student Resources:
to write their poster.
Pencil cases
Clip boards
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EVALUATE: LESSON 6
Assessment for learning:
Students continue to work
Student journal
on their A3 posters.
reflections and
Check students
discussions: self
understanding of the
assessment
requirements
Students lead inquiry
Assist students who havent
based learning by
submitted a draft.
selecting their games in
Students can have access to
a class collaboration
ipads or computers to type
word documents or find
Students are to write
pictures.
observations into the own
journals.
Teacher Resources :
Smart Board
Laptop/ipads
QR Codes
Students journals
Student Resources:
Pencil cases
Clip boards
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Year Level: 4
Teacher:
Date Due:
Type of Task:
Oral
Written
Other
Task
Conditions:
Individual
Pair
Group Work
In Class
Homework
Other
Opportunity to
Access:
Books
Notes
Library
Assessed By:
Self
Peer
Teacher
Technology
Task Description:
Students design a poster demonstrating their understanding of a range of
forces and how they can affect the movement of objects. Include your
observations from the experiments.
Procedure:
Resources:
Science journal
Poster paper
Criteria
Outstanding
Achievement
High
Achievement
Satisfactory
Progressing
Independently identifies
all of the forces
investigated in the
explore phase.
Independently identifies
the affects of all of the
forces investigated in the
explore phase.
Identifies forces
investigated in the
explore phase.
Direct
From a Distance
Direct
From a Distance
Direct
From a Distance
Direct
From a Distance
Records information
and communicates
understanding
(ACSIS064)
Poster Display
A3
(ACSIS071)
Demonstrates accurate
understanding of forces
logically and
sequentially.
Poster is organised with
neat, clear, easy-to-read
lettering.
Demonstrates accurate
understanding of forces
logically.
Demonstrates
understanding of forces.
With prompting,
demonstrates
understanding of force
Poster is somewhat
organised and neat.
Makes Predictions
(ACSHE061)
Communicates and
justifies predictions that
identify the variables
that affect the outcomes.
Communicates
predictions and attempts
to justify predictions that
identify the variables
that affect the outcomes.
Communicates and
attempts to justify
predictions.
With prompting
communicates
predictions.
With prompting,
identifies forces
investigated in the
explore phase.
With prompting,
identifies the affects of
forces investigated in t
explore phase.
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