UNIT PLANNER
Names and surnames: G
eorgia Horsley, Georgia Stone, Natasha Proctor & Samantha Keehner
Tutorial session: Tuesday 1pm
School name: St Marys East St Kilda
a- Overall aims/goal of the unit
At the end of this unit, students will be able to understand
that everyday materials can be physically changed by
actions such as heating or cooling or by combining them
with other materials. Students will be able to recognize
the actions which occur naturally in the environment and
the actions that can be taken by humans to change
materials for a variety of purposes. Students will be able
to link these actions to climate change and be able to
offer suggestions about how humans can change their
actions to prevent some of these material changes
occurring.
Year Level: 1
Sessions: 4
c- How is this unit informed with the Encyclical Laudato
Si?
The deterioration of the environment and of society affects
the most vulnerable people on the planet. (Francis, 2015,
para. 48).
The Encyclical Laudato Si speaks of the environmental
challenges the earth faces and impact which this has on the
worlds poorest nations. This unit will look at human actions
as well the chemical science which factor into climate change
and how we can change our actions to create a more
sustainable future.