Science - Earth & Space Sciences: 10 Lesson Plans + 1 Summative Assessment and 10 Additional hands-on learning tasks/ experiments (Year 4)

This Earth & Space Sciences Unit offers 10 hands-on lessons + Summative Assessment (incl. marking rubric) and 10 Additional Hands-On Experiments
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Covering:
AC9S4U02: identify sources of water and describe key processes in the water cycle,
including movement of water through the sky, landscape and ocean; precipitation;
evaporation; and condensation.

Nature and Development of Science
AC9S4H01: examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations.

Use and influence of science
AC9S4H02: consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem.

Questioning and predicting
AC9S4I01: pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations.

Planning and conducting
AC9S4I02: use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment.
AC9S4I03: follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate.

Processing, modelling and analysing
AC9S4I04: construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns.

Evaluating
AC9S4I05: compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions.

Communicating
AC9S4I06: write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate

Including: hands-on activities, explicit teaching content, formative assessment options, differentiation strategies, extension tasks, summative assessment (incl. marking rubric), cross curriculum opportunities, outdoor learning opportunities, early career/ real life education (related jobs) and materials needed (per lesson).