Science - Earth & Space Sciences: 10 Lesson Plans + 1 Summative Assessment and 9 Additional hands-on learning tasks/ experiments (Year 3)

This Earth & Space Sciences Unit offers 10 hands-on lessons + Summative Assessment (incl. marking rubric) and 9 Additional Hands-On Experiments
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Covering:
Covering: AC9S3U02 - compare the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and
investigate why they are important Earth resources

Nature and Development of Science
Covering: AC9S3H01 - examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations

Use and Influence of Science
Covering: AC9S3H02 - consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem

Questioning and Predicting
Covering: AC9S3I01 - pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations

Planning and Conducting
Covering: AC9S3I02 - 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

Covering: AC9S3I03 - 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
Covering: AC9S3I04 - 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
Covering: AC9S3I05 - compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions

Communicating
Covering: AC9S3I06 - 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).