Humans have always looked with wonder at the movement of celestial bodies in the sky. Investigate movement, size and scale by creating 3D models of the solar system.
Yeast is yummy and mould is medicinal… In this unit take a closer look at how the growth and survival of these tiny organisms are dependent upon the right conditions, and how humans have harnessed them to help. Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink… Why? In this unit, investigate how salinity affects the growth of plants and examine what that may mean for the environment. What a mess! Electricity - where would we be without it? It powers almost everything we use.
But how does an electrical circuit work? Why does it need a switch? How is electricity generated, transferred and transformed? Investigate energy, how it is created and how it is transferred and transformed and foil the evil plans of Professor Pitch Black and her sidekick Short Circuit! On average, a volcanic eruption occurs somewhere on Earth each week!
Volcanic eruptions are often seen as devastating events, but they are also instrumental in providing rich fertile soils and mineral deposits. Strong earthquakes can affect millions of lives by causing buildings to collapse, destroying roadways, and affecting basic necessities such as water supply. But did you know that the majority of earthquakes are barely noticed?
Primary Connections offers a suite of units across Foundation to Year 6 that fully align to all strands of the Australian Curriculum: Science.
Each curriculum unit provides examples about implementing Primary Connections guided-inquiry teaching and learning approach. When units are brought to life by teachers, students engage in hands-on activities, opportunities for representation using multiple modalities, collaboration, reflection, self and peer assessment.
Learning activities embedded in units are rich and offer great scope for teachers to learn from students, with students and about student learning of science. Search by unit title or keyword:. All science strands Biological sciences Chemical sciences Physical sciences Earth and space sciences.
Growing well. Biological sciences Foundation. Staying alive. That's my hat! Chemical sciences Foundation. What's it made of? On the move. Physical sciences Foundation. Weather in my world. Earth and space sciences Foundation. Dinosaurs and more. Biological sciences Year 1. Schoolyard safari. Bend it! Stretch it! Chemical sciences Year 1. Spot the difference. Physical sciences Year 1. Changes all around. Earth and space sciences Year 1. Following an investigation when implementing in the Primary Connections approach, students are supported to articulate, communicate, and debate their ideas and arguments.
This supports students to develop a deep understanding of science concepts. Providing students with question starters helps to promote evidence-based discussions in the science classroom. These questions might also be used in a similar way to support peer discussion when a team is presenting and sharing investigation findings to the class. This tool may be supportive for students who avoid sharing their ideas in a large group.
Primary Connections is a flagship primary school science program from the Australian Academy of Science. It is an innovative approach to teaching and learning which aims to enhance primary school teachers' confidence and competence for teaching science. Explore exemplary units and access downloadable resources that support you to plan your own unit.
Learn about how the 5E teaching and learning model supports a guided-inquiry approach. Primary Connections also aligns with many content descriptions of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, Technologies, and English. The Primary Connections resources are also aligned with the general capabilities and the cross-curriculum priorities as they relate to Science, Mathematics and English. Literacy foci are embedded in every unit to assist students to use literacy skills to learn science literacy.
Students think about, reason and represent their understanding of science by using science journals, graphs, diagrams, tables, role-plays, word walls and more. Primary Connections has undergone substantial trialling and independent evaluation. Our approach, resources and professional learning program is grounded in evidence and informed by contemporary research.
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