Foundation:

In Term Two, Foundation students will explore different objects and the materials they are made of. They will use their senses to observe and describe the form and function of different materials and recognise similarities and differences. They will discuss which materials are best to use outdoors and investigate what happens to different materials when they get wet. They will use this knowledge to decide which materials are most suitable for a particular purpose. For example, wood is strong, so it is used when building homes, or plastic is waterproof, so it is used to make toys.

Grade 1/2:

During Term Two, our theme will be Spot the Difference. During this unit of study, students will focus on the key understanding that everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways. Students will observe and compare changes in materials, in particular food; explore the use of materials before and after changes; predict how heating and cooling can change foods; and explore how the transfer of energy in the form of heat affects different materials and potentially changes their properties.

Grade 3/4:

In Term Two, students will explore an exciting unit titled Melting Moments. Throughout this unit, they will develop an understanding of how materials change state through the addition or removal of heat (e.g. how solids can turn into liquids, and liquids into solids).Students will investigate and describe the properties of solids, liquids, and gases, identifying similarities and differences across a variety of materials. They will also explore how these properties influence the ways materials are used in everyday life.As part of their learning, students will examine how different materials melt and freeze at different temperatures, building their understanding through observation and hands-on experiences.

Grade 5/6:

During Term Two, our theme will be Change Detectives. During this unit, the main focus will centre on the key understanding that changes to materials can be reversible, such as melting, freezing, and evaporating, or irreversible, such as burning or rusting. Students will investigate and classify physical and chemical changes to materials. They will explore the usefulness of materials in relation to their state, for example, a solid or a liquid at room temperature. They will also explore how heating or cooling causes changes to many materials and will identify reversible and irreversible changes through hands-on activities

Foundation:

In Term 1, our Foundation students will explore how objects move. They will observe and describe human movements and investigate factors that influence movement, such as shape and size. Students will discuss the changes that occur when movement is made and will have opportunities to directly experience push and pull forces, observing the movements these forces create.

Grade 1/2:

In Term 1, Grade 1 and 2 students will explore the topic of light and sound through fun, hands-on learning experiences. They will group different types of light and sound according to their sources and observe how sounds can change in different environments. Students will compare light and sound using relative language, share their ideas, and make connections between these concepts and their everyday lives.

Grade 3/4:

In Term 1, Grade 3 and 4 students will be learning how forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance. Students will observe the movement of everyday objects and identify how forces are affecting the movement e.g. push and pull. They will learn to identify sequences of events and underlying cause and effect, and identify patterns, such as ‘stronger’ pushes make objects of the same mass move further. During Science lessons, students will explore how the form of an object affects how it responds to different forces, particularly the effect of greater surface areas. They will also develop an understanding that an object that is not moving has balanced forces acting upon it, for example, the pull of gravity is balanced by the push of the surface the object is resting on.

Grade 5/6:

ÌýIn Term 1, Grade 5 and 6 students will learn about transferring and transforming electricity. They will investigate the forms and functions of batteries, light bulbs, and switches, as well as explore the flow of electrons in a circuit and how it can be altered using insulators or resistant components. Students will have opportunities to work independently, in pairs, and within small groups.

Foundation:

During term 4, the students in the Foundation area will focus on daily changes in our environment, including the weather, and how they affect our daily life. The students will be able to describe the characteristics of the weather and explore daily patterns. This will include examining precipitation, temperature, wind and clouds, and their similarities and differences over different time scales. We will use simple, informal measurement scales using language from everyday experiences, such as hot, warm, cool, cold, none, gentle and strong, to describe the weather.

Grade 1/2:

During term 4, the students in the grade 1 and 2 area will focus on Earth’s resources, including water, and how they are used in a variety of ways. The students will observe and describe responsible use of water and identify patterns of similarity and difference in how water is used at school, home and in the community. We will observe how rain falls periodically but is relatively stable over a yearly cycle. The students will explore how it collects in creeks, rivers, lakes, dams and as ground water, and that people transfer it from the source to a point of use. They will also model how water moves across the landscape and how it can be contained.

Grade 3/4:

During term 4, the students in grade 3 and 4 will focus on how Earth changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity. The students will observe and describe the patterns in the landscape that result from erosion over a period of time. We will explore how landscapes, which seem stable in our timescale, change over geological time. The students will compare the features of rocks and soils and how these also change over time.

Grade 5/6:

During term 4, the students in grade 5 and 6 will explore how sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect the Earth’s surface. There will be a large focus on earthquakes and tectonic plate movement. We will investigate the relationship between the form of the Earth’s crust and how the movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes which in turn, affect the surface of the Earth. The students will also explore that earthquakes are not predictable, but some areas are more likely to experience these natural events.

Foundation:

During Term 3, the students in foundation will learn that living things have basic needs, including food and water. This includes recognising the differences between a living and non-living thing. They will compare the similarities and differences in the survival needs of humans and animals. The students will explore the needs of pets and how they might differ from animals in the wild. We will also recognise why living things need space and shelter. Ìý

Grade 1/2:

During Term 3, the students in the Grades 1 and 2Ìý will further develop their understanding that living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves. They will identify the key life stages of various animals and how the form it takes, influences what it can do and how it behaves. The students will identify the key features of living things that change over time and those that stay relatively the same. They will also investigate the life stages of living things that do or do not metamorphise.

Grade 3/4:

During Term 3, the student in grades 3 and 4 will further develop their understanding of living things and their life cycles, in particular, those in the plant world.Ìý They will observe and describe the life cycle of flowering plants, including the factors that affect growth. The students will develop a greater awareness of a plant’s basic needs, such as light and water. The students will also observe and investigate the parts of flowering plants and examine their function in the process of growth, development and reproduction.

Grade 5/6:

During Term 3, the students in grades 5 and 6 will further develop their understandings about the growth and survival of living things and how they are affected by the physical conditions of their environment. For the most part, we will focus on micro-organisms. We will explore how many micro-organisms help to break down and recycle dead plant and animal material. The students will explore the growth of mould spores and investigate the conditions that encourage mould growth. We will also discuss the function of micro-organisms in medicine and food production.

Foundation:

During term 2, the foundation students’ main area of focus will be objects are made of observable properties. The student will observe and describe a range of objects in the school and home environments and the materials they are made from. They will use their senses to observe the form and function of various objects made from different materials for a variety of purposes. This will include using informal language to describe colour, size, feel and composition.

Grade 1/2:

During term 2, the students in grades 1 and 2 will focus on different materials can be combined, including by mixing, for a particular purpose. The students will classify mixtures according to different criteria, including the purpose they might serve in their lives. They will explore different substances that form a mixture and whether they can be easily separated after being mixed. These experiences will form the foundation for distinguishing simple mixtures from chemical reactions.

Grade 3/4:

During term 2, the students in grades 3 and 4 will focus on natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties and these properties can influence their use’ The students will conduct tests and look for patterns in the results to inform their choice of using materials for particular purposes. They will investigate the physical properties of materials and their suitability for particular uses. The students will also explore how the decomposition of materials depends on the environmental conditions and their chemical nature.

Grade 5/6:

During term 2, the students in grades 5 and 6 will focus on solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways. The students will develop criteria for identifying and classifying materials as solids, liquids and gases, based on their observable properties. They will investigate whether the properties of materials change at different times and review how materials change state. The students will also explore the properties of materials and relate them to their use or function.

Foundation:

In Science this term, the Foundation students will be engaging in the topic ‘On the Move’. In our sessions together, we will develop our understanding of how things move and discover that some movements are voluntary while others are involuntary. We will also explore push and pull forces as ways of making objects slide, bounce and spin. Through hands on investigations and experiments, students will observe and gather evidence about rolling objects and discuss the idea of a fair test.

Grade 1/2:

In Science this term, the Grade 1 and Grade 2 students will be engaging in the topic ‘Push Pull’. In our sessions together, we will develop our understanding of how push and pull forces can affect an object. We will explore how objects change shape or move when force is applied and how gravity and air impacts objects. Following this, we will engage in hands on investigations and experiments, to understand floating and sinking and the impact of water.

Grade 3/4:

In Science this term, the Grade 3 and Grade 4 students will focus on the key understanding that heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another. We will explore many sources of primary heat and how that energy can be passed to what becomes a secondary source of heat. The students will experience heat sources as cold, warm, hot and very hot and measure how the temperature of a material may vary over time. We will explore the cause and effect of heat transfer from one object to another.

Grade 5/6:

In Science this term the Grade 5 and Grade 6 students will focus on the key understanding that light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected or refracted. We will examine primary and secondary sources of light, and experiment with light and how it interacts with different materials. The students will describe how light reflects off objects, enabling us to see them and that light travels in straight lines. We will also explore how shadows are formed.

Foundation:

Exploring how daily changes in our weather affect our life. They will observe, discuss, and investigate different aspects of weather including wind, clouds, and the seasons. They will explore how symbols are used to represent different weather conditions and use simple language to describe their observations of weather. They will look at how weather influences the decisions we make about what we wear or what we do.

Grade 1/2:

During Term 4 our theme will be ‘Up, Down and All Around’. Our focus will be based on observations of the sky and landscape. We will identify patterns of change, for example, night and day, and the seasons. The students will explore how the features in the sky change over short and longer periods of time. We will also identify features of the local ecosystem, the living and the non-living components.

Grade 3/4:

During Term 4, our theme will be ‘Night and Day’. The focus will centre on the Earth’s rotation on its axis and how it causes regular changes. We will identify the predictable occurrence or night and day, the changing position of the Sun during the day and how the Earth spinning on its axis causes this. The students will describe and compare the relative sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon. We will also investigate the relationships between the Sun, Moon and Earth and how they interact to cause such events as night and day and the seasons. Towards the end of the term, we will change our focus to better understand the role of geologists and how rocks and minerals are formed.

Grade 5/6:

During Term 4, our theme will be ‘Earth’s Place in Space’. The focus, the Earth is a part of a system of planets orbiting a star. The students will explore the characteristics of the Earth, Moon, Sun and stars. We will explore how the Sun, Moon and Earth interact, and the patterns and changes caused by these interactions. We will explore the planets in our Solar System, their similarities and differences. The students will also explore the relative size and position of the planets within our Solar System.

Foundation:

During Term 3, the Foundation students will be exploring the basic needs of humans and animals. They will compare the similarities and differences in the survival needs of humans and animals. They will engage in a range of hands-on experiences to explore why humans and animals need air, food, water, shelter and space to survive. The students will also investigate how the 5 senses of smell, touch, sight, hearing and taste help humans and animals gather information and survive in their environment.

Grade 1/2:

During term three, the theme in the Science room will be Schoolyard Safari. During the course of this study, we will predict and explore the schoolyard for evidence of small animals. It will be a hands-on, shared experience of the features and behaviours of many small animals including earthworms and ants. This will help to provide an understanding of the similarities and differences between animals that are often well hidden. We will also explore various habitats, and the type and number of animals found.

Grade 3/4:

In term three, our theme in the Science room will be Feathers, Fur or Leaves. We will learn how to use a ‘Branching Key’ to classify animals as belonging to an identified group, eg spiders are arachnids. The students will compare similarities and differences in the survival needs or humans and animals. It will be a hands-on, shared experience of how the senses of animals and humans, help them to survive in their environment. We will explore the needs of animals and humans; air, food, water, space and shelter.

Grade 5/6:

During term three, the theme in the Science room will be Desert Survivors. We will observe and describe similarities and differences in the features of different desert dwelling animals. The students will explore how the structural features of animals might appear stable, but slowly evolve over time to adapt to their environment and to each other. We will also explore how these evolutionary changes can take place over long timescales, whereas behavioural adaptations can happen over a shorter period of time.

In Foundation students will be:

In Term 2, the Foundation students looked at different objects and the materials they are made of. They used their senses to observe and describe the form and function of different materials and recognised similarities and differences. They discussed which materials are the best to use outdoors and investigated what happens to different materials when they get wet. They used this knowledge to decide which materials are most suitable for a particular purpose. Examples- Wood is strong, so it is used when building homes or Plastic is waterproof so is used to make toys.

In Grade One and Two students will be:

During Term 2, our theme will be ‘Spot the Difference’. During this course of study, we will focus on the key understanding that everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways. The students will observe and compare changes in materials, in particular food; explore the use of materials before and after changes; predict how heating and cooling can change foods; and explore how the transfer of energy in the form of heat, affects different materials and potentially, changes their properties.

In Grade Three and Four students will be:

In Term 2, our theme will be ‘Melting Moments’. During this course of study, our focus will centre around the key understanding that a change of state between a solid and a liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat. The students will describe solids, liquids and gases by identifying similarities and differences in a range of materials. They will observe that solids, liquids and gases have different properties which determine how they can be used. We will also explore how different materials have different melting and freezing points.

In Grade 5/6 students will be:

During Term 2, our theme will be ‘Change Detectives’. During this study, our main focus will centre on the key understanding that changes to materials can be reversable, such as melting, freezing and evaporating; or irreversible, such as burning or rusting. The students will investigate and clarify physical and chemical changes to materials. They will explore the usefulness of a material as related to their state, for example, a solid or a liquid at room temperature. We will also explore how heating or cooling causes changes to many materials and identify reversable and irreversible changes though hands-on activities.

In Foundation students will be:

Exploring how the universe, and everything in it, is continuously moving and changing. They will be exposed to why and how things move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape. They will be exposed to the beginning concepts of energy and force, such as push and pull forces they can use to move objects in ways such as sliding, bouncing and spinning. Through investigations, students will observe and gather evidence about rolling objects and explore the idea of fair testing. They will explore how scientists and engineers apply these concepts to design toys and other familiar items.

In Grade One and Two students will be:

Learning to describe simple relationships, such as sound requires matter to vibrate, and eyes require light to see. Students will explore grouping light and sounds depending on their source and, how different objects affect the light and sound they produce. To achieve this, students will observe sounds and light in multiple environments and develop their use of language to record their thinking e.g., louder, softer, brighter and dimmer. The overarching goal of the unit will be for students to be able to discuss the way light and sound are transmitted.

In Grade Three and Four students will be:

Learning how forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance. Students will observe the movement of everyday objects and identify how forces are affecting the movement e.g. push and pull. They will learn to identify sequences of events and underlying cause and effect, and identify patterns, such as ‘stronger’ pushes make objects of the same mass move further. During Science lessons, students will explore how the form of an object affects how it responds to different forces, in particular the affect of greater surface areas. They will also develop an understanding that an object that is not moving has balanced forces acting upon it, for example, the pull of gravity is balanced by the push of the surface the object is resting on.

In Grade 5/6 students will be:

Exploring how electrical energy is part of our everyday lives at home, at work and at school. They will explore the way portable devices, such as mobile phones, watches and many toys, rely on batteries for electrical energy. They will experiment and discover the way electric circuits are needed to allow energy to be transferred from a battery to light bulbs, motors and buzzers, where it is then changed into light, movement or sound. Through investigating, students will be able to identify conductors and insulators, and learn the processes of implementing a reliable and valid scientific test. They will also learn how to show their understanding through the use of cutaway and circuit diagrams.