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TERM/WEEKS: 2 YEAR LEVEL: 5 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: Science: Earth space and

Science

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural Understanding
thinking Competence
General Capabilities:
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

5E’s- EXPLORE (2-3 lessons)

•   To provide hands on, shared experiences of XXXXX
•   To support students to investigate and explore ideas about XXXXX
•   Formative assessment
WEEK/   AUSTRALIAN  CURRICULUM   SPECIFIC  LESSON   ASSESSMENT   TEACHING  &  LEARNING     KEY   RESOURCES  
LESSON    LINKS   OBJECTIVE   (what  &  how)   EXPERIENCES   QUESTIONS  
  (include  learner  diversity)  
Science   Science  as  a   Science  
Understand Human   Inquiry  
ing   Endeavour   Skills  
Lesso (ACSS (ACSIS   FORMATIVE    
n     U078) 231) 1.   Compare     **  The  provided  rotational  activities  will  be  best  
2   and  order  the   Mark  student’s   conducted  as  separate  lessons  to  allow  students  to  
Explor planets  in   science  journals   activity  participate  and  develop  a  sound  understanding   Toilet  paper    
e (ACSIS in  relation  to   of  knowledge  during  the  exploration  of  the  planets  and  
relation  to    
086) lesson   sun.    
the  sun.     Planets    
objectives  one.   Motivation  and  introduction:      
What  is  the  
  -­   Students  complete  explore  science  journal  
  solar  system?   Texters    
  activity  one  individually.      
  (completed  in  
Review  and   -­   Students  are  given  a  number  1  –  8  and  form  a   Flip  book    
2.   Identify  the   science  
mark  student’s    
eight  planets   group  from  that  given  number.  With  out  the   journal)  
flipbook  in   Planet  poster  
teacher  giving  the  planet  name,  students  are  to    
and  listing   relation  to   information    
use  prior  knowledge  to  name  that  planet  and    
various   lesson  objective    
work  together  to  listen  something  they  learnt  in   What  is  the  
features  and   two.    
first  (1 )  planet   QR  Codes    
st

characteristic   the  last  engage  lesson.      

in  relation  to  
Mark  student’s   -­   Students  are  given  5  minutes.   Suns  role  
s  about  each   the  sun  and  
worksheet  from   -­   Teacher  poses  the  key  question                à     worksheet    
planet.       what  do  you  
the  role  of  the    
know  about  
sun  in  relation  to  
   lesson  objective   Lesson  steps:   me.  Continues    
th)
3.   Identify  the   three.   -­   State  lesson  objectives  and  how  they  will  be   to  eighth  (8  
role  of  the     achieved  in  rotation  activities.   planet.    
sun.     Marking   -­   Students  are  asked  to  reach  under  their  table    
recording  in    
and  to  gently  pull  off  their  given  planet  to  
  assessment    
book  based  on   determine  which  group  they  will  be  in.    
 
lesson  activities   -­   Individual  students  are  chosen  from  the  pop    
and  anecdotal   stick  jar  and  are  required  to  repeat  safety    
notes  recorded   procedures  and  instructions  for  on  activity.    
during  the   -­   Students  break  up  into  groups.      
lesson.    
       
A  –  absent  for   Rotation  one  (1)  comparing  and  ordering  planets  in    
lesson.     relation  to  the  sun  with  the  use  of  toilet  paper  using    
B  –  Behavioural   toilet  paper  as  a  scale:      
issues  occurred   Distances  in  spaces  are  so  vast  that  they  are  difficult  to    
throughout  the   imagine.  In  this  activity,  we  will  build  a  model  of  the    
lesson.  Use   solar  system  using  a  roll  of  toilet  paper.    
anecdotal  notes      
to  write  what   Activity  would  be  best  conducted  on  a  basketball  court    
happened.     or  oval  due  to  space  needed  (approximately  30  metre    
0  –  Has  not   maximum)      
achieved  lesson      
objective  at  all.     Teacher  will  explicitly  read  instructions  with  students  to    
1  –  Has  achieved   ensure  they  are  following  and  highlight  important  areas.      
lesson  objective      
to  an  extent.     -­   Students  are  provided  with  pictures  of  the  solar    
2  –  Has  mastered   system  and  a  roll  of  toilet  paper.    
lesson  objective.      
-­   Allow  students  to  practise  using  texter  to  write  
3  –  Has  achieved    
lesson  objective.   on  the  toilet  paper  as  it  is  delicate  and  a  texture    
  student  may  not  be  used  to  writing  on.    
***  Effective   -­   Teacher  provide  a  role  to  each  student  in  the    
feedback  for   group.  Each  group  member  is  given  a  number    
students.     from  1-­5.    
 
 
 
 -­   Group  member  1:  reads  instructions  to  other    
group  members.  Ensure  students  follow  short    
version  (100  toilet  roll  paper)     What  would  be  
the  coldest  
-­   2:  places  planet  in  correct  position  according  to  
planet  /  hottest  
number  of  toilet  paper  squares  in  relation  to  the  
plant?    
sun.  Videographer  of  the  process,  using  an  Ipad    
to  document  the  process.   Which  plant  
-­   3:  scribe  (writing  the  name  of  planet)     has  life  on  it?    
-­   4:  In  charge  of  rolling  the  toilet  paper  out.      
-­   5:  interprets  the  planets  distance  from  the  sun   What  are  the  
outter  planets?  
and  squares  of  toilet  paper  out  to  planets  orbit.    
How  do  you  
-­   Students  work  as  a  group  with  designated  rolls,   know    
using  the  table  of  numbers  provided  to  mark  off    
the  distance  to  each  planet.     What  are  the  
-­   Ensure  students  that  the  counts  in  the  table   inner  planets?  
are  starting  from  the  sun,  not  from  the   How  do  you  
previous  planet.   know?    
 
-­   Discuss  and  evaluate  key  questions  in  science    
journal.      
 
   
   
Rotation  two  (2)  Identifying  the  collection  of  planets    
in  our  solar  system:     How  many  
-­   Students  make  a  flipbook  where  they  are  to   moons  does  
correctly  identify  the  eight  planets  and  write   each  planet  
various  features  and  characteristics  about  each   have?    
planet.        
-­   Students  are  working  in  groups  of  5.  Each   Describe  the  
student  is  given  one  planet  and  a  poster  of   planets  
information.   surface?    
-­   Students  will  share  their  information  to  each    
group  member  to  complete  their  flip  book  for  the   What  is  the  
temperature  
unit  of  work  display.  
on  the  planet?    
-­   Instructions:    
 -­   Is  the  planet  
Students  fold  along  dark  dotted  line  so  that  the  
title  “The  Solar  System”  is  still  visible.     an  inner  or  
-­   outer  planet?    
Cut  along  the  dashed  lines  between  the  planets.  
 
Ensure  you  do  not  cut  through  both  pieces  of  
How  many  
paper.   rings  on  a  
-­   Label  each  planet  and  use  the  information   planet?    
provided  to  write  various  features  and    
characteristics  about  each  planet.       What  are  the  
  rings  made  of?    
   
   
Rotation  three  (3)  Identifying  the  role  of  the  sun:      
-­   Students  will  scan  the  QR  codes  provided.  They    
are  then  to  read  the  information  on  the  websites  
and  watch  the  videos  linked  to  the  codes  in  
order  to  fill  out  a  worksheet  with  a  variety  of  
questions  and  activities.    

 
**  If  the  teacher  is  completing  this  as  a  rotation  allow  
students  fifteen  minutes  at  each  station.    
Lesson  closure:    
-­   Students  pack  away  and  come  sit  on  the  matt.    
-­   Students  are  given  the  opportunity  to  add  their  
knowledge  to  the  planet  word  walls  started  in  
lesson  one.    
-­   Reflect  and  look  back  on  learning  intention  use  
pop  stick  method  to  allow  students  explain  how  
they  achieved  the  learning  intention.  
-­   Students  complete  exist  slip  based  on  what  they  
liked  about  the  activities  and  what  they  found  
challenging.    

 
 
 
Transition  to  next  science  lesson  (explain):    
-­   Print  photos  students  took  in  activity  one  for  
students  to  stick  into  science  journal    
-­   Features  and  characteristics  about  each  planet  
reviewed  need  to  be  recorded  in  anecdotal  
notes  /  assessment  book.      
-­   Role  of  the  sun  worksheets  reviewed  and  
anecdotal  notes  taken  and  assessment  book.    
-­   Review  exist  slips  for  any  misconception  to  this  
week’s  lesson.  

 
Learning  diversity:    
Rotation  one:    
Enable:  Mix  abilities  during  scaled  work  allow  enable  
students  to  scribe  to  develop  the  order  of  the  planets.    
Extension:  students  can  complete  the  200  toilet  paper  
roll  scaled  activity  to  extend  thinking.    
Extensions  students  in  mix  abilities  are  recommended  to  
work  out  the  toilet  paper  count  from  the  sun.    
 
Rotation  two:    
Enable:  Students  goal  is  to  work  in  pairs  to  name  each  
planet  and  write  1-­2  characteristics  or  features  about  
them  in  their  flipbooks.  Students  may  require  teacher  
assistance  to  help  with  pronunciation  of  words  and  
sentence  structures.    

Extension:  Students  are  challenged  to  individually  

name  and  write  2  sentences  about  the  features  and  
characteristics  of  each  planet  in  their  flipbooks.    

Rotation  three:    

Enable:  Students  will  work  in  pairs,  whilst  using  an  

iPad.  Each  group  will  scan  the  QR  codes  provided  to  
access  the  websites  and  video.  Students  will  need  to  
complete  a  worksheet  relating  to  the  resources  provided  
about  the  Sun.    

Extension:  Students  will  work  in  pairs,  when  using  an  

iPad.  Each  group  will  scan  the  QR  codes  provided  to  
access  the  websites  and  video.  Students  will  be  
completing  a  worksheet  which  will  enable  them  to  
challenge  their  understanding  of  the  sun  and  also  get  
them  to  read  between  the  lines  when  answering  
questions.    

Safety  considerations:    

-­   Students  are  reminded  that  Ipads  are  the  

schools  property  and  to  handle  with  care.    
-­   Students  are  asked  how  to  safely  use  scissors.    
-­   Rotation  one  students  are  required  to  wear  hats  
and  reminded  of  the  rough  surface  they  are  
working  on.  Do  not  run.