Oz-e-science
In lessons 1 to 14, students learn about:
- How the Earth was formed.
- Identifying the four main layers of Earth.
- The Earth’s main tectonic plates.
- Continental drift theory.
- Landforms and how they are formed.
- The three main types of rock.
- The five main layers of soil.
- How fossil fuels were formed and their uses.
- The reasons why soil erodes and degrades.
- The effects of climate change on the Earth.
- Conducting research at a local geological site in preparation for the field trip.
- How to conduct field research at a local geological site and record findings.
- Writing a report using findings from reading and field research.
- Practising presenting the information report to an audience.
- Identify the two main processes that formed the Earth.
- Explain why humans are able to live on Earth.
- Identify and label the Earth’s four main layers.
- Identify what tectonic plates are.
- Describe two examples of what happens where tectonic plates meet.
- Outline the tectonic plate boundaries.
- Explain what continental drift theory is.
- Represent Pangea in an online puzzle.
- Describe the difference between constructive and destructive forces.
- Classify landforms created by constructive and destructive forces.
- Classify landforms created by constructive and/or destructive processes in a card game.
- Describe the three main types of rocks and how they were formed.
- Classify rocks in the rock cycle.
- Describe the five main layers of soil.
- Represent the layers of soil in a labelled artwork.
- Describe the three main types of fossil fuels.
- Plot to represent the main fossil fuel reserves on a map of Australia.
- Identify the reasons soil erodes and degrades.
- Sequence a cause-and-effect chart.
- Identify the effects of climate change on the Earth.
- Represent and create a carbon footprint artwork.
- Complete research and take notes about a local geological site visited on a field trip.
- Learn how to conduct field research conducted at a local geological site and record findings.
- Create an information report using reading research and field research from the local geological site.
- Practise presenting information report to an audience.
Progress tests
- Progress tests are conducted after every second lesson, allowing teachers to monitor student understanding of the concepts taught over the past two lessons and to identify where reteaching is needed.
- The Teaching Guide contains the testing questions, and the Student Workbook has a section where students write their answers and score themselves.
Structured Research Activity
- The Structured Research Activity (SRA) for this unit is: Students conduct research at a local geological site and record, report and present findings.
- The SRA takes place over two lessons so students can apply the Science Understanding and Science Inquiry Skills covered in the unit.
- Teachers use the Guide to Making Judgements, which is included in the Teaching Guide, to mark the SRA.
End-of-unit assessment
- The last lesson is the end-of-unit assessment, which has a variety of question formats (e.g. label the diagram, circle the correct answer) to assess student mastery of content from the unit.
- The end-of-unit assessment is in the Teaching Guide. Teachers copy the assessment and distribute to students at testing time.
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