Open-ended assessment opportunities Assessments integrated across KLAs. Students develop knowledge and understanding of the Natural Environment and the Made Environment through the Material World Students justify through their research and investigations their choice of structures. They describe how the properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes. Week Task Evidence to collect Pre Explanation why local residents need easier and wider access for Not applicable – recreation purposes Midpoint Project Based Learning Projected activities learning journals STEM learning journey incorporating all A systematic teaching that engages students in learning essentials; – KLA areas knowledge and life-enhancing skills through an extended, inquiry process structured around complex, authentic invite Aboriginal elders from the community to explain how the questions and carefully designed products and tasks. crossed waterways in the Penrith area in varying climatic conditions It starts with the questions or challenge research environment, recreational activities – It is a student-centred activity research and survey recreational requirements of the local It requires critical thinking, collaboration and communication community It involves meaningful tasks students take iPads and cameras into the local community to It is assessed on individual basis investigate existing facilities students develop graphs using Excel learning journals writing letters & reports to appropriate authorities – checklist if outcomes with successes recorded (emotives) students use websites and interactive videos to view types of bridges checklist Six Thinking Hats (de Bono) – students use coordinates to find defined areas on a map children monitor own success criteria against learning outcomes research Students research designs of bridges – writing samples (reports) students sketch their choice of design plans (sketches) students use Excel to cost bridge designs to engineer and build prototypes completed plans (drawings)
Open-ended assessment opportunities Assessments integrated across KLAs. Students develop knowledge and understanding of the Natural Environment and the Made Environment through the Material World Students justify through their research and investigations their choice of structures. They describe how the properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes. Week Task Evidence to collect Pre Explanation – why local residents need easier and wider access for recreation purposes Not applicable Midpoint Projected activities learning journals – STEM learning journey incorporating all KLA areas invite Aboriginal elders from the community to explain how the crossed waterways in the Penrith area in varying climatic conditions research – environment, recreational activities research and survey recreational requirements of the local community students take iPads and cameras into the local community to investigate existing facilities students develop graphs using Excel writing – letters & reports to appropriate authorities students use websites and interactive videos to view types of bridges students use coordinates to find defined areas on a map research – Students research designs of bridges students sketch their choice of design students use Excel to cost bridge designs to engineer and build prototypes Project Based Learning A systematic teaching that engages students in learning essentials; knowledge and life-enhancing skills through an extended, inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks. It starts with the questions or challenge It is a student-centred activity It requires critical thinking, collaboration and communication It involves meaningful tasks It is assessed on individual basis learning journals checklist if outcomes with successes recorded (emotives) checklist – Six Thinking Hats (de Bono) children monitor own success criteria against learning outcomes writing samples (reports) plans (sketches) completed plans (drawings)