Content Teaching, learning and assessment Resources Students: The focus of this module is investigating how the environment affects plant growth and how Working scientifically humans can demonstrate responsible garden management. However, before beginning the ask questions about the investigations into plant growth some students may require a review of what living and world around them things are and the two main groups of living things plants and animals. – make observations and pose questions based on these Review living and non-living things observations Students engage in a variety of activities to review their understanding of the difference accurately record between living and non-living things, for example: observations and data when select examples and pictures of living and non-living items from around the school, home, participating in an community, magazines, internet investigation sort and display the collected items into a classification chart identify living and non-living items Substances needed for the label living and non–living items survival of living things identify the odd one out recognise resources needed create a poster showing living and/or non–living items by living things to survive describe characteristics of living things, eg grow and change, use food, use water and air, respond to changes, reproduce make a multimedia presentation or other means of communication to present findings. Review two main groups of living things plants and animals – Students engage in a variety of activities to review their understanding of the difference between plants and animals, for example: collect pictures of plants and animals sort and display the collected items into a classification chart respond to teacher questioning to identify which are plants and which are animals create a poster make a multimedia presentation or other means of communication to present findings
Content Teaching, learning and assessment Resources Students: Working scientifically ask questions about the world around them make observations and pose questions based on these observations accurately record observations and data when participating in an investigation Substances needed for the survival of living things recognise resources needed by living things to survive The focus of this module is investigating how the environment affects plant growth and how humans can demonstrate responsible garden management. However, before beginning the investigations into plant growth some students may require a review of what living and things are and the two main groups of living things – plants and animals. Review living and non-living things Students engage in a variety of activities to review their understanding of the difference between living and non-living things, for example: select examples and pictures of living and non-living items from around the school, home, community, magazines, internet sort and display the collected items into a classification chart identify living and non-living items label living and non–living items identify the odd one out create a poster showing living and/or non–living items describe characteristics of living things, eg grow and change, use food, use water and air, respond to changes, reproduce make a multimedia presentation or other means of communication to present findings. Review two main groups of living things – plants and animals Students engage in a variety of activities to review their understanding of the difference between plants and animals, for example: collect pictures of plants and animals sort and display the collected items into a classification chart respond to teacher questioning to identify which are plants and which are animals create a poster make a multimedia presentation or other means of communication to present findings