Curriculum into the classroom Science Year 5 Unit 1 Survival in the Australian Environment Lesson 19–20 Queensland Farming and Sustainability Agricultural/Aquaculture — Experts Quiz Lesson concepts Example learning sequence Discuss local or familiar agricultural/aquaculture industries Living things have structural features and Discuss local agricultural industries including: adaptations that help location them to survive in their size of farm environment. harvesting methods products produced by the industry. Science involves gathering data and using Research agricultural data evidence to develop Investigate evidence and gather data relating to agricultural/aqua explanations of cultural facts specific to particular agricultural industries to become phenomena. experts. Communicate knowledge and ideas Scientific understandings, discoveries and Communicate knowledge and ideas about agricultural/aqua cultural inventions are used to facts when questioned. solve problems that Discuss knowledge and ideas directly affect peoples’ lives. Discuss the adaptations of various crops/animals and their suitability for growth in the local environment. Investigation methods Example resources can be planned to answer Sheet questions. — Sheet — Ideas and explanations Helpful information can be communicated. Website — (Primary Industries Education Foundation) http://www.primezone.edu.au/school-resources/all-school-resources.html Website — (Canegrowers Australia) http://www.canegrowers.com.au/ Learning area specific Website — (Cotton Australia) http://cottonaustralia.com.au/ language: Website & Livestock Australia Limited) — (Meat http://www.mla.com.au Agriculture, crop, industry, regualtions, aquaculture Australian Curriculum references for this lesson Year 5 Science Content descriptions — Lesson objectives Science Understanding Students will: Biological Sciences explore how understandings of adaptations inform farming Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to practice. survive in their environment. Evidence of learning Can the student: identify key decisions and results of farming practice? Science as a Human Endeavour
Curriculum into the classroom Science Survival in the Australian Environment Year 5 Unit 1 Lesson 19–20 Queensland Farming and Sustainability — Agricultural/Aquaculture Experts Quiz Lesson concepts Example learning sequence Discuss local or familiar agricultural/aquaculture industries Discuss local agricultural industries including: location size of farm harvesting methods products produced by the industry. Research agricultural data Investigate evidence and gather data relating to agricultural/aqua cultural facts specific to particular agricultural industries to become experts. Communicate knowledge and ideas Communicate knowledge and ideas about agricultural/aqua cultural facts when questioned. Discuss knowledge and ideas Discuss the adaptations of various crops/animals and their suitability for growth in the local environment. Example resources Sheet — Sheet — Helpful information Website — (Primary Industries Education Foundation) http://www.primezone.edu.au/school-resources/all-school-resources.html Website — (Canegrowers Australia) http://www.canegrowers.com.au/ Website — (Cotton Australia) http://cottonaustralia.com.au/ Website — (Meat & Livestock Australia Limited) http://www.mla.com.au Australian Curriculum references for this lesson Year 5 Science — Content descriptions Science Understanding Biological Sciences Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment. Science as a Human Endeavour Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment. Science involves gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of phenomena. Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives. Investigation methods can be planned to answer questions. Ideas and explanations can be communicated. Learning area specific language: Agriculture, crop, industry, regualtions, aquaculture Lesson objectives Students will: explore how understandings of adaptations inform farming practice. Evidence of learning Can the student: identify key decisions and results of farming practice?