Curriculum into the classroom EEC Science Year 5 Unit 1 Survival on North Keppel Island Lesson 18 Human Survival Linking to Human Survival Stories — Lesson concepts Example learning sequence (Culminating Activity) Review purpose of adaptations Living things have structural features and Describe how adaptations can assist survival in extreme adaptations that help environments. them to survive in their Identify why adaptations of animals such as the thorny devil and environment. southern right whale can survive in extreme environments. Science involves Identify possible adaptations to ensure human survival gathering evidence to Analyse a situation where a human has been affected by extreme develop explanations of environments and survived. phenomena. Predict possible behaviours a human could have adopted in order to make survival in this extreme environment easier. Scientific understandings, discoveries and Understand that science uses evidence from nature to develop inventions are used to products to solve human problems. solve problems that Minimal Impact Campout directly affect peoples’ Example resources lives. Sheet — (extreme environments) Evidence used in developing explanations. Australian Curriculum references for this lesson Ideas and explanations Year 5 Science Content descriptions — can be communicated. Science Understanding Biological Sciences Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment. Learning area specific Science as a Human Endeavour language: Nature and Development of Science exposure Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using Lesson objectives evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena. Students will: Use and Influence of Science recognise adaptations required Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve for extreme environments. problems that directly affect peoples’ lives. Science Inquiry Skills Evidence of learning Processing and Analysing Data and information Can the student: Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explain the adaptations that explanations. help animals survive in extreme Communicating environments? Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-model texts.
Curriculum into the classroom EEC Science Survival on North Keppel Island Year 5 Unit 1 Lesson 18 Human Survival — Linking to Human Survival Stories Lesson concepts Example learning sequence (Culminating Activity) Review purpose of adaptations Describe how adaptations can assist survival in extreme environments. Identify why adaptations of animals such as the thorny devil and southern right whale can survive in extreme environments. Identify possible adaptations to ensure human survival Analyse a situation where a human has been affected by extreme environments and survived. Predict possible behaviours a human could have adopted in order to make survival in this extreme environment easier. Understand that science uses evidence from nature to develop products to solve human problems. Minimal Impact Campout Example resources Sheet — (extreme environments) 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 Nature and Development of Science Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena. Use and Influence of Science Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives. Science Inquiry Skills Processing and Analysing Data and information Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations. Communicating Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-model texts. Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment. Science involves gathering evidence to develop explanations of phenomena. Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives. Evidence used in developing explanations. Ideas and explanations can be communicated. Learning area specific language: exposure Lesson objectives Students will: recognise adaptations required for extreme environments. Evidence of learning Can the student: explain the adaptations that help animals survive in extreme environments?