Student's prior knowledge will be demonstrated and explored in the first lessons and this will help decide their groups and the information they need to create their package. Learning Matter Essential Understandings Essential Skills Students will learn about: Students will learn to: What is a product? -Investigate, predict, observe, evaluate, draw comparisons, experiment and What is a package? discover different materials and ways in which products are designed, Different types of materials constructed and used in everyday life Describing different materials - Students will learn to question, manipulate, make, plan and design What materials are used in packaging products of their own that reflect the production process explored Effective features of a package throughout the unit. how to conduct a fair test how to predict, record and evaluate an experiment These skills will be acquired through children's participation in: different types of products -Exploration of different packaging products and discussion of materials, how products are made purpose and design traditional Aboriginal products - Observation and investigation in to the process of cardboard and plastic natural and man made materials products use of environment - Guided investigations and exploration of different materials in packaging what is a design brief - Reflection of learning process through science journals, and re-evaluating how to follow the design process predictions and conceptual understanding as the learning process how to meet a design progresses how to present and sell your product Related text-types In this unit different types of text types can be used when integrating the content with other KLA English: - Procedures: Students will learn the steps of writing and completing procedures, a main focus will be on predictions, when students participate in experiments. - Explanations: Students will develop skills in explaining what is happening, or what has happened and record accordingly. In this unit these explanations have been taken place in writing components as well as in the form of flowcharts.
Student's prior knowledge will be demonstrated and explored in the first lessons and this will help decide their groups and the information they need to create their package. Learning Matter Essential Understandings Students will learn about: What is a product? What is a package? Different types of materials Describing different materials What materials are used in packaging Effective features of a package how to conduct a fair test how to predict, record and evaluate an experiment different types of products how products are made traditional Aboriginal products natural and man made materials use of environment what is a design brief how to follow the design process how to meet a design how to present and sell your product Essential Skills Students will learn to: -Investigate, predict, observe, evaluate, draw comparisons, experiment and discover different materials and ways in which products are designed, constructed and used in everyday life - Students will learn to question, manipulate, make, plan and design products of their own that reflect the production process explored throughout the unit. These skills will be acquired through children's participation in: -Exploration of different packaging products and discussion of materials, purpose and design - Observation and investigation in to the process of cardboard and plastic products - Guided investigations and exploration of different materials in packaging - Reflection of learning process through science journals, and re-evaluating predictions and conceptual understanding as the learning process progresses Related text-types In this unit different types of text types can be used when integrating the content with other KLA English: - Procedures: Students will learn the steps of writing and completing procedures, a main focus will be on predictions, when students participate in experiments. - Explanations: Students will develop skills in explaining what is happening, or what has happened and record accordingly. In this unit these explanations have been taken place in writing components as well as in the form of flowcharts.
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