Science: A STEM approach – Ages 5-6 ebook

Description

Prepare your students for the roles of the future! Minds will be challenged and imaginations unleashed as students develop skills such as innovation, creativity, reasoning and problem-solving; and technical science skills such as questioning, observing, systematic experimentation, and analysis and interpretation of data.

Feel confident delivering a comprehensive and contemporary science program, and ease your way into STEM projects with Science: A STEM approach.

Each book in this fantastic new series features:

four units with four STEM projects, organised by sub-strand—Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Earth and space sciences and Physical sciences
easy-to-follow lesson plan format, with term overview at the start of each unit
ideas for incorporating technology in the classroom
background information for the teacher
resource sheets, if required
assessment sheets provided for science knowledge
STEM project for the remainder of the term (2–4 weeks)

Each STEM project includes:

a design brief
STEM curriculum links
alternative project ideas
a group rubric
self-assessment
resource sheets, if required

Science as a Human Endeavour

Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE013)

Science Inquiry Skills

Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS014)
Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses (ACSIS011)
Engage in discussions about observations and represent ideas (ACSIS233)
Share observations and ideas (ACSIS012)

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