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TERM/WEEKS: Term 2/Week YEAR LEVEL: Year 6 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: Science/Cyclones

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AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural Understanding
thinking Competence
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

WEEK/ AUSTRALIAN SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
LESSO CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
N LINKS (include learner diversity)

Science Science Science

Understa as a Inquiry
nding Human Skills
Endeavou
r
Week 6 Earth
and
Use and
influence
As a result of this Diagnostic Introduction Why study the
Lesson Commun lesson, students will • The teacher introduces topic. Teacher talks topic?
1 space of icating: Assessment:
be able to: about cyclones; how common they are in WA, What are we
sciences:
Sudden
science:
Scientific
Commun
• Explain the
Teacher how weather can have serve impacts on going to be
icate
geologic understa ideas, definition of a discussions people, how powerful and vast they are. completing?
al
changes
ndings,
discoveri
explanati cyclone and • The teacher reviews previous topic of volcano, How does this
ons and
and es and processe
• Recall the Wordlcloud earthquakes and tsunamis. Other natural link with what I
extreme invention s using impacts of a identify disasters that would have been covered. have already
weather s are scientific cyclone • The teacher explains what is going to occur done?
events used to represent students How do I get
Students will: over the lesson series: students are going to be
can
affect
solve
problems
ations in
• Research the individual creative and collaborative. They are going to be the
a variety
Earth’s that of ways, impact of general in groups, creating a poster and a movie. information?
surface
(ACSSU
directly
affect
including
cyclones Cyclone • Teacher gives lesson and lesson series
multi-
knowledge objectives. Weebly
096) peoples’ modal using QR
lives • The teacher instructs students to interact with Wordcloud:
texts codes placed
(ACSHE (ACSIS1 home screen of Weebly with instruction and https://www.wor
100) 10) throughout have them go to lesson 1. dclouds.com/
Use and One iPad per
influence
the • The teacher has students complete lesson 1.
of classroom. • Activity on Weebly: Conduct word cloud in What are the group
science:
groups with words associated with Cyclones. effects of a
Scientific
Save Wordcloud to be embedded in Poster. cyclone?
knowledg • Create a What is a
e is used
poster, using • The teacher organizes groups. Groups of three.
to solve cyclone?
Mix the groups among different abilities in ICT,
problems SMORE, How are
Literacy, Science, and Positive Behaviour etc.
and demonstratin cyclones
inform
g research formed?
personal Body
and Where do
techniques,
communi
ty
responding Formative • The students will investigate using QR codes placed cyclones
questions Assessment: throughout the room. Approximately 40 QR codes in occur?
decisions
posed by the total. Codes include Britannica Cyclone links, How do we QR codes.
(ACSHE
083)
Teacher predict
teacher. observes Bureau of Metrology links, News video’s, Historical
cyclones?
groups news articles, how to on iMovie and Smore etc. The How do I
QR codes will be grouped into specific categories. create the
poster?
• The teacher frames students’ research with Questions on
questions including: What is a cyclone? What are Weebly.
the effects of a cyclone? How do Cyclones affect
Formative people? Name three notable Australian Cyclones?
Assessment: How can we prepare for a cyclone? How can we
Teacher monitor and Predict cyclones? These will be Smore link on
observes work questions that shape their poster. Weebly:
that has been https://www.smo
completed on • The students will begin to create their posters using re.com/
Posters. Smore. They will use their QR research.

Conclusion
Formative • The students save posters.
Assessment: • This is the final activity. Involves the students Weebly:
Teacher views contributing to Padlet. Questions: ONE thing I What have I Instructions and
anonymous learnt today, ONE thing I wasn’t sure of and learnt? What Padlet link
ONE thing I want to learn more about. This way wasn’t I sure Padlet:
answers given of? What do I https://padlet.co
assessment and feedback is anonymous. This
on Padlet. allows the teacher to see what was learnt well, want to do m/
what may have been over extended and what to more of?
focus on next.
• The teacher restates objectives. Inform students
what will be completed next lesson. I.e.
continue poster and make iMovie.
WEEK/ AUSTRALIAN SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
LESSO CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
N LINKS (include learner diversity)

Science Science Science

Understa as a Inquiry
nding Human Skills
Endeavou
r
Week 6 As
previous
As
previous
As a result of this Diagnostic Introduction What did I Weebly. Lesson
Lesson As lesson, students will • The teacher re-activates the students complete last 2. One iPad per
2 lesson- lesson- previous assessment:
be able to: knowledge by having them re-look at their lesson? group.
Earth Use and lesson- Teacher has
and influence Commun • Explain the posters What are we Smore
space of definition of a discussion with • The teacher explains what is going to occur going to be
icating: posters
sciences:
Sudden
science:
Scientific
Commun cyclone more students with over the lesson. That the students are going to completing?
icate
geologic understa ideas,
deeply any questions finish their posters and create a Movie that we How does this
al ndings, explanati • Recall the and can gauge will be watching next lesson. link with what I
changes discoveri ons and impacts of a • The teacher gives lesson objective. have already
and es and processe their done?
cyclone in • Have students interact Weebly lesson 2, which
extreme
weather
invention
s are
s using
more detail understanding includes instructions. How do I get
scientific
events used to represent Students will: of task. • The teacher has students complete lesson 2. the
can solve ations in • Continue and • The teacher leads a non ICT tool enabled information?
affect problems a variety
Earth’s that of ways,
finish their discussion with any questions regarding the
surface directly including research on task.
(ACSSU affect multi- the impact of • The teacher has students select a ‘pet cyclone’
096) peoples’ modal
lives cyclones from their research that they will focus upon for
texts
(ACSHE (ACSIS1 their video. Have each group select a different
100) using QR
10) cyclone.
Use and codes placed Formative
influence
of
throughout Assessment: Body
the Activity 1 completion: What do I still
science:
Scientific
Teacher need to
classroom.
knowledg observes work • The students will continue investigate using QR
complete? QR codes.
e is used
to solve
that has been codes placed throughout the room. The same QR
What
problems
• Continue to completed on happened
create a codes will be put in the same position. regarding my
and Posters. ‘pet’ cyclone?
inform poster, using Weeblly lesson
personal • They will continue with the same questions that 2 questions.
and SMORE,
frame their research questions. Add extending
communi demonstratin
ty question regarding the impact of science (including
decisions g research
weather forecasting) for students that need
(ACSHE techniques, Smore poster
083) extending.
responding from previous
questions • The students will continue to create their poster. lesson.
posed by the Formative
teacher. Assessment: Activity 2, iMovie:
Teacher iMovie
• Create an observes • The teacher has students complete news What do I application.
Movies being inspired iMovie. include in the
iMovie of a
Movie?
pretend created. How do I
• The teacher gives instructions on iMovie in
news story create the
Weebly with examples.
from a Movie?
Cyclone that Who is going
• The teacher references previous videos
they have to see this
watched, including news stories, to create this Movie?
chosen. Movie.
Weebly lesson
• The students use information collated on their 2.
poster to complete the movie.

• The teacher has leading questions for the

Summative
students to follow on the Weebly lesson 2. I.e.
assessment: What will be
where did it happen? A fake weather report?
Teacher views happening
The effect on the community, warnings from
posters and next lesson?
experts and government officials. Who is going
Movies of
to see my Class YouTube
students. Conclusion work? channel.
What did I
Formative • Students save posters and videos. Ensure both enjoy in the Answer garden
assessment: a completed. lesson? application:
• The students embed their video on their poster. https://answerga
Answer A YouTube upload may be required. rden.ch/
garden: What • The teacher restates objectives. Inform students
did the what will be completed next lesson. I.e.
students enjoy • The teacher initiates Answer garden activity
about the • The teacher has students submit their response
lesson? to: What did you enjoy most about the lesson
today?
• Teacher reviews the responses.
WEEK/ AUSTRALIAN SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
LESSO CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
N LINKS (include learner diversity)

Science Science Science

Understa as a Inquiry
nding Human Skills
Endeavou
r
Week 6 As As As a result of this Introduction What did I Weebly. Lesson
Lesson previous previous As lesson, students will • The teacher re-activates the student’s complete last 3. Projector and
3 lesson- lesson- previous be able to: knowledge by having them re look at their lesson? Teacher access
Earth
and
Use and
influence
lesson-
• Recall a
Formative posters and video and gives 5 minutes of extra What are we to Students
Commun
space of icating: notable Assessment: preparation time. going to be Video.
sciences:
Sudden
science:
Scientific
Commun Australian Teacher • The teacher explains what is going to occur completing? Classroom
icate
geologic understa ideas,
Cyclone and observes over the lesson. They are going to present their How does this YouTube
al ndings, explanati its impacts discussion that own video, and watch everyone else’s. link with what I channel.
changes discoveri ons and • Explain the • The teacher gives lesson objective. have already iPads.
and es and processe students have done?
importance • The teacher has the students interact Weebly
extreme
weather
invention
s are
s using
of Scientific before lesson 3, which includes instructions.
scientific
events used to represent technology presentation. Body
can solve ations in and Activity 1 completion: Videos
affect problems a variety understandin (iMovie/Youtube
Earth’s that of ways,
g in making The students give a quick introduction and then Does my video )
surface directly including Summative •
relate to all the Posters (Smore)
(ACSSU affect multi- decisions present their videos.
096) peoples’ modal regarding Assessment: information on
lives texts Cyclones Teacher my poster?
(ACSHE (ACSIS1 • Each group will then be required to answer
100) 10)
Students will: observes questions posed by the other students.
Can I answer
Use and • Present their Movies and questions
influence
own Movie posed?
of discussion. • They may use their posters top answer the
science: and watch questions asked.
Scientific
knowledg
each others
e is used Movies. • The questions will be asked in a non-ICT
to solve
problems environment.
and • Complete a
inform Kahoot Quiz. Activity 2, Kahoot:
personal Summative
and assessment: Can I get the Kahoot quiz
communi • The teacher has the students complete the
Teacher views right answers created by
ty Kahoot quiz. teacher:
decisions Kahoot on the Kahoot
(ACSHE quiz? https://kahoot.it/
083) answers and
discussion. • The teacher will facilitate this. Does my
Poster include
• The teacher will lead discussions if answers are information I
incorrect. can draw on to
get the right
• The students will have access to their posters to answer?
answer the questions.

Formative Conclusion
Where is my Answer garden
assessment: work going to application:
Answer garden • The teacher restates all lesson and lesson be displayed? https://answerga
to shape future series objectives. Did I meet the rden.ch/
lessons. • Answer garden activity for feedback: same lesson series
questions from lesson 1: ONE thing I learnt objectives?
today, ONE thing I wasn’t sure of and ONE What did/n’t I
thing I want to learn more about. This way enjoy about
assessment and feedback is anonymous. This the lesson
allows the teacher to see what was effective series?
and not for future lessons.

Class Weebly
• The students save their posters and submit
these to the class blog.