Science: A STEM approach — Earth and space sciences — Year 2 digital unit

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.

This 42-page unit covers:

Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways (ACSSU032)
Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE034)
People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things (ACSHE035)
Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS037)
Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions (ACSIS038)
Use informal measurements to collect and records observations, using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS039)
Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables through discussion, compare observations with predictions (ACSIS040)
Compare observations with those of others (ACSIS041)
Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways (ACSIS042)

Each book in this fantastic series features:

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

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