Living things change

Science and Technology – 2024 and 2017 Syllabuses

Students investigate how living things change as they grow through hands-on activities and scientific investigations.

"Practical activities with living things in our local environment outside the classroom. Thank you. RNPEEC teachers are fantastic!"

Students:

observe life stages of animals through hands-on activities such as dipnetting for water invertebrates and searching for land invertebrates
model a life cycle using natural materials
observe life stages of plants
collect and compare seed pods and create ephemeral art or scratch art

Living world

Outcomes

observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas ST1-1WS-S
describes observable features of living things and their environments ST1-4LW-S

Content

Living things change

Students:

explore how living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030) SciT
record the changes in growth of a common plant or animal, using uniform informal units and appropriate technologies ComT SysT

Investigations of changes provide knowledge and understanding

Outcomes

measures and describes changes in living things, materials, movement, Earth and the sky ST1-SCI-01
poses questions based on observations and information to investigate cause and effect ST1-PQU-01
collects, represents and uses data to identify patterns and relationships ST1-DAT-01

Content

Living things change over time

Describe the changes in a plant as it grows using data and scientific models
Describe the changes in an animal as it goes through its life cycle using data and scientific models
Collect data about the variety of living things in a local habitat, group them and justify the groupings