SPECIALIST SUBJECTS
Lockleys North Primary School
This semester our focus in Science is on Physical and Chemical Sciences. In German our focus is on home and links to Germany and Schultüten.
Year 5/6 Science
Physical Science - Energy (10 weeks)
Learning intentions
In this unit students will:
- think and act scientifically by engaging in provocations that elicit prior knowledge and misconceptions.
- identify, describe and classify simple energy transformations.
- investigate and understand how people from different cultures use renewable sources of energy.
- know what makes an energy source renewable or non-renewable and understand the impact of electricity generation on the environment.
- understand how personal and community choices can influence the use of renewable sources of energy.
- investigate household energy consumption and know what can be done to reduce our impact on the planet.
- transfer and apply their knowledge of energy sources to design an eco-house for construction in remote Australia.
World Record Forces
World Record Forces
Chemical Science - It Matters
Learning intentions
In this unit students will:
- Think and act scientifically by engaging in provocations that elicit prior knowledge and misconceptions about materials.
- Understand the term “states of matter” and explore the properties of different liquids
- Investigate and understand the properties of different solid materials.
- Know that gases are a state of matter.
- Know and understand how our knowledge of matter helps us to make safe choices
- Understand that gases can be produced in different ways.
- Participate in investigations to understand that a unique property of gas is the way it moves.
- Investigate the compression of matter and know that gas can be easily compressed, but solids and liquids cannot be easily compressed.
- Understand the process of evaporation and design an investigation to test ideas.
- Explore how Aboriginal people use an understanding of evaporation to maintain water sources.
- Understand that cooling (removing heat) can cause matter to change state.
- Develop an understanding of how different gases contribute to the greenhouse effect.
- Plan, conduct, evaluate and report on an investigation into a factor that affects evaporation, and to describe and apply knowledge of the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
Year 4/5 Science
Physical Science - World Record Forces
Learning intentions
In this unit students will:
- think and act scientifically whilst engaging in games to elicit prior knowledge and misconceptions about forces.
- know there are different types of forces including contact and non-contact forces, and know examples of where they occur in everyday life.
- think and act scientifically to understand that scientific knowledge can be applied to a variety of different situations.
- conduct investigations to understand the force of friction and how it can be beneficial
- represent data in graphic form and analyse data to identify relationships and patterns between the type of sole, and the amount of friction produced.
- understand how Aboriginal peoples use their knowledge of forces to take part in traditional games.
- understand that magnetism is a non-contact pulling force that acts from a distance
- investigate and understand that all magnetic materials are metal, but not all metals are magnetic.
- identify investigable questions about familiar contexts, and plan and conduct investigations.
- know and understand the importance of forces in our everyday lives.
- investigate how the shape of an object can affect the forces acting upon it.
Chemical Science - Marvellous Materials
Learning intentions
In this unit students will:
- think and act scientifically by engaging in learning opportunities that elicit prior knowledge and misconceptions.
- understand objects are made from materials.
- know the common properties used to describe materials.
- conduct simple investigations to understand different materials have different properties.
- understand that the properties of materials determine their use.
- identify variables for an investigation and determine which variable(s) will be measured, changed and kept the same.
- conduct a scientific investigation and use formal measurements to record observations.
- understand how Aboriginal peoples select and use natural materials.
- understand Aboriginal peoples use different natural materials to produce paint for different purposes.
- understand how plastic is made and the issues created by using plastic.
- understand that natural materials may be processed to make bioplastic.
- apply their understanding of the properties of materials to recommend appropriate uses for a specific material (bioplastic).
YEAR 4/5/6 German
Außerhalb dieser Welt - Out of this world
Learning intentions
In this unit students will:
- identify and recall new vocabulary on the topic of space.
- recognise and use coordinating conjunctions und, aber and oder.
- develop/extend sentences using a coordinating conjunction.
- recognise and use subordinating conjunctions weil and dass.
- recognise how weil and dass impact word order.
- understand the difference between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
- recall and use familiar greetings.
- recognise there are multiple ways of expressing the same thing.
- learn about play scripts as a text type.
- identify the key textual features of a script.
- write a simple script.
Trautes Heim, Glück allein - Home sweet home
Learning intentions
In this unit students will:
- identify and recall new vocabulary on the topic of housing.
- compare the style and appearance of housing in Germany and Australia.
- comment on the style and appearance of housing in different environments in Germany - urban, mountains, forests, beachside, riverside.
- understand how housing design/ architecture reflects the climate and lifestyle of a country.
- develop sentences using es gibt.
- recognise the link between a noun’s gender and its definite/indefinite article in relation to furniture, for example, der Tisch, ein Tisch.
- use the nominative and accusative indefinite articles to denote an unspecified object.
- design and label a house in response to a brief/ letter.
YEAR 6 German
Briefe nach Österreich - Letters to Austria
Learning intentions
In this unit students will:
- reflect on the purpose of letter-writing.
- reflect on structure and language.
- identify and recall new vocabulary on the topic of letter-writing.
- recognise how language reflects politeness and closeness of social relationships.
- recognise that greetings can vary according to country, region and dialect.
- identify their audience.
- use informal and formal language.
- define/ describe what is meant by the word intercultural.
- reflect on letter-writing as an intercultural experience.
- share cultural traditions and values.
- apply text features and writing conventions.
- write a letter to a penpal in a German-speaking country.
Schultüten (100 Days of School Gift to Receptions)
Learning intentions
In this unit students will:
- understand that the term Schultüte has no direct translation into English.
- understand that the Schultüte is part of school culture in Germany and an ongoing tradition.
- understand how a gift can give joy and contribute to a child’s identity and feelings of belonging at school.
- organise their time and meet deadlines.
- create a journal to document the making of their Schultüte.
