NWS P-12 PRIMARY SCHOOL Integrated Inquiry Learning Sequence P-6 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

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1 NWS P-12 PRIMARY SCHOOL Integrated Inquiry Learning Sequence P-6

2 PREP - EVERY YEAR HUMANITIES - HISTORY Personal And Family Histories What is my history and how do I know? What stories do other people tell about the past? How can stories of the past be told and shared? HUMANITIES - GEOGRAPHY People live in places What are places like? What makes a place special? How can we look after the places we live in? Biological sciences - Needs of Living Things Living things have basic needs, including food and water Chemical Sciences - Properties and Materials Objects are made of materials that have observable properties Earth and Space Sciences - How The Weather Affects Us Daily and seasonal changes in our environment, including the weather, affect everyday life Physical Sciences - Watch it Move The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape

3 Level 1 & 2 - EVEN YEAR HUMANITIES - GEOGRAPHY Places have distinctive features (1) What are the different features of places? How can we care for places? How can spaces within a place be rearranged to suit different purposes? People are connected to many places (2) What are places like? What makes a place special? How can we look after the places we live in? Chemical Sciences - Changes in Materials (1) Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways Chemical Sciences - Mixing Things Together (2) Different materials can be combined, including by mixing, for a particular purpose Earth and Space Sciences - Changes in our Environment (1) Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape Earth and Space Sciences - Water at Home and School (2) Earth s resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways ODD YEAR HUMANITIES HISTORY COMMUNITY HISTORIES Present and past family life (1) How has family life changed or remained the same over time? How can we show that the present is different from or similar to the past? How do we describe the sequence of time? The past in the present (2) What aspects of the past can you see today? What do they tell us? What remains of the past are important to the local community? Why? How have changes in technology shaped our daily life? Biological Sciences - Comparing Animal Habitats (1) Living things have a variety of external features. Living things live in different places where their needs are met Biological Sciences - How Living Things Grow and Develop (2) Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves. Physical Sciences - Seeing the Light (1) Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed Physical Sciences - Push and Pull (2) A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape

4 EVERY YEAR DESIGN AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Design and Technologies By the end of Level 2, students describe the purpose of familiar designed solutions and how they meet the needs of users and affect others and environments. They identify the features and uses of some technologies for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. With guidance, students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. They describe given needs or opportunities. Students create and evaluate their ideas and designed solutions based on personal preferences. They communicate design ideas for their designed solutions, using modelling and simple drawings. Following sequenced steps, students demonstrate safe use of tools and equipment when producing designed solutions. Digital Technologies By the end of Level 2, students identify how common digital systems are used to meet specific purposes. Students use digital systems to represent simple patterns in data in different ways and collect familiar data and display them to convey meaning. Students design solutions to simple problems using a sequence of steps and decisions. They create and organise ideas and information using information systems and share these in safe online environments.

5 Level 3 & 4 - EVEN YEAR HUMANITIES - GEOGRAPHY Places are both similar and different (3) How and why are places similar and different? What would it be like to live in a neighbouring country? How do people s feelings about places influence their views about the protection of places? The Earth s environment sustains all life (4) How does the environment support the lives of people and other living things? How do different views about the environment influence approaches to sustainability? How can people use places and environments more sustainably? Chemical Sciences - Changes of State (3) A change between a solid and a liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat Chemical Sciences - Natural and Processed Materials (4) Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties; these properties can influence their use Earth and Space Sciences - Night and Day (3) Earth s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day Earth and Space Sciences - Shaping Earth s Surface (4) Earth s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity

6 Level 3 & 4 - ODD YEAR HUMANITIES HISTORY Community Remembrance and Celebrations(3) Who lived here first and how do we know? How has our community changed? What features have been lost and what features have been retained? What is the nature of the contribution made by different groups and individuals in the community? How and why do people choose to remember significant events of the past? First contacts (4) Why did the great journeys of exploration occur? What was life like for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples before the arrival of the Europeans? Why did the Europeans settle in Australia? What was the nature and consequence of contact between Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and early traders, explorers and settlers? CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP By the end of Level 4, students explain how decisions can be made democratically and the role of local government. They recognise the importance of rules and distinguish between rules and laws. They describe how people participate in their community as active citizens and factors that shape a person s identity and sense of belonging. Integrated Inquiry Learning Sequence P-6 Physical Sciences -Transfer of Heat (3) Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another Physical Sciences - Forces (4) Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance Biological Sciences - Living and Non-Living (3) Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things Biological Sciences - Life Cycles (4) Living things have life cycles. Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive

7 EVERY YEAR DESIGN AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Design and Technologies By the end of Level 4 students explain how solutions are designed to best meet needs of the communities and their environments. They describe contributions of people in design and technologies occupations. Students describe how the features of technologies can be used to create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. Students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. They explain needs or opportunities and evaluate ideas and designed solutions against identified criteria for success, including sustainability considerations. They develop and expand design ideas and communicate these using models and drawings including annotations and symbols. Students plan and sequence major steps in design and production. They identify appropriate technologies and techniques and demonstrate safe work practices when creating designed solutions. Digital Technologies By the end of Level 4, students describe how a range of digital systems and their peripheral devices can be used for different purposes. Students explain how the same data sets can be represented in different ways. They collect and manipulate different data when creating information and digital solutions. They plan and safely use information systems when creating and communicating ideas and information, applying agreed protocols. Students define simple problems, and design and develop digital solutions using algorithms that involve decision-making and user input. They explain how their developed solutions and existing information systems meet their purposes.

8 Level 5 & 6 - EVEN YEAR HUMANITIES - GEOGRAPHY Factors that shape the human and environmental characteristics of places (5) How do people and environments influence one another? How do people influence the human characteristics of places and the management of spaces within them? How can the impact of bushfires or floods on people and places be reduced? A diverse and connected world (6) How do places, people and cultures differ across the world? What are Australia s global connections between people and places? How do people s connections to places affect their perception of them? ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS By the end of Level 6, students distinguish between needs and wants and recognise that choices need to be made when allocating resources. They recognise that consumer choices and financial decisions are influenced by a range of factors and describe the effects of these choices and decisions on themselves, their family, others, the economy and the natural, economic and business environments. Students identify strategies that will assist in making informed consumer and financial decisions. They explain the purpose of business and recognise the different ways that businesses choose to provide goods and services. Students outline the many reasons why people work and describe the changing nature of work. They describe the nature of enterprising behaviours and capabilities and explain why these behaviours are important for individuals and businesses. Students outline the advantages and disadvantages of proposed actions in response to an economics and/or business issue or event and identify the possible effects of their decisions on themselves and others. Chemical Sciences - Solids, Liquids, Gasses (5) Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways. Chemical Sciences - Changing Materials (6) Changes to materials can be reversible, such as melting, freezing, evaporating; or irreversible, such as burning and rusting Earth and Space Sciences - Solar System (5) The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) Earth and Space Sciences - Weather Extremes; Natural Disasters (6) Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth s surface.

9 Level 5 & 6 - ODD YEAR HUMANITIES HISTORY The Australian colonies (5) What do we know about the lives of people in Australia s colonial past and how do we know? How did an Australian colony develop over time and why? How did colonial settlement change the environment? What were the significant events and who were the significant people that shaped Australian colonies? Australia as a nation (6) Why and how did Australia become a nation? How did Australian society change throughout the twentieth century? Who were the people who came to Australia? Why did they come? What contribution have significant individuals and groups made to the development of Australian society? CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP By the end of Level 6, students identify the values that underpin Australia s democracy and explain the importance of the electoral process. They describe the purpose of key institutions and levels of government in Australia s democracy. They explain the role of different people in Australia s legal system and the role of parliaments in creating law. They identify various ways people can participate effectively in groups to achieve shared goals. Students explain what it means to be an Australian citizen and how people can participate as global citizens. They analyse contemporary issues and use evidence to support a point of view about civics and citizenship issues. They identify possible solutions to an issue as part of a plan for action Physical Sciences - Investigating Light (5) Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted Physical Sciences - Electrical Energy and Energy Transformations (6) Electrical circuits provide a means of transferring and transforming electricity. Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity. Biological Sciences - Survival; Animal Adaptations (5) Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment. Biological Sciences - Effect of Environmental Changes on Living Things (6) The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment.

10 EVERY YEAR DESIGN AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Design and Technologies By the end of Level 6, students explain the functions of digital system components and how digital systems are connected to form networks that transmit data.students explain how digital systems use whole numbers as a basis for representing a variety of data types. They manage the creation and communication of ideas, information and digital projects collaboratively using validated data and agreed protocols. Students define problems in terms of data and functional requirements and design solutions by developing algorithms to address the problems. They incorporate decision-making, repetition and user interface design into their designs and develop their digital solutions, including a visual program. Students explain how information systems and their developed solutions meet current and future needs taking sustainability into account. Digital Technologies By the end of Level 6 students describe some competing considerations in the design of solutions taking into account sustainability. They describe how design and technologies contribute to meeting present and future needs. Students explain how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts. Students create designed solutions for each of the prescribed technologies contexts, suitable for identified needs or opportunities. They suggest criteria for success, including sustainability considerations and use these to evaluate their ideas and designed solutions. They combine design ideas and communicate these to audiences using graphical representation techniques and technical terms. Students record project plans including production processes. They select and use appropriate technologies and techniques correctly and safely to produce designed solutions.