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TERM/WEEKS: Term 2
Week 6

YEAR LEVEL: !

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: Naming Body parts

(science)

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy

Numeracy

ICT

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and
Cultures

WEEK
/
LESS
ON

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS
Science
Underst
anding

Living
things
have a
variety
of
external
features
(ACSSU
017)

Science
as a
Human
Endeavo
ur

Critical and creative

thinking

Ethical Behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

Personal and social

Competence

Intercultural
Understanding

Sustainability

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

KEY
QUESTIONS

Activate prior knowledge

Ask some key questions to the class will be asked about the
location of some body parts and the label for others. The class
will then play Simon Says to further activate knowledge.
Students will be divided into three even groups which will
rotate through all the activities
iPad activity
Create a collage using the app Pic Collage. Students will take
pictures of theirs, or their friends body parts to create a
person, verbally label the body parts as they go.
Play dough activity
Students will use play dough to create a human body, during
the activity they will be asked key questions about the location
and labels of the body parts.
Digital Microscope activity
Students will look at their body parts at a deeper level through
the microscope. Students will get to explore themselves with
the microscope and record their findings on an activity sheet
Conclusion Share Circle
Students will gather on the mat in a circle to conclude the
lesson. Students will go over the objectives that occurred
throughout the lesson. Students will also discuss their use of
ICT.

Raise your hand

if you can show
me where your
toes are?

RESOURCES

Science
Inquiry
Skills

Locate body parts

such as ear, eyes,
nose, head,
elbow, knee and
toes
Organise and
manipulate
materials body
parts to create
the human body
Use a range of
ICT appropriately

Marked on rubric
and anecdotal
notes.
Microscope activity
page collected for
recording.
Photos taken during
activities.
Responses to key
questions.
Photos taken of
children of play
dough people
created.

Who found this

app easy to use!
What body parts
have you added
to create your
person?
How does our
skin look
different under
the microscope?
What technology
did you find
easy to use?
What technology
was fun to use?

4 iPads with the

app pic collage
1 digital
microscope
connected to
laptop
19 activity
microscope
activity sheet
Coloured
pencils
1 iPad for
camera
Play dough in 6
colours:

Brown

Light Pink

Yellow

Black

Orange

Blue
4 Mirrors
Play dough
body template

(laminated)
Sheet of material
with hole