Science

Grade 10, class X

ACARA links:
ACSSU185 The theory of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of living things and is
supported by a range of scientific evidence
ACSHE194 People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should accept claims,
explanations or predictions
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA] (n.d.). Foundation to year 10 curriculum
v7.5: science. Retrieved October 8, 2015, from
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/science/curriculum/f-10?layout=1#level7.

The next topic we will be covering in class is evolution. Instead of me just rattling on however,
Im going to shake things up a bit
Quick Response codes (commonly called QR codes) are bar codes consisting of square dots
arranged in a square grid on a white background. They can be read by the camera on your
smartphone or tablet and often are used to link websites. If you have a suitable device,
download an app that will read QR codes (any will do) and try the one out below for an
example

Now for the learning bit
1. Get into groups of 4-5 people (at least one of you in the group must have a smartphone if
not, speak to me).

2. I have hidden ten QR codes in the classroom and it is your task to find them all.
3. The whole class will congregate outside the classroom and one person from each group is
to enter the classroom for a total of five minutes. In that five minutes they need to find as
many QR codes as they can and scan them (using the groups smartphone) to discover which
website they link to. This website needs to be recorded/saved as it will be used shortly.
4. After five minutes the first group member must leave the classroom and another group
member can enter to try to find any remaining QR codes.
5. The group is then to critically analyse each of the websites they have discovered to evaluate
which are credible and which are not.
6. As a group, you are to use the information from the credible website(s) to design a
presentation for class Y (the other Grade 10 Science class). As they will cover evolution next
term, it is your responsibility to teach them the most important aspects of evolution. (They
are currently completing a similar activity and will be designing a presentation for your
groups about the origin of the universe).
7. The remaining two or three group members who did not look for the QR codes will be
responsible for delivering the presentation to their peers in the other class.