AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM

General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural Understanding
thinking Competence
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

5E’s- EXPLORE (2-3 lessons)
• To provide hands on, shared experiences of gravitational force
• To support students to investigate and explore ideas about why different objects fall faster than others
• Formative assessment
WEEK AUSTRALIAN SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
/ CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
LESSO LINKS (include learner diversity)
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Science Science as Science
Understan a Human Inquiry
ding Endeavour Skills

Week ACSSU ACSHE ACSIS0 1. Create a FORMATIVE Questions to

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Lesso about which Students Play gravity video: during
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ground the how they work object fell
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slowest Body:
quickest? • Tissues
HOW: 1. Groups of 3 - 4
ACSIS2 • Which Pencils
2. Investigate and • Predictions 2. One person to collect 5 different objects from •
16 object fell Cotton
assess the time made on the front. •
it takes for the worksheet 3. Each group member makes their own the wool
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resources to • Whole class predictions. slowest? • Inflated
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reach the and 4. Each group member takes turns in completing balloon
• Why is
ground individual the tests. • Deflated
this? balloon
student o One person drops the object
discussion o One person times the object from • How does Bouncy
3. Participate in •
collaborative release to hitting the floor gravity ball
 learning groups • Notes on o All members record the times affect our • Paper ball
and make student’s 5. Circle the middle time for each test. objects? • Paper
observation ability to • Work sheet
work with 6. Complete the final order column per student
their group • Ipad to
members film/time
•

Conclusion:


• Group discussion
• Class discussion Class
• Update word wall discussion
questions:
• What

objects

Learner diversity: did you
EDUCATIONAL RISK choose?
• What
• Visual aids - powerpoint, worksheet example objects
• Video footage - helps students fell the
demonstrate knowledge without relying on quickest
literacy competence • Why do
you think
HIGH ACHIEVERS/LOW ACHIEVERS this
happene
• Written examples of work sheet
d?
• Extension activity

• Individual questioning to extend their

knowledge