CONCEPT MAP Maths

History • Link: Solve simple addition and subtraction

• The history of a significant person, building, site or part of
the natural environment in the local community and what
it reveals about the past (ACHASSK044)
o Read indigenous dream time story ‘How
the Water got to the Plains’ and explore the
past of the indigenous people.
o Research the role and significance of water
in the past
o Research the gold rush and how water was
found.
• The impact of changing technology on people's lives (e.g.
at home, work, travel, communication, leisure, toys) and
how the technology of the past differs from what is used
today (ACHASSK046)
o Discuss and investigate how water was
used in the past and how it has changed
today.
• Invite an indigenous community member to visit to
speak about the indigenous people’s knowledge of
water.
problems using a range of efficient mental
and written strategies (ACMNA030)
Science / Technology & Enterprise o Discuss conservation of water
• Investigate with water and soils and see which through volume and capacity using a
types of soils retain the most water. variety of different sized containers.
• Excursion to a farm explore how water is used o Measuring water – Litres, millilitres,
and conserved kilograms
• Water pollution experiment
• Layers of the ocean activity exploring the • Create displays of data using lists, table
different layer and picture graphs and interpret
• AQUA farm them (ACMSP050)
• Make a rain gauge o Study measurement of liquids, such
• Experiment on how much water is used when as volume and capacity when
washing hands – place a bucket under the tap to exploring rain water.
measure how much water is wasted. o Graph on how to save water, linked
to report in English on how to
conserve water.
• Students will program bee bots to go move
Concept: Conserving Water to a chosen destination on the school map
where water can be used (STEM).
Term: 2 Weeks: 1-3
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The Arts English

• Use of visual art elements and techniques, to create 2D and 3D artwork, to • Listen for specific purposes and information, including instructions, and extend
communicate ideas and messages to an audience (ACAVAM108) students’ own and others' ideas in discussions (ACELY1666)
o Balloon water drop collage using newspaper informing others on o Read ‘Let’s save water’ by Sara Nelson. A text and pictures explaining
water conservation. how children can save water.
• Create blow prints using blue dye, water and a straw o Read ‘I am water’ by Jean Marzollo. This is a colourful text that
• Create artwork on rainy weather celebrates the usefulness of water.
• Oil and water droplet painting • Identify the audience of imaginative, informative and persuasive
• Watercolour and salt painting texts (ACELY1668)
o Create a waterwise poster
• Rain drop painting
• Read ‘The Water Princess’ by Susan Verde associates with water filtering project
• Experience the use of voice and/or instruments through chants, songs and
in science.
rhymes (VCAMUM002)
• Identify the audience of imaginative, informative and persuasive
o Listen to and sing the water cycle song texts (ACELY1668)
o Sing and listen to the Sesame Street ‘Water Song’ o Report on how to save water, students will be able to choose how they
• Exploration, improvisation and organisation of movement ideas to create a want to present.
dance, demonstrating a beginning and ending (ACADAM001) • Read children’s literature ‘All the water in the world’ by George Ella Lyon. A fun
o Working together as a class create a song and dance based on
poem including facts about water and why we should conserve it.
water conservation. Include props and role-play.