STEM FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT

TERM / WEEKS: UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE YEAR LEVEL:

7 DEVELOPMENT GOAL: 14 Life Below Water 4
GENERAL CAPABILITIES
Literacy Numeracy ICT Capability Critical and Creative Ethical Understanding Personal and Social Ethical Understanding
Thinking Capability
CROSS CURRICULUM PRIORITIES
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
OI. 7 Actions for a more sustainable future reflect values of
care, respect and responsibility, and require us to explore and
understand environments

SCSA LINKS
Design Design Digital Digital
Technologies Technologies Technologies Technologies
Knowledge & Process & Knowledge & Process &
Understandings Production Understandings Production
Skills Skills

ACTDEP01 Resources
6 Introduction  TWLH chart in science journal
ACTDEP01  Students will complete third section of their TWLH
7 Chart
 Move into project groups
Body
 Students will take modified sketches and create
final prototype using provided materials and/or
materials sourced from home
 After completion of product groups will need to
work on their product pitch speech for the ‘big
company’ need to include
- Overview to the issue
- Introduction to their product describing what it is
and how it will help minimise water pollution Materials for prototypes
- The cost effectiveness of the product (how much - Cardboard
funding they will need and how much they plan to - Aluminium
sell it for) - String
- Practical application of product (how it can be - Cloth
implemented into the community) - Toilet rolls
- Why the ‘big company’ should invest in their - Paper
product - Pop sticks
Conclusion - Toothpicks
- Other reusable materials
 Complete a ‘how I feel’ exit slip about their
- Home sourced materials
 presentations next lesson
Exit Slip (Circle feelings that apply)

LEARNER DIVERSITY

Working in collaborative groups students can bounce ideas

off one another or lean on each other for help when working
within their groups

OTHER SCSA LINKS eg Maths, Science

Science as a Human Endeavour : ACHE062

Statistics and Probability : ACMSP092

OBJECTIVES

 Develop final prototype of product using the modified

annotated drawing from procreate using materials
provided and/or materials sourced from homes
 Create a product pitch speech for the ‘big business’
that explains and describes the purpose of your
product
 ASSESSMENT

Teacher anecdotal notes throughout lesson

TWLH Chart
Exit Slip