Suggested Work Program

Suggested work program

The chapters of the textbook are in an order that considers the developing nature of knowledge and understanding. Chapter 1 – Introducing science is a foundation chapter and the knowledge, understanding and skills that students develop as they work through the chapter are used and reinforced in all the other chapters.

Understandings developed in Chapter 2 – Staying alive related to the role of living things in the environment are revisited in Chapter 7 –Use it again and Chapter 9 – Energy converters.

Similarly understandings developed in Chapter 3 – Changing materials related to physical and chemical changes will support students’ understating of concepts developed in Chapter 6 – Tomorrow’s weather; Chapters 7 – Use it again; and Chapter 8 – Water.

Ideas from Chapter 4 – Big changes flow through into Chapter 6 – Tomorrow’s weather.

The following concept map demonstrates the linkages.

Taking these linkages into account it is logical to start any work program with the activities in Chapter 1.

Any one of Chapters 2, 3 and 4 could follow. In the following work program the decision was made to work on chapter 2 since it begins with material that should be more familiar to students.

Chapter 10 was left until the end of the two years because it takes a maturity of thought to understand that the building blocks of living things are microscopic cells.

The effect is that the program works through the text in the order that the chapters are presented.

The amount of time that schools devote to science differs considerably. The following suggested work program is based on students spending a minimum of two hours per week on science related activities.

The final decision about what to include and the time taken for the various topics and activities is made by the teacher taking into account the interests and ability levels of the students in the class.

/ Classroom activities / Extension and homework. /
Year 6 Term 1
Chapter 1 Introducing Science
Week / 1 / Thinking about — Worksheet 1.1
Introduce the ‘Mission’.
Discussion of ‘What scientists do.’ / Think about a question for the ‘Mission’.
Science in Action — Scientist of the past (Worksheet 1.2)
2 / Observation and inference Science@work 1.1 and Worksheet1.3
Measurement Science@work 1.2 (part A) and Worksheet 1.4.(part A) / Completion of worksheet 1.3
3 / Measurement Science@work 1.2 (part B) and Worksheet 1.4.(part B)
Making inferences Worksheet 1.5 / Completion of Worksheet 1.4
4 / Fair testing Science @work 1.3 and Worksheet 1.6
5 / Collect results for Science@work 1.3 and complete Worksheet 1.6 / Science in Action — Fred Hollows (worksheet 1.7)
6 / Set up the investigation for the mission / Worksheet 1.8 — Key terms
Review questions
7 / Gather results and present the mission to the class
Chapter 2 Staying alive
8 / Thinking about — Worksheet 2.1
Introduction to the mission
9 / Discussion of predator/prey and camouflage
10 / Science @work 2.1 and Worksheet 2.2 / Completion of Worksheet 2.1
End of section questions
/ Classroom activities / Extension and homework. /
Year 6 Term 2
Chapter 2 Staying alive
Week / 1 / Discussion of adaptations
Science@work 2.2 and Worksheet2.3
Research Worksheet 2.4 / Work on the ‘mission’ thought the next 6 weeks.
Completion of Worksheet 2.3
Completion of Worksheet 2.4
2 / Discussion of adaptations of spiders
Science in action — Predators of the ocean and Worksheet 2.5 / Completion of Worksheet 2.5
3 / Plant adaptations
Introduction to food chains / End of section question
4 / Science@work 2.3 and Worksheet2.6 / Creation of food web
End of section questions
5 / Science in Action — Insect – very important. And Worksheet 2.7 / Worksheet 2.8 Key terms
6 / Work on mission and present it to the class / Review questions
Chapter 3 Changing materials
7 / Thinking about changing materials Worksheet 3.1
Introduction of mission
8 / Discussion of atoms, molecules and matter.
Physical changes — changes of state
9 / Science@work 3.1 and Worksheet3.2 / Completion of Worksheet 3.2
10 / Chemical changes Science@work 3.2 and Worksheet 3.3
Science in Action — Traditional ways of changing materials and Worksheet 3.4 / End of section questions
/ Classroom activities / Extension and homework. /
Year 6 Term 3
Chapter 3 Changing materials
Week / 1 / Revision of physical and chemical changes Worksheet 3.6
Science in Action — Stone to iron and Worksheet 3.5 / Completion of Worksheet 3.6
Completion of Worksheet 3.5
2 / Discussion of changes to iron
Science@work 3.3 and Worksheet3.7 / Completion of Worksheet 3.7
3 / Discussion of changes to fibres
Worksheet 3.8 and discussion / End of section questions
Worksheet 3.9 — Key terms
4 / Work on mission / Review Questions
5 / Present mission to class
Chapter 4 Big changes
6 / Thinking about a changing world Worksheet 4.1
Introduction of the ‘Mission’
Size of the solar system Worksheet4.2
7 / Gravity Science@work 4.1 and Worksheet 4.3
Life and death of stars. / End of section questions
8 / Structure of the Earth – earthquakes
Volcanoes
9 / Evidence of past volcanoes
Discuss Science@work 4.2 and Worksheet 4.4
10 / Create the model for Science@work 4.2 and share it with the class
/ Classroom activities / Extension and homework. /
Year 6 Term 4
Chapter 4 Big changes
Week / 1 / Fossils
Science@work 4.3 and Worksheet 4.6 / Science in action — Where did the island go? and Worksheet 4.5.
End of section questions
2 / Science in Action — Queensland’s past and worksheet 4.7 / End of section questions.
3 / Work on ‘mission’ and share it with the class. / Review questions
Chapter 5 Safety first
4 / Thinking about safety first Worksheet 5.1
Introduction to the ‘mission’. Balanced and unbalanced forces.
5 / Gravity
Friction
Science@work 5.1 and Worksheet5.3 / Science in action — Sir Isaac Newton and Worksheet 5.2
6 / Safety gear
Science@work 5.2 and Worksheet5.4 / Completion of Worksheet 5.4
End of section questions
7 / Inertia
Science@work 5.3 and Worksheet5.5 / Completion of Worksheet 5.5
8 / Demonstration of skull effectiveness
Science in Action — Sports medicine and Worksheet 5.6
Worksheet 5.7 / End of section questions
9 / Work on ‘mission’.
10 / Presentation of ‘mission’ to class. / Worksheet 5.8 key terms
Revision questions
/ Classroom activities / Extension and homework. /
Year 7 Term 1
Chapter 6 Tomorrow’s weather
Week / 1 / Thinking about the weather Worksheet 6.1
Introduction to the ‘mission’.
What is weather? Worksheet 6.2 / Work on ‘mission, throughout the next 7 weeks.
2 / Science@work 6.1 and Worksheet6.3
Temperatures
Worksheet 6.4 / Complete Worksheet 6.4
3 / Evaporation and precipitation
Science @work 6.2 and Worksheet6.5 / Complete Worksheet 6.5
4 / Wind
Fronts
Worksheet 6.6 / Complete Worksheet 6.6
5 / Tropical cyclones
Science in Action — Traditional Weather forecasting and Worksheet6.8 / Science in action — Meteorologists and Worksheet 6.7
End of section questions
6 / Climate change
Science@work 6.3 and Worksheet6.9 / Complete Worksheet 6.9
7 / The future / End of section questions
Worksheet 6.10 — Key terms
Review questions
8 / Complete ‘mission’ and present it to the class.
Chapter 7 Use it again
9 / Thinking about waste Worksheet 7.1
Renewable and non-renewable resources. Recyclable resources - paper
Introduction to ‘mission’. / Work on ‘mission’ over the next 7 weeks
10 / Biodegradable waste
Science@work 7.1 and Worksheet7.2
Recycling metal
/ Classroom activities / Extension and homework. /
Year 7 Term 2
Chapter 7 Use it again
1 / Observations Science@work 7.1 Recycling glass / End of section questions
2 / Observations Science@work 7.1 Plastics
Science in Action — Plastic – where is it from? and Worksheet 7.3
3 / Observations Science@work 7.1
Complete Worksheet 7.2
Different plastics
Science @work 7.2 and Worksheet 7.4 / End of section questions
4 / Packaging
Science@work 7.3 and Worksheet7.5 / Science in Action — Recycling success and worksheet 7.6
5 / Work on ‘mission’ and present it to the class. / End of section questions
Worksheet 7.7 — Key terms
Review questions
Chapter 8 Water
6 / Thinking about water Worksheet 8.1
Introduction to the ‘mission’.
7 / Catchments and water quality
8 / Evaporation
Science@work 8.1 and Worksheet8.2 / End of section questions
9 / Drinking water
Science@work 8.2 and Worksheet8.3 / Completion of Worksheet 8.3
10 / Science in action — Alternative water sources and Worksheet 8.4
Daily water use Worksheet 8.4 / End of section questions
/ Classroom activities / Extension and homework. /
Year 7 Term 3
Chapter 8 Water
Week / 1 / Used water – grey and black water
2 / Preparation for ‘mission’. Science@work 8.3 and Worksheet8.6
3 / Science in Action — Not down the drain and Worksheet 8.7 / End of section questions
Worksheet 8.8 — Key terms
Review questions
4 / Presentation of mission to the class.
Chapter 9 Energy converters
5 / Thinking about energy Worksheet9.1
Introduction to ‘mission’
6 / Potential and kinetic energy
Science@work 9.1 and Worksheet9.2 / End of section questions
7 / Science in Action — The energy we use and Worksheet 9.3
8 / Changing energy
Science@work 9.2 and Worksheet9.4
Where does it come from? (revision of photosynthesis and food chains and formation of coal and oil)
9 / Electricity – energy conversions
Renewable/non-renewable sources of electricity / End of section questions
10 / Science@work 9.3 and Worksheet9.5
/ Classroom activities / Extension and homework. /
Year 7 Term 4
Chapter 9 Energy converters
1 / Energy from the Sun
Hydroelectricity
Biomass
Worksheet 9.6
2 / Science in Action — Snowy River Scheme and Worksheet 9.8
Worksheet 9.7
Preparation for ‘mission’.
3 / Presentation of ‘mission’ to class. / Worksheet 9.9 — Key terms
End of section questions
Review questions
Chapter 10 Under the skin
4 / Thinking about living things Worksheet 10.1
Introduction to ‘mission’.
Characteristics of living things
5 / Body systems
Science@work 10.1 and Worksheet10.2 / End of section questions
6 / Organs tissues and cells Science@work 10.2 and Worksheet10.3 / Work on ‘mission’ over the next 3 weeks
7 / Science in action — Stem cells and Worksheet 10.4
Grouping
Science@work 10.3 and Worksheet10.5 / End of section questions
8 / Animals are not all the same
Science in Action — Kingdom Monera and Worksheet 10.6 / End of section question
Worksheet 10.7 — Key terms
Review questions
9 / Presentation of mission to the class

Middle Years Science: CW–Work program 1