The document discusses the importance of science education for students. It outlines how science helps with intellectual development, critical thinking, decision making, and ability to work in groups. It also discusses how science education contributes to important skills for students like problem solving and researching. The document then provides details on the science curriculum in Queensland, Australia, which focuses on five strands of science. It gives an example unit plan on global warming and pollution that will focus on two of the five strands. The unit plan provides some example classroom activities to teach the topics.

1. The Importance of Science Education Welcome to Science in 5sp Miss Sarah Peters W0101628

2. What is Science? Science provides an important contribution to a child’s: Intellectual Development Decision Making Critical Thinking Ability to work in groups

3. The Impact of Science Without science : The world we live in will struggle to advance. Technology could not improve. Humans rely on science on a daily basis.

4. The Impact on Students Science gives students: A basic understanding of how things work Ability to critically think and problem solve Ability to make decisions based on critical thinking Ability to work in groups Helps to construct important skills away from the classroom

5. QSA and Science QSA is the Queensland Studies Authority Determines the content that is taught through the Essential Learnings i.e. Life and living Earth and Beyond Energy and Change Natural and Processed Materials Science as a Human Endeavors

6. The Five Strands of Science Life and living Earth and Beyond Energy and Change Natural and Processed Materials Science as a Human Endeavors

7. Unit Plan Whole term outlook on what students will be learning Learning focus extracted from the Essential Learnings Year 5 Main Activities have been researched and developed specifically Assessment will take form of a research PowerPoint

8. Global Warming and Pollution Is the topic of the unit plan Relevant topic to children A lot of awareness in the media

9. Essential Learnings Out of the Five Strands the Unit Plan will focus on: Earth and Beyond Science as a Human Endeavour

10. Some Activities Classroom Earth Hour Carbon Footprint Clean Up Australia day

11. Classroom Earth Hour Complete an ‘Earth Hour’ in the classroom All electric things will be turned off Activities such as: Reading books Reading newspapers Completing a word find Will be done on a rotational basis

12. Carbon Footprint Students will research their own Carbon Footprint Ways to decrease footprint Why it is important How the footprint is calculated ( http://wwf.org.au/footprint/?gclid=CJ60iZac4qACFQQupAodnFZrDA )

13. Clean Up Australia Day Students will be asked to create their own ‘Clean Up Australia Day’ advertisement They will use posters These posters when completed will be placed on walls around the school Students will research pollution and the effects that it has on the environment

14. Assessment After completing community awareness activities Students will research one activity at length Present their findings in an oral and PowerPoint

15. Nature of Teaching Science All science should be Student related Includes: Hands on Activities Conceptual understanding Engage all Students Develop Meaning for students

16. Diversity All Classes promote diversity in classroom Diversity in a science classroom can help: Social interaction Scientific progress Students scientific knowledge

17. Importance of Science Science enables students: To become life-long learners To develop questioning abilities To question what is around them The ability to look at the world in more ways than one To identify importance of change on the environment To develop researching and concluding skills To accept diversity and promote equality

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