K-1+Science+T1+2014

Working technologically STe-1VA Shows an interest in and enthusiasm for science and technology, responding to their curiosity, questions and perceived needs, wants and opportunities. STe-5WT Uses simple design process to produce solutions with identified purposes. ST1-5WT Uses a structured design process, everyday tools, materials, equipment and techniques to produce solutions that respond to identifiedneeds and wants ST1-5WT Uses a structured design process, everyday tools, materials, equipment and techniques to produce solutions that respond to identified needs and wants

- what do we wear when its hot, why? etc Take turns to play: [] - what are the seasons? [] - Write the names of the seaons on the board. List what we know about each. ||
 * **Week** || **Outcome** || **Content** || **Learning Plan** ||
 * 2 || STe-7NE || - describe how people respond to familiar changes in their environment, eg day and night and seasonal changes || - how does the weather effect us?- what does the sky look like for different weather? Discuss each
 * 3 || STe-7NE

ST1-8ES || - describe how people respond to familiar changes in their environment, eg day and night and seasonal changes || - Discuss effects of weather. Explore foods eaten, feelings, leisure activities, outdoor/indoor activity, health (eg sunburn, colds, hay fever), clothing, holidays, feasts. - each student is given a specific weather type. They look through magazines and find clothing that is appropriate for people to wear in their weather conditions. ASSESSMENT || [|Seasonal effects on plants and animals] - discuss how we respond to changes in the environent eg hot and cold - discuss how plants change dut to the environment - discuss how animals change due to the environment || - describe how some materials obtained from the Earth are used in a range of products at home or at school || - watch the following video: [|protecting the environment] - discuss what do we use from the environment- water, food, wood et - discuss what products are used for eg bricks to build houses. - discuss how they get these products from the environment. - walk around the school and identify materials used and where they come from. || - what do we use water for? (drink, shower, clean, water plants etc) - why do we need to take care to use water sustainably? - how can we use less water? (take shorter showers, turn off dripping taps)
 * 4 || STe-7NE || -identify how plants and animals respond to changes in the environment, eg trees losing their leaves and the thickness of animals' fur || [|Animal adaptations]
 * 5 || ST1-9ES || - identify that some common resources are obtained from the Earth, including soil, minerals and water
 * 7 || ST1-9ES || - share their observations and ideas about the ways that water is used by people in their daily lives- identify some actions which could be taken to care for and use water sustainably, eg turning off dripping taps and/or taking shorter showers || discuss:

Students choose one way to conserve water and make a poster to show people what they can do to help save water. Assessment || ST1-8ES || - use a range of methods to describe observable, short-term changes in the sky, eg clouds, the appearance of the stars at night and the position of the sun during the day - describe some physical features of a landscape that have been changed by floods, droughts or processes, eg weathering and erosion Earth's resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways - observe and record environmental changes that occur over a longer time to identify patterns of events, eg seasonal changes in temperature and the appearance of the moon || **Read/view **a recent news weather report and **record ** as many words about the weather as you can. **Share ** what you know about these words. **Create** a weather word wall with words **Examine** the following images and **label** them with the type of weather that you can see. [|activity 1]
 * 8 || STe-7NE

**Select** one image and answer the following: **Play true or false** with the statements below: **Watch** Behind the News clip Wild Weather **Add** to the weather word wall. **Draw** a picture of the weather you like the best and the weather you like the least and label it with the things you do in this type of weather. || ST1-8ES || - use a range of methods to describe observable, short-term changes in the sky, eg clouds, the appearance of the stars at night and the position of the sun during the day - describe some physical features of a landscape that have been changed by floods, droughts or processes, eg weathering and erosion Earth's resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways - observe and record environmental changes that occur over a longer time to identify patterns of events, eg seasonal changes in temperature and the appearance of the moon || **Watch** How do you know when rain is coming? or read //Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain//. **List** ways in which people and animals note know that it’s about to rain. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Use** a [|T-chart] to compare what life is like before and after the rain. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Observe** the sky outside and discuss the weather now. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Predict** what the weather might be like in the next few hours based on your observations. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**Record** the weather each day for a week using a digital camera, thermometer, rain gauge and windsock (or whichever device is being used to measure wind speed). **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">Label **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"> the places mentioned on a world map (Antarctica, the Sahara Desert, New Zealand mountains, Amazon rainforest) and note the type of weather and its effects. c**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;">hoose **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"> from these places one that you would like to visit and draw the types of clothes you would need to wear.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">Where might this place be?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">What might the weather be like here?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">What clues did you use?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">How might the weather here affect daily life?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">Cyclones only happen in Australia.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">Floods only happen once every 100 years.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">Weather changes all the time.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">All places have four seasons (summer, winter, autumn, spring).
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #595959; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em;">Droughts can happen in any place.
 * 9 || STe-7NE
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.66px;">Read and play **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.66px;"> on the IWB <span style="color: #203365; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.66px;">L10 //<span style="color: #203365; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.66px;">Experience the weather //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.66px;">.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21.66px;">**Create** a [|Placemat] in groups about the things you need if you live in a cold place/hot place/dry place/wet place. ||~  ||~   ||~   || ST1-8ES || - use a range of methods to describe observable, short-term changes in the sky, eg clouds, the appearance of the stars at night and the position of the sun during the day - describe some physical features of a landscape that have been changed by floods, droughts or processes, eg weathering and erosion Earth's resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways - observe and record environmental changes that occur over a longer time to identify patterns of events, eg seasonal changes in temperature and the appearance of the moon || [|activities] ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 10 || STe-7NE
 * 11 ||  ||   || Discuss ways traditional Aboriginal people move in response to seasonal change, eg water supply and food resources ||   ||   ||   ||