Minibeasts

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Students will gain an understanding of classification biology and describe different invertebrates (minibeasts) from their characteristics by looking at preserved specimens. They will demonstrate the knowledge they have gained throughout the day by creating and editing a short nature documentary about a specific invertebrate.

This hands-on program will enable students to gain an understanding of scale, units of length used to describe their invertebrate and further recognise external details of each minibeast through classification and an interactive 'amazing race'. Through the creation of their nature documentaries, students will make links between the external features of some invertebrates and how this relates to their diet and habitat.

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Curriculum Audit

Level 2
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Meta-cognition
    
    Consider ways to express and describe thinking activity, including the expression of feelings about learning, both to others and self (VCCCTM007)
  - Questions and Possibilities
    
    Identify, describe and use different kinds of question stems to gather information and ideas (VCCCTQ001)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units (VCMMG115)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Fractions and Decimals
    
    Recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and collections (VCMNA110)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS052)
    
    Use a range of methods, including drawings and provided tables, to sort information (VCSIS053)
    
    Analysing and Evaluating
    
    Compare observations and predictions with those of others (VCSIS054)
    
    Communicating
    
    Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways (VCSIS055)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    People use science in their daily lives (VCSSU041)
    
    Biological sciences
    
    Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met (VCSSU042)
    
    Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (VCSSU043)
Level 3
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Meta-cognition
    
    Investigate a range of problem-solving strategies, including brainstorming, identifying, comparing and selecting options, and developing and testing hypotheses (VCCCTM020)
  - Reasoning
    
    Identify and use 'If, then…' and 'what if…' reasoning (VCCCTR016)
- Digital Technologies
  - Data and Information
    
    Individually and with others, plan, create and communicate ideas and information safely, applying agreed ethical and social protocols (VCDTDI022)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, area, mass and capacity (VCMMG140)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Number and Place Value
    
    Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts (VCMNA134)
    
    Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies (VCMNA135)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies (VCSIS067)
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (VCSIS065)
    
    Analysing and Evaluating
    
    Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (VCSIS070)
    
    Communicating
    
    Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language (VCSIS072)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS068)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions (VCSSU056)
    
    Biological sciences
    
    Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (VCSSU057)
    
    Different living things have different life cycles and depend on each other and the environment to survive (VCSSU058)
Level 4
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Meta-cognition
    
    Investigate a range of problem-solving strategies, including brainstorming, identifying, comparing and selecting options, and developing and testing hypotheses (VCCCTM020)
  - Reasoning
    
    Identify and use 'If, then…' and 'what if…' reasoning (VCCCTR016)
- Digital Technologies
  - Data and Information
    
    Individually and with others, plan, create and communicate ideas and information safely, applying agreed ethical and social protocols (VCDTDI022)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures (VCMMG165)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Fractions and Decimals
    
    Recognise that the place value system can be extended to tenths and hundredths. Make connections between fractions and decimal notation (VCMNA159)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies (VCSIS067)
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (VCSIS065)
    
    Analysing and Evaluating
    
    Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (VCSIS070)
    
    Communicating
    
    Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language (VCSIS072)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS068)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions (VCSSU056)
    
    Biological sciences
    
    Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (VCSSU057)
    
    Different living things have different life cycles and depend on each other and the environment to survive (VCSSU058)
Level 5
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass (VCMMG195)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Fractions and Decimals
    
    Compare, order and represent decimals (VCMNA190)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to record, represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data (VCSIS085)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people's lives (VCSSU073)
    
    Biological sciences
    
    Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (VCSSU074)

Audience

Student learning

Learning Areas

Critical and Creative Thinking Digital Technologies Mathematics Science

Year Levels

Level 3 Level 4