QV Bean Story

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Mexican jumping beans are seedpods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth (Cydia deshaisiana).

During this program, students will gain an understanding of the biology of the real 'Mexican jumping bean', including classification and survival of living things. In addition, they will build their own toy bean and observe its movement and then experiment with different characteristics.

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Curriculum Audit

Foundation Level
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Reasoning
    
    Compare and contrast information and ideas in own and others reasoning (VCCCTR005)
    
    Consider how reasons and examples are used to support a point of view and illustrate meaning (VCCCTR006)
- Digital Technologies
  - Creating Digital Solutions
    
    Identify and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose (VCDTDS013)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday language (VCMMG078)
    
    Describe position and movement (VCMMG082)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS052)
    
    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)
    
    Earth and space sciences
    
    Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape; daily and seasonal changes affect everyday life (VCSSU046)
    
    Earth's resources are used in a variety of ways (VCSSU047)
    
    Physical Sciences
    
    The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)
Level 1
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Reasoning
    
    Compare and contrast information and ideas in own and others reasoning (VCCCTR005)
    
    Consider how reasons and examples are used to support a point of view and illustrate meaning (VCCCTR006)
- Digital Technologies
  - Creating Digital Solutions
    
    Identify and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose (VCDTDS013)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Measure and compare the lengths, masses and capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units (VCMMG095)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Fractions and Decimals
    
    Recognise and describe one-half as one of two equal parts of a whole (VCMNA091)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS052)
    
    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)
    
    Earth and space sciences
    
    Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape; daily and seasonal changes affect everyday life (VCSSU046)
    
    Earth's resources are used in a variety of ways (VCSSU047)
    
    Physical Sciences
    
    The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)
Level 2
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Reasoning
    
    Compare and contrast information and ideas in own and others reasoning (VCCCTR005)
    
    Consider how reasons and examples are used to support a point of view and illustrate meaning (VCCCTR006)
- Digital Technologies
  - Creating Digital Solutions
    
    Identify and explore digital systems (hardware and software components) for a purpose (VCDTDS013)
- 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)
    
    Compare masses of objects using balance scales (VCMMG116)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS052)
    
    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)
    
    Earth and space sciences
    
    Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape; daily and seasonal changes affect everyday life (VCSSU046)
    
    Earth's resources are used in a variety of ways (VCSSU047)
    
    Physical Sciences
    
    The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)
Level 3
- Critical and Creative Thinking
  - Reasoning
    
    Identify and use 'If, then…' and 'what if…' reasoning (VCCCTR016)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, area, mass and capacity (VCMMG140)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    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)
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies (VCSIS067)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS068)
    
    Analysing and Evaluating
    
    Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (VCSIS070)
    
    Reflect on an investigation, including whether a test was fair or not (VCSIS071)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions (VCSSU056)
    
    Physical Sciences
    
    Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (VCSSU064)
    
    Biological sciences
    
    Different living things have different life cycles and depend on each other and the environment to survive (VCSSU058)

Audience

Student learning

Learning Areas

Critical and Creative Thinking Digital Technologies Mathematics Science

Year Levels

Level 1 Level 2