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8y Zoe ulnsdale, Sophle Marshall and !esslca C'nelll
Cur naLural resource and conservaLlon unlL ls almed aL a year 2 level under Lhe learnlng area of
Sclence. We wlll be focuslng on Lhe sclence undersLandlng of earLh and space sclences. We wlll
be focuslng on Lwo conLenL descrlpLors and Lhey are as followed:
-ldenLlfylng earLh's resources lncludlng waLer, soll and mlnerals and descrlblng how Lhey are
used ln Lhe school.
-ldenLlfylng acLlons aL school such as Lurnlng off drlpplng Laps LhaL can conserve resources.
1hls unlL focuses on Lhe cross-currlculum prlorlLy of susLalnablllLy and addresses key general
capablllLles lncludlng llLeracy, crlLlcal and creaLlve Lhlnklng, eLhlcal undersLandlng and lC1
capablllLles.
As a group Lhe Lhree of us wlll be baslng our lessons on conservaLlonal resources and speclflc
ways ln whlch we can conserve waLer ln boLh Lhe school and home envlronmenL. As Leachers
we have a Lremendous opporLunlLy Lo Leach sLudenLs abouL Lhe slgnlflcanL role waLer plays ln
our socleLy. As a resulL of Lhe 4 lessons, sLudenLs wlll be able Lo ldenLlfy acLlons Lo Lake aL
school and aL home Lo conserve waLer resources and Lo demonsLraLe an undersLandlng of
earLh's resources lncludlng oll, mlnerals and waLer.
1he learnlng Lheory behlnd Lhe lesson wlll be based on Poward Cardner's mulLlple lnLelllgences
Lheory whlch caLers Lo dlfferenL learnlng sLyles ln parLlcular we wlll focus on speclal/vlsual
learnlng, verbal/llngulsLlc, lnLerpersonal and body klnesLheLlc. 1hese wlll provlde Lhe
foundaLlon for Lhe acLlvlLles and lC1 used.
1he lC1 resources LhaL we wlll be uslng ln Lhe classroom as a learnlng Lool and noL [usL a
Leachlng Lool ls an lad, whlch caLers for sLudenLs who are more hands on and vlsual learners.
WlLh Lhe lad Lhe class wlll be explorlng Lhe app of plc collage for example ln lesson four whlch
engages sLudenLs ln classroom acLlvlLles Lo allow sufflclenL learnlng Lo Lake place. AnoLher lC1
resource LhaL wlll be lncorporaLed wlLhln our lessons ls Lhe lnLeracLlve whlLeboard. We chose
Lhls resource as lL can be used for dlfferenL sub[ecL domalns ln Lhe classroom seLLlngs. All Lhe
forms of lC1 learnlng Lools are predomlnanLly lncorporaLed lnLo Lhese lessons Lo lmprove
sLudenL's concenLraLlon and ensure sLudenLs comprehenslon of Lhe speclflc learnlng area belng
LaughL. 1hey are engaglng and relaLable Lo sLudenLs ln Loday's conLexL and Lhus Lhey promoLe
sLudenL focused learners raLher Lhan Leacher cenLered. 1hus sLudenLs are more acLlve ln
learnlng.
We wlll begln Lhe flrsL lesson Lhrough lnLroducLlon Lo naLural resources found ln Lhe
envlronmenL and used ln Lhe house. lrom Lhls Lhe lessons wlll alm Lo develop sLudenL
comprehenslon wlLhln Lhe area of resource consumpLlon and conservaLlon. We wlll be focuslng
on ways Lo conserve waLer around Lhe house and school envlronmenL. 1hls relaLes Lo Lhe
currlculum Lhrough addresslng Lhe Lwo key crlLerla menLloned aL Lhe sLarL of Lhls documenL.
1he lessons are as followed:
1. lnLroducLlon Lo resources and mlnd mapplng skllls.
2. 8esources and Lhe use of Lhese around Lhe school.
3. LxploraLlon of waLer conservaLlon around Lhe home.
4. osLer on resources and conservaLlon ln Lhe school envlronmenL.
1hese lessons wlll be assessed followlng an assessmenL rubrlc and anecdoLal noLes. 1hls wlll be
based on a group presenLaLlon and a posLer, a mlnd map and observaLlon.
Cur alm ls Lo keep Lhe sLudenLs as engaged as posslble and Lo geL Lhe sLudenLs Lo be acLlve
learners ln developlng cognlLlve knowledge.
Cn a flnal noLe, susLalnablllLy ls a key cross-currlculum prlorlLy ln Lhe AusLrallan currlculum, as
such lL ls lmporLanL Lo develop knowledge, skllls, values and world vlews necessary for people
Lo acL ln ways LhaL conLrlbuLe Lo more susLalnable paLLerns of llvlng. Sustainability education is
futures-oriented, focusing on protecting environments and creating a more ecologically and
socially just world through informed action. Actions that support more sustainable patterns of
living require consideration of environmental, social, cultural and economic systems and their
interdependence. (Australian Curriculum, 2013).