Duffy+Approach+to+Science+2011

=Duffy Primary School                                =

**Approach to the teaching of Science 2011.**
As a lead school in the implementation of the Australian Curriculum Science, we are trialling an approach that will allow for the explicit teaching of skills, knowledge and understanding in the area of Science.

The Australian Curriculum: Science provides opportunities for students to develop an understanding of important science concepts and processes, the practices used to develop scientific knowledge, of science’s contribution to our culture and society, and its applications in our lives. The curriculum supports students to develop the scientific knowledge, understandings and skills to make informed decisions about local, national and global issues and to participate, if they so wish, in science-related careers.

The science curriculum promotes six overarching ideas that highlight certain common approaches to a scientific view of the world and which can be applied to many of the areas of science understanding. These overarching ideas are [|patterns], order and organisation; form and function; stability and change; [|systems]; scale and measurement; and [|matter] and energy.

**Curriculum Overview**
** Australian Curriculum – English and Science K-6 ** ** ACT Curriculum Framework P – 10 ** ** Early Years Framework **   ||
 * ** Quality Teaching Model **

 Weeks 1-2: Learning to Learn Weeks 3-10: Arts  PIPS ||  SOSE   <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">NAPLAN || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Science <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">(Science Week) || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Health & PE  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">PIPS || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Science <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">1-2 Lessons per week || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Science <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">1-2 Lessons per week || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Technology <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">1-2 Lessons per week <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Science <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">1-2 Lessons per week ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Term 1 **  ||  ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Term 2  **  ||  ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Term 3  **  ||  ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Term 4  **  ||
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 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">A-E Reporting: **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> English, Maths, Science, Arts, SOSE  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">A-E Reporting  **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">: English, Maths, Science, Technology, Health & PE, Languages  ||