Science: A STEM approach – Foundation

Prepare your students for the roles of the future! Minds will be challenged and imaginations unleashed as students develop skills such as innovation, creativity, reasoning and problem-solving; and technical science skills such as questioning, observing, systematic experimentation, and analysis and interpretation of data.

Feel confident delivering a comprehensive and contemporary science program, and ease your way into STEM projects with Science: A STEM approach Foundation for ages 5—6.

Each book in this fantastic new series features:

• four units with four STEM projects, organised by sub-strand—Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Earth and space sciences and Physical sciences
• easy-to-follow lesson plan format, with term overview at the start of each unit
• ideas for incorporating technology in the classroom
• background information for the teacher
• resource sheets, if required
• assessment sheets provided for science knowledge
• STEM project for the remainder of the term (2–4 weeks)

Each STEM project includes:

• a design brief
• STEM curriculum links
• alternative project ideas
• a group rubric
• self-assessment
• resource sheets, if required

Science Understanding

• Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002)
• Objects are made of materials that have observable properties (ACSSU003)
• Daily and seasonal changes in our environment affect everyday life (ACSSU004)
• The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape (ACSSU005)

Science as a Human Endeavour

• Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE013)

Science Inquiry Skills

• Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS014)
• Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses (ACSIS011)
• Engage in discussions about observations and represent ideas (ACSIS233)
• Share observations and ideas (ACSIS012)