Year 7 Australian Curriculum Earth and Space Science Unit V9

A 10 week unit (10 lessons) where students explain how the movements and positions of celestial bodies cause predictable phenomena on Earth, covering the Australian Curriculum version 9 outcomes for Earth and Space Sciences.

It is a 10 lesson unit (designed to be taught over a term) that contains all lesson resources, including worksheets and posters. The editable planner includes relevant Australian Curriculum links and lists the resources needed. This Science unit also contains an editable PowerPoint presentation that can be displayed during each lesson. It includes the learning intentions/success criteria, key discussion points, worksheets and display resources. This makes teaching every lesson even easier if your classroom has a T.V or Smartboard.

This unit also includes a grading guide that shows what each grade (A-E) would look like based on two activities from the unit, and is linked to the Achievement Standard for Year 7 Science.

Mrs Amy123 is known for its fun and engaging lessons that involve a wide range of cooperative learning strategies. This means that some lessons will not feature worksheets, though many will. 

Included are:

• Editable Planner (7 pages)
• Lesson resources (20+ pages)
• Editable Grading Guide (1 page)
• Editable learning intentions and success criteria
• Editable PowerPoint Presentation (100+ pages)

Outcomes Covered:

• Science Understanding: Model cyclic changes in the relative positions of the Earth, sun and moon and explain how these cycles cause eclipses and influence predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and tides (AC9S7U03)
• Science Endeavour: Explain how new evidence or different perspectives can lead to changes in scientific knowledge (AC9S7H01), Investigate how cultural perspectives and world views influence the development of scientific knowledge (AC9S7H02), Explore the role of science communication in informing individual viewpoints and community policies and regulations (AC9S7H04)
• Science Inquiry Skills: Develop investigable questions, reasoned predictions and hypotheses to explore scientific models, identify patterns and test relationships (AC9S7I01), Select and use equipment to generate and record data with precision, using digital tools as appropriate (AC9S7I03), Select and construct appropriate representations, including tables, graphs, models and mathematical relationships, to organise and process data and information (AC9S7I04), Analyse data and information to describe patterns, trends and relationships and identify anomalies (AC9S7I05), Analyse methods, conclusions and claims for assumptions, possible sources of error, conflicting evidence and unanswered questions (AC9S7I06), Construct evidence-based arguments to support conclusions or evaluate claims and consider any ethical issues and cultural protocols associated with using or citing secondary data or information (AC9S7I07), Write and create texts to communicate ideas, findings and arguments for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of appropriate language and text features, using digital tools as appropriate (AC9S7I08)

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