Year 1
Who We Are (Year Long Unit)
Central Idea: Actions Affect Wellbeing
Lines of Inquiry
- The domains of wellbeing
- The different ways choices impact lifestyle
- How actions contribute to a positive wellbeing
Provocation:
Mr Pye collected the students from morning lines and led them through the Year 1 classrooms. They observed Mrs Hanlon, Miss Mathewson and Mrs White in bad moods, super tired, littering, poorly dressed, eating junk food for breakfast/fruit break and watching their iPad. Mr Pye tried to encourage the teachers to make better choices and offer words of advice. The teachers refused to listen!
Students participated in a conference call with Kids Helpline.
Students considered how they need to take care of their bodies.
We considered different types of food: those we eat everyday, those we eat sometimes, and those we save for rare occasions.
Where we are in place and time
Central Idea: Diversity enriches communities
An inquiry into:
- How has family life changed over time
- The diversity of traditions
- How appreciating diversity helps us understand each other
Provocation: In groups, students were presented with and given the opportunity to sort images depicting people, traditional dress, customs, art, celebrations/festivals.
Students listened to a story, ‘Whoever you are’ by Mem Fox and described the differences and similarities between people around the world.
How the World Works
Central Idea: The application of scientific principles leads to efficient use of energy.
An inquiry into:
- The understandings of scientific principles and process
- The efficient use of energy.
- The practical uses of forces and energies.
Provocation: Students were provided with lots of different everyday objects (match sticks, newspaper, wooden pegs, straws, plastic cups, string, rubber bands, paper plates, plastic spoons, balloons, wooden rulers, sticky tape and masking tape).
TASK: In small groups, students were shown the materials and then needed to use the materials to create something that moves. Plan, draw and label their own ideas independently. In a small group, collaborate, create and make. Demonstrate and Explain - what materials were used, what we did, how it works.
Planning and Designing
Creating and Making
Students considered what a scientist looks like.
We designed and constructed a marble run, using the scientific principle of an inclined plane.
We designed and constructed paper aeroplanes. We discuss how the wedge of the planes cut through the air to fly.
We designed and built catapults to reflect levers. The students ensured they had a fixed point to create a lever effect.
