5E’s- ELABORATE (1-2 lessons)

 To challenge and extend students’ understandings in a new context or make connections to additional concepts through a student planned investigation
 To use investigative/ inquiry skills
 Summative assessment of science inquiry skills
WEEK/ AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
LESSON
LINKS OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
(include learner diversity)
Science Science Science
Understandi as a Inquiry Skills
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Endeavou
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ACSSU ACSHE ACSIS Students will be SUMMATIVE Introduction
4 Some class Teacher made
032 021 025 able to: 1) Have the class start off with a Padlet about what they have
- Describe the Observations learnt so far, important concepts are being learnt and just what are some Padlet
of the concepts
ACSIS difference in in conclusion revising the main points.
you have learnt
026 garden soil and discussion 2) Have a discussion with the class about what they have
so far?
compost. learnt so far, getting some students to read out what they
Can anyone
ACSIS - said on the Padlet. remember what
027 - Identify the Anecdotal humus is?
Body
different layers notes on
3) Explain to the class what we are doing today.
ACSIS of the worksheets
- Looking at soil and compost under a microscope lens. Test tubes from
029 resources.
4) Using our test tubes from last lesson to see the different last lesson
layers of soil, we are going to separate the different layers
(before class starts-teacher or EA) and see how the layers
are different to each other. Test tubes,

5) Also making up some other test tubes filled with compost compost, water

to see if there is any difference in the two resources.

Teacher made
6) Completing the worksheet as they go.
worksheet for
each group
 So what did you

Conclusion find interesting

7) Going around the class to each group, asking what they in your
resources?
found in their resources and the differences they noticed.