COGs string: C

KLA: Science and Technology

Stage: ES1

Year: Kindergarten

Point in time: Term 2, 2006

Learning experience:
Growth and change

Context:

The first task required students to tick the plants and circle the animals. All the students completed this so well they were given a second task that would spread results. The students had to cut out the pictures of plants and animals and paste them into the correct columns.  While they were working the teacher also observed how quickly they were able to sort the groups. As each child finished the teacher questioned them about how plants and animals were the same and how they were different. This task was also very well done.

Outcomes:

LTES1.3 Identifies ways in which living things are different and have different needs

• living things differ from non-living things
• there is a diversity of living things
• living things can be categorised into groups that have similarities and differences, e.g. appearance, habitat, movement, food.

INVES1.7 Investigates their surroundings by observing, questioning, exploring and reporting

• makes observations using all senses and responds to questions about ways to find out
• suggests simple classifications based on physical properties
• makes collections and identifies features of items collected
• tells others about what has been found out
• explains own ideas about reasons for patterns and trends in items collected.

Assessment strategy:

The teacher:

• observes students sorting the pictures into groups (plants and animals) and asks questions

Assessment criteria:

The student:

• identifies similarities and differences in plants and animals
• groups pictures using a common criteria

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