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silkworms
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Unit overview: The children observed the life cycle of silkworms. They investigated questions they had about these animals. |
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Author(s): Lyn Huppatz |
Band: Primary Years Strand: Life Systems |
Duration:6-10 weeks Published: July 2002 |
Financial assistance for the development of this resource was provided by The National Quality Teacher Program |
| Context: I work with the Year 6/7 class 2 ½ days a week with another teacher taking the class for the remainder of the time. The children are predominantly from a rural background. |
| Key Idea: Students examine the ways organisms reproduce, grow and change over generations. They engage with, and appreciate different positions, on ethical issues such as those associated with ecological sustainability and gene technologies. |
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Elements
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Essential
Learnings
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Key
Competencies
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Outcome
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Communication Thinking Futures |
KC 1: Collecting, analysing and organising information KC 2: Communicating ideas and information |
Identifies, analyses and communicates the similarities and differences in the ways that living things reproduce, and considers the ethics of related issues. [Click here for reflections] |
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South Australian Science Teachers Association Inc. 2002
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