Culminating event Presenting our findings to our community sponsors, the Principal and Director of Public Schools – Blue Mountains to effect change. The 4 classes involved will present a collaborative STEM exhibition and invite the local community and media. 5/6R will showcase our process and designs to the wider school community and display to view, plans models and our final proposal. Putting designs for changing our classroom into action by fundraising, and setting up the new learning space. Possible outcomes that could be covered Science Mathematics – Number Mathematics – Measurement Mathematics – Geometry/Statistics Creative Arts and History English STE 14BE – Built Environments describes systems in built environments and how social and environmental factors influence their design MA3-2WM – Whole Number selects and applies appropriate strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations MA3-9MG – Length selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths and distances, calculates perimeters, and converts between units of length MA3-14MG – 3D Space identifies objects, including prisms and pyramids, on the basis of their properties, and visualises, sketches and constructs them given drawings of different views VAS3.1 – Places and Spaces Investigates subject matter in an attempt to represent likenesses of things in the world – Including photography, digital arts, drawing, painting sculpture and 3D EN3-1A – Speaking and Listening communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features ST35WT – Working Technologically plans and implements a design process, selecting a range of tools, MA3-4NA – Whole Number orders, reads and represents integers of any size and describes MA3-10MG – Area selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate areas, including areas of squares, MA3-15MG – 2D Space manipulates, classifies and draws two-dimensional shapes, including equilateral, isosceles and VAS3.2 – Places and Spaces makes artworks for different audiences, assembling materials in a EN3-2A – Writing and Representing composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
equipment, materials and techniques to produce solutions that address the design criteria and identified constraints properties of whole numbers rectangles and triangles scalene triangles, and describes their properties variety of ways ST34WS – Working Scientifically investigates by posing questions, including testable questions, making predictions and gathering data to draw conclusions and develop explanations MA3-5NA – Addition and Subtraction selects and applies appropriate strategies for addition and subtraction with counting numbers of any size MA3-11MG – Volume and Capacity selects and uses the appropriate unit to estimate, measure and calculate volumes and capacities, and converts between units of capacity MA3-18SP – Graphs uses appropriate methods to collect data and constructs, interprets and evaluates data displays, including dot plots, line graphs and two-way tables n/a EN3-3A – Reading and Viewing uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies ST3-15I – Information describes how social influences impact on the design and use of information and communication systems MA3-6NA – Multiplication and Division selects and applies appropriate strategies for multiplication and division, and applies the order of operations to calculations involving more than one operation MA3-12MG – Mass selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure the masses of objects, and converts between units of mass MA3-17MG – Statistics and Probability position locates and describes position on maps using a system History – HT3-3 Identifies change and continuity and describes the causes and effects of change on Australian society EN3-4A – Spelling draws on appropriate strategies to accurately spell familiar and unfamiliar words when composing texts ST3-16P – Products describes systems used to produce or manufacture products, and the social and environmental MA3-7NA – Fractions and Decimals compares, orders and calculates with fractions, decimals and percentages n/a n/a n/a EN3-5B – Responding and Composing discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of
influences on product design purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts n/a MA3-2WM – Working Mathematically selects and applies appropriate strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations n/a n/a n/a EN3-6B – Grammar and Punctuation uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies n/a MA3-1WM – Working Mathematically describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions n/a n/a n/a EN3-7C – Thinking imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a EN3-8D – Expressing Themselves identifies and considers how different viewpoints of
purchase cushions/beanbags/folders/and storage tubs purchase Robotics for evaluation negotiate with Futures learning unit or expert school re visits. prepare action and project plan inform community ensure permission to publish has been received for each student discuss project with students – Do we need to change our learning space/How can we form our groups – what expertise do we need? devise and communicate success criteria individual recording of personal contributions integration of ICT Midpoint English learning Journal – using digital media reading – summaries of findings print and multimodal texts research – collate, evaluate and present – print and multimodal texts speaking and listening – radio commercials/presentations/minutes/recordings of group meetings individual group presentation (including digital media) of findings/progress to class group writing – exposition – Principal – proposal and related advertising – multimodal texts writing Information reports – furniture and technology – print and multimodal texts writing letters/email to community sponsors (students test and prepare a written evaluation of the furniture and technology that they have researched and prepare recommendations for purchase of those preferred) students use feedback to reflect on and amend their ideas/processes/products as necessary learning journals/project folder writing/research work samples completed classroom plans related work samples assessed against relevant outcomes integration of ICT commercials/radio jingles etc feedback recorded in learning journal Midpoint Mathematics provide students with A3 sheets of paper/grid paper to plan and draw classroom and furniture to scale students calculate area and perimeter of learning space and design classroom layout taking into account the space that each piece of furniture will take up allowing for movement in the room etc. students estimate and calculate related costs students create an Excel spreadsheet to create a database of suppliers and cost furniture and technology scale drawings/models computations (numeration) and in area/perimeter/measurements completed classroom plans/scale drawings completed Spreadsheets/costing related work samples assessed against relevant outcomes