Lessons

Students will learn about and explore the properties of sound through activity centres.

Students develop and apply comparing & contrasting, observing and predicting skills as they explore the strength of cylinders made with different materials.

Students develop and apply observing, comparing & contrasting and predicting skills as they explore the properties of common liquids and solids.

Students develop and apply Observing, Comparing & Contrasting and Sorting & Classifying skills as they explore the forces of push and pull acting on everyday objects.

Students develop and apply communicating, sequencing and spatial reasoning skills as they create and navigate a maze to get Rosie the Hen safely home for lunch.

Students develop and apply the skills of observing, comparing, contrasting, sorting and classifying, to investigate how seeds move from place to place.

Students investigate the properties of a variety of everyday solids (powders) and liquids to determine the identity of an unknown solid (mystery powder).

Students develop and apply comparing & contrasting, observing, and predicting as they investigate the properties of familiar objects and materials.

Students develop and apply the skills of observing, comparing & contrasting, and communicating as they explore life cycles of familiar plants.

Students look for shapes in structures and then build and test different frame structures for strength and stability.

Students develop and apply the skills of sorting & classifying, comparing & contrasting and predicting as they explore magnetism as a non-contact force that causes movement.

Students develop and apply comparing & contrasting, observing and drawing conclusions skills as they investigate living and non-living things.

Will it slide or stick? Students conduct a fair test to investigate how different solid surfaces affect the movement of an object on a ramp.

Students develop and apply observing, predicting and spatial reasoning skills to explore the position of objects.

Students identify and sort objects, including fasteners, according to material and purpose.