Tomatosphere

This backgrounder explains what temperature is, how it is measured, how it affects people, and how it is controlled on the International Space Station.

Temperature is an important part of life on Earth and life in space. This backgrounder explains what temperature is, how it affects people and how it is controlled on the International Space Station.

Earth is covered in rocks. So are Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon. Does that mean the rocky planets are all the same?

A Sequence Organizer is a graphic organizer that is used as a way of classifying/organizing information to represent causality and consequences, and to identify patterns.

The Question Creation Chart (also known as a Q-Chart or Q-Matrix) provides students with a framework for developing a range of personally meaningful questions, encompassing both close-ended factual questions and open-ended, divergent questions. (Adapted from Weiderhold, 1997).

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

6 images of some seedlings sprouting as one of the stages towards full plant growth

10 images showing some stages of plant growth from planting to sprouts growing to harvesting

15 images of some products created by humans and are made from plants such as shelter, food and clothing

8 images representing some of the needs of plants for healthy growth such as water, nutrients and light

12 images of some major parts of plants such as stems, roots, flowers and leaves

6 images of some seeds which are the fertilized part of a plant used for germinating new plants such as fennel, kiwis and pumpkins

Observe and Record encourages students to use all of their senses to gather information about the world around them and to record their observations to support further learning.

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

15 images of some shapes and colours of plant leaves such as shamrocks, purple beech tree leaves and Japanese Maple tree leaves.