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v9 Living Things

v9 Living Things
Unit Plan Overview
Becoming a Scientist
1 Becoming a Scientist
Living and Non-Living Things
2 Living and Non-Living Things
What Are External Features?
3 What Are External Features?
What External Features Do Animals Have?
4 What External Features Do Animals Have?
What Are The Functions of External Features? Pt. 1
5 What Are The Functions of External Features? Pt. 1
What External Features Do Plants Have?
6 What External Features Do Plants Have?
What Are The Functions of External Features? Pt . 2
7 What Are The Functions of External Features? Pt . 2
Science Walk
8 Science Walk
Create A New Creature
9 Create A New Creature

In this Living Things unit, students observe and explore the external features of plants and animals. This unit explains the important jobs of these features and how they help animals to survive. Students will engage in a range of hands on activities to explore and group these living things based on their features. Students create their own creatures with a unique set of features to demonstrate their understanding of the unit. 

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Australian Curriculum - (QLD/SA/WA/NT/TAS/ACT)

AC9S1U01

Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs


AC9SFH01

Explore the ways people make and use observations and questions to learn about the natural world


AC9SFI01

Pose questions and make predictions based on experiences


AC9SFI02

Engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses


AC9SFI03

Represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance


AC9SFI04

Compare observations with predictions with guidance


AC9SFI05

Share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with others


AC9SFU01

Observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features


ACSSU002

Living things have basic needs, including food and water


ACSHE013

Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events


ACSIS014

Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events


ACSIS011

Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses


ACSIS233

Engage in discussions about observations and represent ideas


ACSIS012

Share observations and ideas


NSW

STe-1WS-S

Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas


STe-2DP-T

Develops solutions to an identified need


STe-3LW-ST

Explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things


STe-6ES-S

Identifies how daily and seasonal changes in the environment affect humans and other living things


STe-7DI-T

Identifies digital systems and explores how instructions are used to control digital devices


STe-5PW-ST

Observes the way objects move and relates changes in motion to push and pull forces


STe-4MW-ST

Identifies that objects are made of materials that have observable properties


VIC

VCSSU042

Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met


VCSIS050

Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events


VCSIS051

Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions


VCSIS055

Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways


Overview

The key concepts in this unit include:
 

  • Students identify the external features of plants and animals. 
  • Students share and reflect on observations. 
Learning Intention
  • We are learning to understand that the basic needs of plants and animals are air, water, food and shelter.
  • We are learning to observe the features of plants and animals and to understand their differences.
  • We are learning to observe the features of plants and animals and to understand their differences.
Linked Resources & Activities
Nursery Rhymes - Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes
Details
Curriculum Code: ...
Year Level: Foundation
Subject: Phonic & Word Knowledge, Examining Literature, Engaging With & Responding to Literature
Category: Resources, Songs & Rhymes
Pages: 1
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Nursery Rhymes - Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes
Five Senses Sorting Activity
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Curriculum Code: ...
Year Level: Foundation, Year 1
Subject: Biological Sciences, Health and Physical Education
Category: Resources
Pages: 7
Primary + Unit Plans Membership
Five Senses Sorting Activity
Brainstorm Display
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Year Level: Preschool, Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, High School
Category: Resources
Pages: 3
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Brainstorm Display
Five Senses - Classroom Display
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Year Level: Preschool, Foundation, Year 1
Subject: Biological Sciences, Health and Physical Education
Category: Resources
Pages: 5
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Five Senses - Classroom Display
WALT, WILF & TIB - Living Things
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Year Level: Year 3, Year 4
Category: Resources
Pages: 3
Primary + Unit Plans Membership
WALT, WILF & TIB - Living Things
Word Wall - Living Things
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Curriculum Code: ...
Year Level: Year 3, Year 4
Category: Resources
Pages: 5
Primary + Unit Plans Membership
Word Wall - Living Things
Living Things Posters
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Curriculum Code: AC9S3U01, VCSSU057, ST2-1WS-S, ST2-2DP-T, ST2-4LW-S, ST2-5LW-T, ACSSU044, ...
Year Level: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Subject: Biological Sciences
Category: Resources
Pages: 3
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Living Things Posters
Living Things Grow
Details
Curriculum Code: ACSSU030, ...
Year Level: Year 2
Subject: Biological Sciences
Category: Resources
Pages: 3
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Living Things Grow
Living and Non-Living Things Sort
Details
Curriculum Code: ACSSU030, ...
Year Level: Year 2
Subject: Biological Sciences
Category: Thematic Resources
Pages: 22
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Living and Non-Living Things Sort
External Features Poster
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9SFU01, ACSSU017, VCSSU042, ST1-1WS-S, ST1-2DP-T, ST1-4LW-S, ST1-5LW-T, ...
Year Level: Foundation
Subject: Science, Biological Sciences
Category: Resources, Classroom Displays
Pages: 2
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
External Features Poster
Parts of Animals and People
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9SFU01, VCSSU042, ST1-1WS-S, ST1-2DP-T, ST1-4LW-S, ST1-5LW-T, ACSSU017, AC9S3U01, VCSSU057, ST2-1WS-S, ST2-2DP-T, ST2-4LW-S, ST2-5LW-T, ACSSU044, ...
Year Level: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Subject: Biological Sciences
Category: Resources
Pages: 8
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Parts of Animals and People
External Features Of Animals
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9SFU01, VCSSU042, ST1-1WS-S, ST1-2DP-T, ST1-4LW-S, ST1-5LW-T, ACSSU017, ...
Year Level: Foundation, Year 1, Year 2
Subject: Biological Sciences
Category: Resources
Pages: 10
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
External Features Of Animals
Living Things Sorting Activity
Details
Curriculum Code: STe-3LW-ST, STe-1WS-S, VCSSU042, AC9SFI05, STe-2DP-T, VCSIS051, ACSIS014, AC9S1U01, STe-7DI-T, ACSSU002, AC9SFH01, ACSHE013, VCSIS050, STe-6ES-S, AC9SFI01, AC9SFI02, ...
Year Level: Foundation
Subject: Science
Category: Resources
Pages: 41
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Living Things Sorting Activity
Living Things Sorting Activity - Small Bag Cards
Details
Curriculum Code: STe-1WS-S, STe-3LW-ST, VCSSU042, AC9S1U01, ACSSU002, STe-7DI-T, STe-2DP-T, AC9SFI01, ACSHE013, STe-6ES-S, AC9SFH01, VCSIS050, STe-4MW-ST, AC9SFI03, ACSIS014, ACSIS011, ...
Year Level: Foundation
Subject: Science
Category: Resources
Pages: 5
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Living Things Sorting Activity - Small Bag Cards
Parts of a Plant
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9SFU01, ACSSU017, VCSSU042, ST1-1WS-S, ST1-2DP-T, ST1-4LW-S, ST1-5LW-T, ...
Year Level: Foundation
Subject: Science, Biological Sciences
Category: Resources, Classroom Displays
Pages: 1
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Parts of a Plant
Changing the Colours of Flowers
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9SFU01, VCSSU042, ST1-1WS-S, ST1-2DP-T, ST1-4LW-S, ST1-5LW-T, ACSSU017, ...
Year Level: Foundation, Year 1
Subject: Biological Sciences
Category: Experiments
Pages: 11
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Changing the Colours of Flowers
Parts of a Plants and Their Functions
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9SFU01, ACSSU017, VCSSU042, ST1-1WS-S, ST1-2DP-T, ST1-4LW-S, ST1-5LW-T, ...
Year Level: Foundation
Subject: Science, Biological Sciences
Category: Resources, Classroom Displays
Pages: 1
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Parts of a Plants and Their Functions
Living Things In Our Yard
Details
Curriculum Code: AC9S1U01, ACSSU002, VCSSU042, STe-3LW-ST, AC9SFH01, STe-1WS-S, STe-2DP-T, AC9SFI01, VCSIS050, STe-7DI-T, VCSIS055, AC9SFI03, ACSIS011, AC9SFI04, STe-4MW-ST, ACSIS014, ...
Year Level: Foundation
Subject: Science
Category: Resources
Pages: 28
Pre & Primary Essentials Membership
Living Things In Our Yard