Some children will learn by reading about it, some children will learn by watching somebody else, but all children will learn by doing it.
— Christopher
School name: St Andrew’s School, South Australia
Teacher: Christopher Boden
Year Level: Year 6
STEM Professional: Brenton Blinder
STEM Professional occupation: ASC Shipbuilding
Australian curriculum links:
Technologies
- Design and Technologies - Knowledge and understanding (ACTDEK019, ACTDEK020, ACTDEK023)
- Design and Technologies - Processes and production skills (ACTDEP024, ACTDEP025, ACTDEP026, ACTDEP027, ACTDEP028)
- Digital Technologies – Knowledge and understanding (ACTDIK014)
- Digital Technologies - Processes and production skills (ACTDIP021)
Science
- Science Understanding - Physical sciences (ACSSU097)
- Science as a Human Endeavour – Nature and development of science (ACSHE098)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Questioning and predicting (ACSIS232)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Planning and conducting (ACSIS103, ACSIS104)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Processing and analysing data and information (ACSIS107, ACSIS221)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Evaluating (ACSIS108)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Communicating (ACSIS110)
Mathematics
- Measurements and geometry – Using units of measurement (ACMMG137)
- Measurements and geometry - Location and transformation (ACMMG142)
- Statistics and Probability – Chance (ACMSP145, ACMSP146)
English
- Language – Language for Interaction (ACELA1516, ACELA1517)
- Language - Expressing and developing ideas (ACELA1522, ACELA1523, ACELA1524, ACELA1525)
- Literacy – Interacting with others (ACELY1709, ACELY1816, ACELY1710),
- Literacy - Creating texts (ACELY1714)
General capabilities
- ICT capability
- Critical and Creative Thinking
The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment or the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.
Some children will learn by reading about it, some children will learn by watching somebody else, but all children will learn by doing it.
— Christopher
School name: St Andrew’s School, South Australia
Teacher: Christopher Boden
Year Level: Year 6
STEM Professional: Brenton Blinder
STEM Professional occupation: ASC Shipbuilding
Australian curriculum links:
Technologies
- Design and Technologies - Knowledge and understanding (ACTDEK019, ACTDEK020, ACTDEK023)
- Design and Technologies - Processes and production skills (ACTDEP024, ACTDEP025, ACTDEP026, ACTDEP027, ACTDEP028)
- Digital Technologies – Knowledge and understanding (ACTDIK014)
- Digital Technologies - Processes and production skills (ACTDIP021)
Science
- Science Understanding - Physical sciences (ACSSU097)
- Science as a Human Endeavour – Nature and development of science (ACSHE098)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Questioning and predicting (ACSIS232)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Planning and conducting (ACSIS103, ACSIS104)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Processing and analysing data and information (ACSIS107, ACSIS221)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Evaluating (ACSIS108)
- Science Inquiry Skills – Communicating (ACSIS110)
Mathematics
- Measurements and geometry – Using units of measurement (ACMMG137)
- Measurements and geometry - Location and transformation (ACMMG142)
- Statistics and Probability – Chance (ACMSP145, ACMSP146)
English
- Language – Language for Interaction (ACELA1516, ACELA1517)
- Language - Expressing and developing ideas (ACELA1522, ACELA1523, ACELA1524, ACELA1525)
- Literacy – Interacting with others (ACELY1709, ACELY1816, ACELY1710),
- Literacy - Creating texts (ACELY1714)
General capabilities
- ICT capability
- Critical and Creative Thinking
The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment or the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.