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Formative- isIs a form at and ofif they need any extrafurther scaffolding.
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in everyday lives, studentslives. Students can use

Natural and processed materials-Materials have different properties and undergo different changes:
Materials are categorised according to their observable properties
Energy can be used for
Pushes and pulls affect the shape and motion of objects
Technology Essential Learnings by the end of year three
reflect on their operation of ICTs and identify what worked well and what did not.
Assessment
is ongoing throughthroughout this inquiry knowledge by doing a brainstormbrainstorming on Wordle as the stundents in the beginbeginning stage of be developing understanding and the teachertheir understandings of how a boat floats This will provide feedback, thisopportunity for the teacher to give feedback. Assessment will be the proficient stagestage, as theystudents have previously with paint thoughoutthroughout the year. allows students to show their have developed. As a whole class thisThis lesson will as a begining stagewhole class as the students are stillin the beginning stage in developing their ICTs skills. In colloboration we will be working on aICTs. The purpose of developing the prezi together is to show photos and infomation.information using ICTs. This presentation will then be uploaded to the Wiki so students can show their parents and peers.

Science
http://econtent.thelearningfederation.edu.au/ec/p/home search around in the learning federation and see what you can find out about boats, you might like to have a look at some videos about boat in the past.
of teaching resourcesresources, this oneparts are only science:
Double Fun Match (elements)
Guess the Color (colors of light)
Who is THAT? (scientists)
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/weblogs/index.htm
This site has lots ofmany great ideas onabout how to
How does a boat float?
Look through this list of websites to see what makes a boat float:
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with different materialmaterials to see is a teachers website that you can searchprovides teachers with resources from KLAs
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/eng06_vid_funnyboat/ watchWatch how these gravity.
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/vtl07_vid_squares/ thisThis is cartoon
Indigenous perspectives
view videos from the dreaming, thereof dream time stories. There are a how ICTs isare being used

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To stimulate higher order thinking stimulatedwe watched this Youtube clip about how that floats.
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The teacher providesprovided each groupof our groups with a
Materials: wood, plastic, aluminum foil, bottle caps, paper, cardboard and clay.
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Students Explain their scientificWatch these videos to hear ou explanations on
Elaborate
to make connections (skrible.com). Studentsconnections.
We have individually designed theirour own boat on Skible.com. These areSkible.com these will then displayed here onbe critiqued by the wiki:year 6 students.
Evaluate
whole class the teacher and studentswe put together of what theywe have done is for studentsus to reflect and present theirour new understandingunderstandings to their

is: How tocan we make a a boat float,float; firstly they boat needs in order for it to float. about boats. TheyIn groups, they will then make a specific material in their groups.Studentsmaterial.Students then upload
Teachers guide the students when adding things to the wiki, Teacher will also be providing the information for the students to research on this wiki site.
welcome to searchuse the Teacher
Explore the Wiki to find out where we are up to by clicking on the links on the left of this page.
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