Lesson 4: Exploring the Outdoors
Stage: 2 Duration: 1 hr
Objective: Children will explore their outdoor environment at the school in search of insects. They will demonstrate ability to observe, find, document, record and label insects and their current life cycle status. Children will use a variety of technologies to assist them in their investigation as they use cameras to record found data. To communicate findings to the class, children will upload photographs they have taken on to the SMART Board for further discussion. Children will develop questions, findings and documentation on the silkworms, and report their findings to the class.
Curriculum Links
Science and Technology K-6:
CONTENT STRAND: Living Things LTS2.3 – Identifies and describes the structure and function of living things and ways in which living things interact with other living things and their environment INDICATORS:
KLA INTERGRATION: Mathematics MS2.1, English – RS2.5 |
Australian Curriculum:
OUTCOME:
KLA INTERGRATION: English EN2-12E, Mathematics – MA2-9MG |
Key Specific Knowledge
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Lesson Overview
(20 minutes)
Reflect with children about what they have observed over the last week (Silkworms). What changes have they noticed? How much have they grown? What stage of their metamorphosis are they currently at? Reflect on class blog – any interesting photographs? Any interesting facts or discoveries about silkworms? (Note) Children who are responsible for silkworms this week to ensure they maintain the silkworm’s home – food, keep it clean and monitor their growth and changes. (30 minutes) Children to go outdoors and explore their natural environment for insects. In groups of 3-4, children will use a camera to capture what they find and document on to paper – where they found the insect, what insect was it and what stage of its life cycle was it at. If children are unsure of what insect they find, a photograph can help them identity it with the class later. (10 minutes) As a class, using SMART Notebook, create a graph showing how many insects that undergo an incomplete and complete metamorphosis were found. |
Resources:
Observation Centre:
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Modification:
Simplification: Children can create research interesting facts about their found insects and report them back to the class.
Modification: Children can compare the life cycles of insects found by other children in the class – what are the differences in their metamorphosis, what type of metamorphosis do they undertake?
Simplification: Children can create research interesting facts about their found insects and report them back to the class.
Modification: Children can compare the life cycles of insects found by other children in the class – what are the differences in their metamorphosis, what type of metamorphosis do they undertake?