Oz-e-science Years F–6

Earth and Space Year 4 
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Teaching resources

Lessons
Teaching Guide
Student Workbook
Recital List 

Extra resources

Classroom posters
Star Club Handbook
Overview
Earth and Space: Year 4 is the study of Earth and its place in space for Year 4 students. It aligns to the Australian Curriculum Science Understanding:
  • Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity (ACSSU075).

Note: This curriculum program is currently being updated to align with the Australian Curriculum 9.0, updated versions will be released in early 2023.
Lesson objectives
In Lessons 1 to 10, students learn about: 
  • How the Earth was formed.
  • Identifying the four main layers of Earth.
  • The Earth’s main tectonic plates.
  • Continental drift theory.
  • Landforms and how they are formed.
  • The three main types of rock.
  • How fossil fuels were formed and their uses.
  • Researching a geological site.
  • Writing a report using the information from your reading.
Success criteria
  • Identify the two main processes that formed the Earth.
  • Explain why humans are able to live on Earth.
  • Identify and label Earth’s four main layers.
  • Represent a model of the Earth’s layers.
  • Identify what tectonic plates are.
  • Describe two examples of what happens where tectonic plates meet.
  • Outline the tectonic plate boundaries.
  • Explain what continental drift theory is.
  • Represent Pangaea in an online puzzle.
  • Describe the difference between constructive and destructive forces.
  • Classify landforms created by constructive and/or destructive processes in a card game.
  • Describe the three main types of rocks and how they were formed.
  • Classify rocks in the rock cycle. Describe the three main types of fossil fuels.
  • Plot to represent the main fossil fuel reserves on a map of Australia.
  • Complete research and take notes about a geological site.
  • Create an information report using your reading research about the geological site. 
Assessment
Progress Tests
  • Progress tests are conducted after every second lesson, allowing teachers to monitor student understanding of the concepts taught over the past two lessons and to identify where reteaching is needed.
  • The Teaching Guide contains the testing questions, and the Student Workbook has a section where students write their answers and score themselves.
Structured Research Activity
  • The Structured Research Activity (SRA) for this unit is: Students to research and write a report on a geological site.
  • The SRA takes place over two lessons so students can apply the Science Understanding and Science Inquiry Skills covered in the unit.
  • Teachers use the Guide to Making Judgements, which is included in the Teaching Guide, to mark the SRA.
End-of-unit assessment
  • The last lesson is the end-of-unit assessment which has a variety of question formats (e.g. label the diagram, circle the correct answer) to assess student mastery of content from the unit.
  • The end-of-unit assessment is in the Teaching Guide. Teachers copy the assessment and distribute to students at testing time.

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