Unit: Air and Water
In this unit students will be able to:
- Asses ways in which the actions of humans have an impact on the quality of air and
water, and ways in which the quality of air and water has an impact on living things.
- Investigate the characteristics of air and water and the visible/invisible effects of
and changes to air and/or water in the environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which air and water are used by living
things to help them meet their basic needs.
- Identify air as a gaseous substance that surrounds us and whose movement we feel
as wind.
- Identify water as a clear,colourless, odourless, tasteless liquid that exists in three
states and that is necessary for the life of most animals and plants.
- Identify the three states of water in the environment, give examples of each, and
show how they fit into the water cycle when the temperature of the surrounding
environment changes.
- Investigate movement using the six simple machines- lever, pulley, wheel and axle,
inclined plane, wedge and screw.
- Look at how simple machines allow humans to move objects with less work
thus making our lives easier (a positive impact on society).
- Use common object found around them, and study where the mechanisms are in these objects and how they help to move the objects in different directions.
- Through the study of moving things, they will develop a sense of spatial relationships between stationary and moving objects.
- Have many opportunities to conduct simple experiments as well as design and build their own machine to perform certain tasks.
- Begin to develop awareness that these simple machines can also have negative impacts on society, such as safety and environmental concerns.
- Investigate the distinct characteristics of animals
in terms of their appearance and behaviour during
stages of growth
- A variety of animals will be studied to compare similarities
and differences among them.
- Students will look at ways in which humans and
animals can impact on each other and the environment
both positively and negatively. They will also think
about why animals are important to us.
In this unit student will:
- Investigate movement using the six simple machines- lever, pulley, wheel and axle,
inclined plane, wedge and screw.
- Look at how simple machines allow humans to move objects with less work
thus making our lives easier (a positive impact on society).
- Use common object found around them, and study where the mechanisms are in these objects and how they help to move the objects in different directions.
- Through the study of moving things, they will develop a sense of spatial relationships between stationary and moving objects.
- Have many opportunities to conduct simple experiments as well as design and build their own machine to perform certain tasks.
- Begin to develop awareness that these simple machines can also have negative impacts on society, such as safety and environmental concerns.
- Asses ways in which the actions of humans have an impact on the quality of air and
water, and ways in which the quality of air and water has an impact on living things.
- Investigate the characteristics of air and water and the visible/invisible effects of
and changes to air and/or water in the environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which air and water are used by living
things to help them meet their basic needs.
- Identify air as a gaseous substance that surrounds us and whose movement we feel
as wind.
- Identify water as a clear,colourless, odourless, tasteless liquid that exists in three
states and that is necessary for the life of most animals and plants.
- Identify the three states of water in the environment, give examples of each, and
show how they fit into the water cycle when the temperature of the surrounding
environment changes.
- Investigate movement using the six simple machines- lever, pulley, wheel and axle,
inclined plane, wedge and screw.
- Look at how simple machines allow humans to move objects with less work
thus making our lives easier (a positive impact on society).
- Use common object found around them, and study where the mechanisms are in these objects and how they help to move the objects in different directions.
- Through the study of moving things, they will develop a sense of spatial relationships between stationary and moving objects.
- Have many opportunities to conduct simple experiments as well as design and build their own machine to perform certain tasks.
- Begin to develop awareness that these simple machines can also have negative impacts on society, such as safety and environmental concerns.
- Investigate the distinct characteristics of animals
in terms of their appearance and behaviour during
stages of growth
- A variety of animals will be studied to compare similarities
and differences among them.
- Students will look at ways in which humans and
animals can impact on each other and the environment
both positively and negatively. They will also think
about why animals are important to us.
In this unit student will:
- Investigate movement using the six simple machines- lever, pulley, wheel and axle,
inclined plane, wedge and screw.
- Look at how simple machines allow humans to move objects with less work
thus making our lives easier (a positive impact on society).
- Use common object found around them, and study where the mechanisms are in these objects and how they help to move the objects in different directions.
- Through the study of moving things, they will develop a sense of spatial relationships between stationary and moving objects.
- Have many opportunities to conduct simple experiments as well as design and build their own machine to perform certain tasks.
- Begin to develop awareness that these simple machines can also have negative impacts on society, such as safety and environmental concerns.