During the C2C unit “Hot Stuff” the year 3 students investigated how heat is produced and the behaviour of heat. This unit of work provided opportunity to address some of the general capabilities from the Australian Curriculum and provides evidence towards focus area 1.2, focus area 2.2, focus area 2.3, and focus area 2.5.
Literacy was addressed throughout the unit as students were required to communicate their findings in a variety of way including written responses and diagrams. During term 2 students undertook a unit on chance in maths which involved consolidating their ability and understanding of representing data in charts, tables and graphs. This science unit in term 3 provided students the opportunity to revise their knowledge that they gained in maths and apply what they used successfully in another context. Sequencing the maths and science learning in this way ensured that students already had a solid understanding of graphs before the requirement was necessary in the Science unit.
