 Why
is water our most precious resource?
We
turn on the tap and then it flows - here on the coast we take it pretty
much for granted but what would life be like without it - what am I
talking about? ..Water! - our most precious resource - one of the few
things that all living things couldn’t do without.
During
this unit, children will investigate water, what it is and it’s various
forms. They will discover the most important role human’s must play in
ensuring the integrity of the water cycle. The children will analyse just
how important water is when they discover the many and varied uses we have
for it as well as growing an appreciation of the many work roles of people
who ensure our clean drinking water.
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Am
I really what I eat?
How
much truth is there to the old saying, ‘What you eat today lives and
breathes tomorrow’?
During
this unit children will investigate the importance of good nutritional
habits in gaining lifelong health and
well-being. They will explore
the notion of nutritional balance and discover the health conditions
inherent to poor nutrition. Students will be amazed by what they discover
when assessing the nutritional value of some of the foods we commonly eat.
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What
are the milestones in Australia’s colonial history?
After
setting sail for Botany Bay in 1787, the first European settlers would endure
hardships that we can only imagine - harsh
and unfamiliar weather conditions, lack of supplies, shortages of food and
a total isolation to the outside world.
During
this unit,
children will investigate these early beginnings to discover the
milestones of the first hundred years of
colonial Australia and to
appreciate what it would have
been
like to live in these times.
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What is our place
in space?
‘One
small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’
Why
are we so fascinated by space? What mysteries does it hold? During this
unit children investigate our immediate space environment to discover why
the objects that we see in the sky have regular affects to life on Earth.
Children will investigate the importance of the space race and discover
how life has been affected since mankind walked on the moon.
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