This unit is designed to compliment the recent unit rolled out by NSW Education Department 2025/6. It is based on the unit of work-Unit 2
The syllabus focus areas of this unit are:
· Observations and questions spark curiosity
· Observations and questions initiate design and digital solutions
16 hourly lessons plus 4 hours of additional/optional content. (1 term's work)
This unit teaches students about the properties of materials through observation and manipulation. They pose questions, describe material uses in everyday objects, and test how materials respond to physical actions. Students distinguish between needs and wants to identify how designed products meet needs and how Aboriginal Peoples use natural materials in products.
Syllabus outcomes
· STE-SCI-01 identifies and describes characteristics of living things, properties of materials, and movement
· STE-PQU-01 poses questions based on observations to collect data
· STE-DDT-01 identifies and uses technologies to make products to address user needs or opportunities
What is included in this pack?
- PowerPoint with over 330 slides (editable)
- Student workbook and assessment tasks
- PDF for easy printing
- Teaching notes under each slide
- Quick links to units.
- Sections for each lesson included in the PowerPoint presentation.
- Self Assessment tasks.
- Video links
- Created for use with the IWB.
- Suggested teaching prep for each lesson.
- Outcomes and indicators included for each lesson.
Important note
The font which has been used in this presentation is the Google font Edu NSW ACT foundation which needs to be downloaded onto your computer (this can be done by clicking on the blue link provided). You must restart your device once installed and all of the formatting will be correctly in place. This step is VERY important otherwise your units will be misaligned.
This is a comprehensive unit which will save you hours and hours of preparation time. It is important at the start of each lesson that you read the teaching notes as there is some Lesson preparation needed for some lessons. These include printing sets of cards in some lessons, printing worksheets for assessment purposes so that work samples are available for each child.
Some things you will need for this unit:
- chart paper
- common classroom objects to sort
- rubber handballs
- tennis ball
- book
- A3 paper
- metal spoon
- teddy bear
- box of craft materials
- samples of straw and wood
- student chair
- teacher chair
- magnifying glasses
- markers
- A range of materials that are light or heavy, stiff or bendy, hard or soft, rough or smooth, shiny or dull, and transparent or opaque
- tape
- 2 spoons made of different materials
- plastic baby book
- softcover book
- aluminium foil
- cellophane
- felt
- modelling clay
- paper
- paper strips, raffia, leaves/reeds or ribbon for weaving
- glue
- scissors
- stapler
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures: when planning and programming content relating to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures, teachers are encouraged to:
- involve local Aboriginal Communities and/or appropriate Knowledge Holders in determining suitable resources
- use Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander-authored or endorsed publications
- read the principles and protocols relating to teaching and learning about Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures and the involvement of local Aboriginal Communities.
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) Guide to evaluating and selecting education resources has been developed to assist teachers in selecting appropriate resources for teaching about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, Cultures and Languages respectfully and effectively.
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- Printing and Use: You may print this product for your personal use or for use within your own classroom. Sharing printed copies with other teachers, schools, or organisations is not allowed.
- You MAY make one copy for backup purposes, but not with the intent to redistribute.
- You MAY share the cover image only on blog posts and social media provided there is both credit given to myself with a link to my TPT store.
- Please buy additional licenses if more than one teacher in your school is going to be using it.
This is not to be sold for commercial use.
- You may not repackage, sell or give away part of all of this product to others.
- You may not offer or share part or all of this product anywhere on the internet as a download or copy including, but not limited to, personal sites or school sites that are on a page that is open to the public, sharing google drive links with others that are not your students or their family, internet or email small sharing groups, shared databases , open education resource groups such as Amazon inspire.
- You may not use on commercial sites such as OUTSCHOOL
Attribution is given to © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2025.
