Flipped classroom - Inside an Antarctic time machine

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 Science:

• Science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines of science (ACSHE223)

Year 8 Science:

• People use science understanding and skills in their occupations and these have influenced the development of practices in areas of human activity (ACSHE116)

Year 9 Science:

• People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should accept claims, explanations or predictions (ACSHE160)

Year 10 Science:

• Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community (ACSHE191)
• People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should accept claims, explanations or predictions (ACSHE194)

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking.

Syllabus Outcomes: SC4-17CW, SC4-13ES, SC5-13ES, SC5-12ES.

Time needed: 20 minutes.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – allow students to explore the topic independently.

• Internet
• Laptops and earphones
• Student Worksheet

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