Activity Introduction
Quick summary: Students design water education posters and present them to younger students at their school.
Key lessons and understandings of activity:
- We can all share what we know about water, water saving and water safety.
Australian Curriculum Mapping
Content descriptions:
Year 3 Science
- Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports (ACSIS060)
- Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE051)
Year 3 English
- Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print, and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose (ACELY1682)
Year 4 Science
- Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports (ACSIS071)
- Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE062)
Year 4 English
- Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features (ACELY1694)
Syllabus Outcomes: ST2-11LW, ST2-4WS, EN2-2A.
Topic: Water
Year levels: 3 and 4
Indoor or outdoor activity: Indoor/Outdoor
Time required: 45+ mins, extra time needed for presenting
Learning areas addressed: Civics and Citizenship, Sustainability.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Assist students with design and presentation of posters, arrange for presentation with younger students.
Resources required: Art and writing materials.
Homework and extension opportunities: This activity can be extended over several lessons.
Cool Australia’s curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum.
