Aim to sustain: Get the message

Primary KLAs:
Creative and Practical Arts, English, Human Society and its Environment, Science and Technology
Secondary KLAs:
Creative Arts, English, Human Society and its Environment, Science
Educational levels:
Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

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This resource is a subset of the larger resource, Aim to Sustain. As such it includes the culminating activity in which students study and make artworks that communicate an environmental message about single use and disposable plastics. The resource includes links to video, a slideshow, worksheets and links to further interactive resources. The resource includes support notes for teachers and/or supervisors.

© State of New South Wales, Department of Education and Training, 2013.

NSW syllabus outcomes

(SC4-17CW) explains how scientific understanding of, and discoveries about, the properties of elements, compounds and mixtures relate to their uses in everyday life

(ST3-7MW-T) explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes

Australian curriculum content descriptions

(ACSIS091) Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem

(ACSIS093) Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts

(ACSIS108) Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem

(ACSIS110) Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts

(ACSIS132) Use scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims

(ACSIS133) Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representations using digital technologies as appropriate

(ACSIS234) Use scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims

(ACSIS148) Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representations using digital technologies as appropriate

More information

Resource type:
Interactive Resource
ScOT topics:
Ecological sustainability, Plastics
File type:
text/html
Language/s:
en-AU
Author:
Centre for Learning Innovation
Publisher:
State of NSW, Department of Education
Date created:
Thursday, 18 November 2010

Resource ID: cc832f16-d227-46ab-a0a1-4924ec9786cb