Lesson summary
This lesson is designed for a flipped classroom, where students learn new content by watching a video in their own time. This strategy provides the opportunity for students to build their knowledge, attitudes and values by themselves, thereby freeing up class time for hands-on work.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand the role that bees and other pollinating animals play in helping plants grow and reproduce
- recognise that bees and other pollinating animals have a critical role to play in providing humans with food
- build their thinking and questioning skills.
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Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian Curriculum content descriptions:
Year 7 Science:
- Interactions between organisms can be described in terms of food chains and food webs; human activity can affect these interactions (ACSSU112)
Year 7 Design and Technologies:
- Analyse how food and fibre are produced when designing managed environments and how these can become more sustainable (ACTDEK032)
Year 8 Design and Technologies:
- Analyse how food and fibre are produced when designing managed environments and how these can become more sustainable (ACTDEK032)
Year 9 Science:
- Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (ACSSU176)
Year 9 Design and Technologies:
- Investigate and make judgments on the ethical and sustainable production and marketing of food and fibre (ACTDEK044)
Year 10 Geography:
- The human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability (ACHGK070)
Year 10 Design and Technologies:
- Investigate and make judgments on the ethical and sustainable production and marketing of food and fibre (ACTDEK044)
General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking.
Syllabus Outcomes: GE5-2, GE5-3, SC4-15LW, SC5-14LW, SC4-13ES.
Time needed: 20 minutes.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – allow students to explore the topic independently.
Resources required
- Internet
- Laptops and earphones
- Student Worksheet
Additional info
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