Lesson summary
Students use what they have learned and identify further issues to produce a set of school tips to reduce stormwater pollution.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- identify the common causes of stormwater pollution in the school ground.
- relate the school community’s behaviour to the causes of many of the problems.
- suggest tips that can fix the problems.
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Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian curriculum content descriptions:
Year 7 Science:
- Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions (ACSIS145)
- Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representations using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS148)
Year 7 English:
- Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that raise issues, report events and advance opinions, using deliberate language and textual choices, and including digital elements as appropriate (ACELY1736)
Year 8 Science:
- Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions (ACSIS130)
- Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representations using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS133)
Year 8 English:
- Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas (ACELY1725)
Syllabus Outcomes: SC4-7WS, SC4-9WS, EN4-4B.Â
Year levels:Â 7 and 8
Indoor or outdoor activity:Â Indoor
Time required:Â 20 mins
Level of teacher scaffolding: Keep activity open-ended, bring students’ ideas together at the end of the activity.
Resources required
- Internet access
- Writing materials
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