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August 2013
For Primary Years Teachers:
Year 7 Science: Content, Competence and Confidence:
1. Biological Science
Date: Friday 2nd August
Time: 9.00am -3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre, Milner Street,
Hindmarsh
Cost: Personal Members $85, Corporate Members $105,
Non-members $130
Lunch and morning tea provided. Register at www.sasta.asn.au
2. Earth and Space Science
Date: Friday 30th August
Time: 9.00am -3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre, Milner Street,
Hindmarsh
Cost: Personal Members $85, Corporate Members $105,
Non-members $130
Lunch and morning tea provided. Register at www.sasta.asn.au
This workshop will support teachers to further develop their
current understanding of the Science Understanding Strand:
Earth and Space Science
The workshop aims to build teacher knowledge and conceptual
understandings while participants are actively engaged in science
investigations using the Science Inquiry Skills. The workshop will
use an inquiry approach to the learning of science, providing
teachers with the confidence and resources to implement the
requirements of the Australian Curriculum in their classrooms.
Structure of Workshops
• Big Science Ideas – mapping of the concepts explored in the
sub strand, what is your part in the story?
• Building Understanding – hands- on investigations
that allow participants to explore the concepts and build
understanding using explicit and modelled pedagogy.
• Unit Development – opportunity to develop rich science
programs that embed the Capabilities of Literacy and Critical
and Creative Thinking, the Science Inquiry Skills and that are
framed by the Science as a Human Endeavour sub strand.
Science Investigations in a
Primary Classroom
Date: Friday 13th September
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre, Milner Street,
Hindmarsh
Cost: Personal Members $95, Corporate Members $120,
Non-members $150
Lunch and morning tea provided. Register at www.sasta.asn.au
Children need opportunities to develop practical and inquiry skills
in order to engage with the world in a scientific way and to make
sense of what they are learning Hands-on investigations promote
curiosity and engagement and provide opportunities for the type
of discussion and questioning which develop understanding.
This workshop will look at science investigations in action.
Teachers will be led through the elements of a scientific
investigation by:
• Posing questions that are scientifically investigatable
• Giving priority to evidence - gathering scientific data by
recording observations and making measurements.
• Formulating explanations from evidence to address the
question.
• Evaluating their explanations in light of scientific
understanding.
• Communicating and justifying their proposed explanations.
Teachers will develop an understanding of how to use an
investigation planner and implement the elements of scientific
investigation in their classrooms.
Who should attend: Primary Years teachers
Please Note:
Although this course is not designed specifically for teachers who
have used Primary Connections, these workshops will provide
a natural progression to those units of work and continue to
deepen science understanding.
Who should attend: Year 6/7 teachers or specialist
science teachers
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