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Biological sciences<br />

GROWING AND CHANGING<br />

Lesson 4<br />

Teacher notes<br />

<strong>Science</strong> inquiry focus:<br />

How do offspring that look like their parents grow and change?<br />

<strong>Science</strong> Inquiry Skills:<br />

• Questioning and predicting QP<br />

• Planning and conducting PC<br />

• Processing and analysing data and information PA<br />

• Evaluating E<br />

• Communicating C<br />

<strong>Science</strong> as a Human Endeavour:<br />

• Students act like scientists when they make observations, ask<br />

questions and describe the growth of an animal.<br />

Technology/Engineering/Mathematics links:<br />

• viewing images on Instagram posts<br />

• using the internet to <strong>res</strong>earch a website<br />

• using an application on a computer tablet to compile a<br />

report<br />

• writing a plan for a digital report<br />

Background information<br />

• Some animals grow and change just as humans do.<br />

Mammals are born live and change in size, but closely<br />

<strong>res</strong>emble their parents.<br />

• Other animals, such as insects and frogs, go through a<br />

complete metamorphosis.<br />

Assessment focus:<br />

• Use page 17 or the digital<br />

report as a formative<br />

assessment of the student’s<br />

understanding that some<br />

offspring go through simple<br />

changes in their life and look<br />

similar to their parents from<br />

birth, young and adult.<br />

Resources<br />

• Cincinnati Zoo Instagram<br />

page at <br />

• Seesaw application on<br />

computer tablet. Teachers<br />

should familiarise<br />

themselves with the<br />

application at . If the<br />

application is not available<br />

on the school computer<br />

tablets then an alternative<br />

like ShowMe or PowerPoint<br />

can be used<br />

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2 A <strong>STEM</strong> APPROACH 15

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