Foundation Sharing Science Ideas Activities

Australian Curriculum Alignment

What Students Will Learn

• Share questions and predictions in discussions.
• Describe observations to others.
• Recount experiences learning about the natural world.
• Explore First Nations ways of communicating knowledge.
• Show or describe how objects move.
• Demonstrate how science tools are used.
• Represent features of plants and animals with models.
• Communicate using posters, collages, drawings, storyboards and digital displays.

Teaching Activities

1. Science Circle

Take turns sharing a question, prediction or observation.

2. Nature Story

Recount a gardening, park or animal-observation experience.

3. First Nations Communication

Explore respectful examples of how knowledge about plants and animals is shared.

4. Show How It Moves

Demonstrate push, pull, roll, slide, spin or bounce and answer questions.

5. Tool Role-Play

Show how a magnifier, ruler, thermometer or timer is used.

6. Build a Model

Create a plant or animal model using blocks, clay, paper or craft materials.

7. Science Display

Share observations through a poster, collage, storyboard or digital presentation.

Questions to Ask Students

• What would you like to share?
• How can you explain what you observed?
• Which display will help others understand?
• Can you show how the object moved?
• What materials did you use in your model?
• What question could your audience ask?

Simple Assessment Ideas

• Observe students during practical activities and discussions.
• Ask students to draw, match, sort, point, demonstrate or explain.
• Use a short exit task linked to the curriculum code.
• Allow an adult to record a child's spoken response when needed.
• Look for correct use of simple science vocabulary.

Supporting Different Learners

Additional support

• Use real objects, photographs and simple picture cards.
• Model one step at a time.
• Provide sentence starters and two-choice questions.
• Allow students to respond by pointing, matching, drawing or speaking.

Extension

• Ask students to explain the reason for their choice.
• Invite students to compare two examples.
• Ask students to record observations in a table or labelled drawing.
• Encourage students to create and share a new question.

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Topic Summary

AC9SFI05 supports Foundation students through practical, age-appropriate science experiences. Use real objects, discussion, observation, drawing, sorting and simple recording tasks to build confidence and understanding.