Choose either a full day or half day program from the stage one or stage three lessons outlined below...
Early childhood and stage one:
- Hello Sun
- Water our Resource
- Sounds like Water
Stage three:
- Electricity Rocks (full day program)
Find out more...
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Details: stage one lessons:
Experience our Sounds Like Water and Hello Sun lessons to discover more about water, energy and light in our fun-filled sensory lessons. Choose to do either one or both lessons on the same day.
Lesson: Sounds Like Water
A sensory experience where students are introduced to the topic of water. They will participate in learning about water sounds throughout the Permaculture Garden's Water Wise Trail.
This is a fun interactive activity where students use their ears to listen for water sounds around the garden, have fun with water and learn how important water is to their life and others around them. They will learn techniques on how to save water at home.
Note: This lesson is also suitable for preschool and early stage one students. This can be a half day program or if combined with the 'Hello Sun' lesson, can be a full day program.
Lesson: Hello sun
A sensory experience where students discover and experience light and shade. They will find out how we can use sunlight to make energy. Students will explore the garden to see how light affects plants. They will also plant a sun loving vegie seed, and discover a variety of energy saving devices at the Randwick Sustainability Education Hub.
Students will understand how they can make energy saving improvements at home and at school and appreciate the Sun's role in our world.
Curriculum links:
NSW Curriculums
- Human Society and Its Environment-gathering information about natural and built environments
- Science and Technology-living things (all about me).
Draft NSW Science and Technology Syllabus K-6
- PW S1.3.3-identifies some different sources of light and sound and the effects of pushes and pulls on objects.
Australian Science Curriculum
- Year 1 Physical Sciences-light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed
- Year 1 Biological Sciences-living things have a variety of external features.
Lesson: Water Our Resource
Come and experience our Water Our Resource lesson to discover more about water, its importance and how to conserve it. This is a half day program.
Through role play, movement and by participating in a water pipe hunt, students will understand the importance of water as a resource. They will also learn several ways to undertake a water audit at home and may receive resources to help them save water at school and at home.
Curriculum links:
NSW Curriculum
- Human Society and Its Environment-understanding the relationship between environments and people
- Science and Technology-identify and describe ways in which people and other living things depend on the earth and its environments.
Draft NSW Science and Technology Syllabus K-6
- ES S1.3.2-identifies some physical features of and useful resources in the environment.
Australian Science Curriculum
- Year 2 Earth and Space Sciences-earth's resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways.
Details: stage three lesson:
Lesson: Electricity rocks
Come and get practical in our Electricity Rocks lesson and learn how to make an electrical circuit and a solar lantern.
This lesson will uncover the mysteries of wind and air turbines, and solar panels. Your whole class will learn about living more sustainably when they use the resource pack we provide to help save energy at home.
This is a full day program.
Curriculum links:
NSW Curriculums
- Science and Technology-Physical Phenomena-identifies and applies processes involved in manipulating, using and changing the forms of energy.
Draft NSW Science and Technology Syllabus K-6
- PW S3.3.3-describes the transfer and transformation of electricity and the properties of light.
Australian Science Curriculum
- Year 6 Physical Sciences -electrical circuits provide a means of transferring and transforming electricity. Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity.