Oz-e-Science: Earth and Space Year 4 V2

In the Earth and Space strand, students develop an understanding of Earth’s dynamic structure and its place in the cosmos. 

This Year 4 unit aligns to the Australian Curriculum V9 Science Understanding:

• Students identify sources of water and describe key processes in the water cycle, including movement of water through the sky, landscape and ocean; precipitation; evaporation; and condensation (AC9S4U02). 

Unit Outline
Lesson 1: The origins of Earth’s water (Part A and B now available)
Lesson 2: The Water Cycle (Part A and B now available)
Lesson 3: Where Earth’s water is found (Part A and B now available)
Lesson 4: Evaporation (Part A and B now available)
Lesson 5: Transpiration
Lesson 6: Condensation
Lesson 7: Precipitation
Lesson 8: Future water sources
Lesson 9: Unit Investigation
Lesson 10: Unit assessment

Assessment

Progress Tests

Progress Tests are conducted after every second lesson, allowing teachers to monitor student understanding of the concepts taught over the past two lessons and to identify where reteaching is needed.

End-of-Unit Assessment

The last lesson is the End-of-Unit Assessment which has a variety of question formats (e.g. label the diagram, circle the correct answer) to assess student mastery of content from the unit.