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Beanie Bear's Window Cleaning Device The Beanie Bear's Window Cleaning Device unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 10 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Beanie Bear’s window cleaning device, students focus on designing and constructing a basic mechanism that can lower an object (Beanie Bear or other small toy) and stop at two positions. The assessment task requires them to develop a planned set of steps for making the lowering device, evaluate the device and explain any improvements they make. |
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Community Action The Community Action unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 5 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Community Action, students focus on investigating a local issue and its effect on the local community. The assessment task requires them to produce an action plan which outlines a clear process for investigating and taking action to address a local issue. |
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Earth Report The Earth Report unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 4 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Earth Report students focus on experiments related to day and night and the rotation of the Earth. The assessment task requires them to predict whether it will be day or night in four places around the world and design their own data collection and analysis form. |
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Pulling Strings The Pulling Strings unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 9 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Pulling strings students investigate forms of puppetry used in contemporary and historical cultures in order to provide understanding of the contexts in which puppets and puppetry occur.As a concluding activity, students present a puppet show, in groups, pairs or individually, using ideas and scripts developed during the unit. |
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