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Common Text Types Used in Science

Posted on 13/09/2021
Explore common text types used in Science and their purpose, and peruse the examples provided.

  

Video: Two Visiting Scientists Explain Pollination!

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher invites two students, posing as visiting scientists, to explain to the class how pollinators and plants help each other.

  

Video: Spelling -un words: Sun and Bun

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is teaching the -un pattern in spelling, using familiar vocabulary from the science topic of the needs of living things as a launching point.

  

Video: Differentiated Writing

Posted on 7/09/2021
This video is an example of differentiated writing activities in a Foundation-Year 1 setting.

  

Video: Spelling - Flowers

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is teaching the word ‘flower’ in spelling, using familiar vocabulary from the science topic of the needs of living things as a launching point.

  

Video: Two Visiting Scientists Explain Pollination!

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher invites two students, posing as visiting scientists, to explain to the class how pollinators and plants help each other.

  

Video: Shared Pen: Jointly Constructed Writing - Group 2

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is jointly constructing a group writing lesson and this is the second group to contribute to the class text.

  

Video: Shared Pen: Jointly Constructed Writing - Group 1

Posted on 7/09/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is jointly constructing a group writing lesson.

  

Video: Talking About the Needs of Living Things: Worms

Posted on 30/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is working with a group of students to understand how the needs of worms, as living things, are met.

  

Video: Needs of Pollinators - Matching Sight Words to Pictures

Posted on 30/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is matching sight words to photos of previous activities.

  

Video: Talking About the Needs of Living Things: Plants

Posted on 29/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is working with a group of students to understand how the needs of plants, as living things, are met.

  

Video: Jointly Negotiated Sentence - Pollinators

Posted on 29/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is moving from oral language into writing through a negotiated writing lesson.

  

Video: How Humans Can Help Pollinators

Posted on 28/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is showing students how they can help pollinators to survive and thrive.

  

Video: From Principles to Practice: Planting Flowers in Science

Posted on 27/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is working with a group of students to plant flowers.

  

Video: From Principles to Practice: Making Drinking Bowls for Pollinators

Posted on 26/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is working with a group of students to make drinking bowls for pollinators in the school kitchen garden.

  

Video: Preparation for Writing - Needs of Living Things

Posted on 25/08/2021
Enjoy this video of a Foundation-Year 1 teacher preparing her students for a joint writing task. The learning area is Science.

  

Example Model Text: Science Year 2

Posted on 24/08/2021
An example of a model text written for Year 2 students with Science links.

  

Video: Oral Language - Pollinators Need Plants and Plants Need Pollinators

Posted on 16/08/2021
In this video, a Foundation-Year 1 teacher is explaining symbiosis to students: how a pollinator, in this case a parrot helps create new plants, and how the plant provides food for the parrot.