Overview

  • Year Levels F–6
  • Curriculum ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
  • Subject Science
  • Resource Formats Print

What it is

From the award-winning Discovering series, Discovering Science is written by experienced classroom teachers to support easy implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Science alongside emphasised learner engagement.

It consists of:

  • teacher resource books for Lower, Middle, and Upper Primary
  • learning sequences with teaching activities, ideas, and links to series components
  • engaging and varied levelled text types to support all learners
  • detailed topic overviews with curriculum links
  • blackline masters and support materials
  • hands-on activities and answers
  • student topic books and topic picture cards.

What it includes

Find out how Discovering Science makes a difference.

Components

Teacher resource books

The included step-by-step, easy-to-use teacher resource book provides you with the content and confidence to implement the Australian Curriculum: Science F-6 as you engage learners with a variety of resources, practicals, texts and activities. It includes:

  • detailed scope and learning sequences for each topic
  • detailed Australian Curriculum: Science topic overviews with curriculum links
  • hands-on practical activities
  • creative ideas for field trips
  • engaging picture cards in print and digital formats
  • imaginative student topic books
  • outlines of expected student learning and outcomes at each level
  • blackline masters.

Components

Student topic books

Engage students with fiction and non-fiction readers that cover the key strands of the Australian Curriculum and make Science accessible for all Lower, Middle and Upper Primary learners.

  • Fiction Topic Books explore science concepts through fictional stories with likeable characters.
  • Non-fiction Topic Books include engaging scientific and historical photographs that give opportunities for classroom discussion.
  • Get maximum student engagement with beautifully developed and illustrative comics for middle and upper primary.
  • Provide concept development through levelled student resources, linked to the Teachers Resource Books.

Components

Topic picture cards

Use fun visual materials to encourage classroom discussion with the picture cards included with each Teacher Resource Book. They’re also available in digital format for projection in the classroom and interactive whiteboards to ensure maximum flexibility.

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