- Gill Mulholland, K-6 Science and Technology consultant

RiverWest: A Resource Collection for K-6 Science & Technology

These materials were designed and developed by teachers and consultants in Riverina and Western NSW Regions. They include:

• Understanding the SciTech KLA
• Quality SciTech in practice
• Planning and programming
• School generated resources, including scope and progression statements and units of work.
• Linking and integrating.
• Worksamples gallery
• External links to key resources.

Revised Outcomes and Indicators

Are you using the current science and technology outcomes? The Board of studies issued revised outcomes and indicators in 2000, replacing the 158 outcomes of the existing syllabus with a much more manageable set of 36. This has significant implications for planning, programming and classroom practice.

There is a tutorial available online which explores and explains the changes and their implications in detail.

[Go to tutorial] [Download document]

Links

Find syllabus and professional support, teaching ideas, research and DET resources in the K-6 Science and Technology section of the Professional Support & Curriculum Directorate website.

[Go to PS&CD]

The Science in Context: schools working with Aboriginal communities (SiC) program is a strategic response to the identified need for teachers to utilise appropriate teaching and learning strategies for Aboriginal students in science and to develop curriculum materials that are connected to the lives of Aboriginal students.

[Go to Aboriginal Studies]

Sydney Region's SciTech Website "Supporting Active Learning in Science and Technology K-6"

[Go to website]