Learning Area: Sci & Technology 2

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

485-102 Learning Area: Science & Technology 1 or approved equivalent

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Science topics covered in this subject will demonstrate effective and motivating ways to incorporate the big ideas of science into the primary classroom program. Comprehensive unpacking of the science and technology ideas in topics will be explored and investigated in a practical manner that provides sound pedagogical approaches, resources and strategies for innovative primary teachers. Sources of teaching materials, equipment and resources appropriate to the primary school level are incorporated.

Semester 1: A teaching report (equivalent to 1000 words) that is related to a primary science topic will be constructed (20%),

Semester 2: A written teaching report (1000 words) and the construction of a technological artifact relating to the teaching of primary technology (20%)

A 2-hour examination based on the whole year's study (60%).

Prescribed Texts:

• Teaching Primary Science: Empowering Children for their World (R Cross), Addison Wesley Longman, 1996

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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