Applying CASE

Pedagogies to the Design

of Lessons in Biological
and
Earth and Space Sciences
Catherine Morritt

Level 3 Teacher at John Curtin College of the Arts

Tutor in Science Education at Edith Cowan
University

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Aim of Session
4B
Construct a science lesson, based on the
Australian Curriculum, using the pillars of
Thinking Science.

Materials required
Australian Curriculum overview A3
summary
Science Understanding elaborations
Sample Thinking Science lesson
Planning documents [hard copy and
electronic] lesson framework; guiding
questions
Resource Student textbooks (Carey Baptist)

In small collaborative
groups
The aim at the end of this session is for each small
group to have developed a lesson plan, which will
be shared amongst colleagues in the Thinking
Science Dropbox.
Teachers to choose an area of the Year 9 or 10
Australian Curriculum to focus their lesson on.
For each lesson, groups need to:
Incorporate the Thinking Science pillars
Use the lesson framework and guiding questions
document to adapt or develop a lesson

Concrete
Preparatio
nThe terms of
the problem
need to be
set.

Additions from http://www.ibe.unesco.org/publications/innodata/inno02.pdf

Retrieved 22/11/2014

Bridging
Reasoning
patterns
developed in
CASE need to
be bridged to
other contexts.

The Australian
Curriculum
Overarching Ideas
The Overarching Ideas frame the
development of concepts in the Science
Understanding strand, support key
aspects of the Science Inquiry Skills
strand and contribute to developing
students appreciation of the nature of
science.
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/sci
ence/the-overarchingideas
Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

Overarching Ideas
Patterns,
Order and
Organisation

Scale and
Measureme
nt

Form and
Function

Matter and
Energy

Stability and
Change

Systems
Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

Bridging of knowledge and

understanding across the disciplines of
science
Australian Curriculum

Thinking Science

Classification
Similarities and
differences

Patterns, Order
and
Organisation

Describing relationships
that underpin patterns.

Ratio and
Proportionality
Compound variables
Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

Bridging of knowledge and

understanding across the disciplines of
science
Australian Curriculum

Thinking Science

Conceptual Modelling

Form and
Function

students recognise that

function frequently relies on
form and that this
relationship can be examined
at many scales, from the
atomic to the microscopic,
macroscopic and beyond

Compound variables
Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

Bridging of knowledge and

understanding across the disciplines of
science

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Australian Curriculum

Thinking Science

Conceptual Modelling
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of D
g
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aultStability

Esc

ent
m
arp

and

Change

Theory of Plate Tectonics

Cell Theory
Ecosystems

Equilibrium
Weathering and erosion
Ecosystems

Compound
variables
p

Ea
f
o
ho t
s
n
ree

Ap
r
e
i ew
V
h
rt

proportionality

Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

190MYA
Rifting and faulting of the Darling Escarpment.
Screenshot of EarthViewer App

Bridging of knowledge and

understanding across the disciplines of
science
Australian Curriculum

Thinking Science

Control of variables
Classification

Scale and
Measurement

Ratio & Proportionality

Inverse proportionality
& Equilibrium
Probability &
Correlation
Conceptual Modelling
Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

Bridging of knowledge and

understanding across the disciplines of
science
Australian Curriculum

Thinking Science
Classification
Heat, light, chemical

Ratio & Proportionality

10% Principle Trophic levels

Matter and
Energy

Inverse proportionality &

Equilibrium
SA:V ratio, diffusion

Probability & Correlation

volcanoes/earthquakes and Plate
Tectonics Theory

Conceptual Modelling
Ecosystems, Plate Tectonics
Theory
Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

Bridging of knowledge and

understanding across the disciplines of
science
Australian Curriculum

Thinking Science
Control of variables
Classification
Ratio & Proportionality

Systems

Inverse proportionality
& Equilibrium
Probability & Correlation
Conceptual Modelling

Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

Overarching Ideas
Patterns,
Order and
Organisation

Scale and
Measureme
nt

Form and
Function

Matter and
Energy

Stability and
Change

Systems
Australian Curriculum Version 7.2

Group lesson planning

[35 minutes]
Groups to report back and provide a brief summary
of their lessons [15 minutes]
Collect lessons for scanning and upload to Dropbox.

Session ends at 3:00pm

Sands through the binocular

microscope
Granite sand

http://throughthesandglass.typepad.com/.a/6a01053614d678970c
011571482c6d970b-pi

Carbonate sand

http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/sands/235Micro900.j
peg

HCl on Sands