Overview

This unit prepares pre-service teachers to some of the main principles of science and scientific knowledge and why it is important in the modern world. School students will explore and become familiar with the scientific content and concepts within the relevant National and/or State and Territory Curriculum. They will discover how children’s scientific knowledge and understandings develop from early to later primary school. A key focus of the unit is for students to learn how science learning and teaching can be fun, engaging and relevant for school students from Foundation to Grade 6.

Requisites

Prerequisites
EDU10004 Theories of Teaching and Learning

Rule

150 credit points

AND

EDU10004 Theories of Teaching and Learning

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Teaching Period 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
11-March-2024
09-June-2024
Last self-enrolment date
24-March-2024
Census date
05-April-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
26-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
04-November-2024
09-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-November-2024
Census date
29-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
27-December-2024
Results released date
04-March-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Advocate Science as being an important discipline in today’s world
  • Explain how children’s knowledge and understanding of key science principles are supported by the aims and rationale of the relevant National and/or State and Territory Curriculum
  • Use relevant National and/or State and Territory Curriculum to teach scientific concepts
  • Create engaging science activities that would appeal to children

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture
2.00  8weeks  16
On-campus
Class
4.00  6 weeks  24
Placement 38 2 weeks 76
Specified Activities
Various
6.50 8 weeks  52
Unspecified Activities
Various
16.50  8 weeks  132
TOTAL     150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
27 8   216
Placement 38 2   76
Specified Activities - Various 1 8 8
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
EssayIndividual 40% 1,2 
PortfolioIndividual 60% 2,3,4 

Content

  • What is Science
  • Why is Science important in today’s world
  • Relevant, National and / or State or Territory Curriculum content, concepts and organisation
  • Children’s development of scientific concepts, principles and knowledge (Foundation to Grade 6)
  • Contemporary science pedagogy
  • Making Science fun and engaging
  • 5E inquiry planning
  • Making Science fun and engaging

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.