Integrated Studies

Chatham Primary School’s Integrated Unit Planner – Year A (even years)

Level 1 – Prep

All About Me, Rules Everywhere and Pets

Personal & family timelines
Belonging to school community & school values
School/classroom rules compared to family/sport/community rules
Pet rules and responsible ownership

People who help us

Visits by community helpers
Features and geography of local area
Safety House

Day or Night and Seasons

Identifying the differences and similarities between day/night
How natural factors (inc. seasons) affect activities and lives

A Happy Healthy Me

Healthy Foods
Personal Safety /Safety House
Sun Smart
Life Education

Plants

Living and non-living things
Identifying needs and features of plants
Simple observations inc. recording growth of bean plants
Everyday products made from plants
A recyclable material

Celebrations

What is a celebration?
Celebrating differences in cultural celebrations
Special cultural, local, community and national days e.g. sport events, Buddy Games, Clean Up Aust. Day, Twilight Fair

Toys

Classifying types of toys
How are different toys made?
Designing and making a toy car

Let’s Get Creative

Exploring common materials, equipment and techniques
Making a brooch
Making a Santa book
Making cards
Making number chains
Decorations

Fairytales

What is a fairy tale?
What is my favourite fairy tale?

Level 2 – Grade 1 & 2

Super Scientists

Posing questions around phenomena for investigation
(Batteries)
Light and reflection
Sound
Temperature
Magnets

Good Old Days

Comparing changes in communities inc.-

Housing
Clothing
Occupations
Power sources
Community
School
Population
Environment etc.

Sharing experiences with grandparents/community members
Locating Australia and relevant ‘places/features’ on globe or local map
Constructing timelines

Healthy Living

Healthy development and needs
Healthy eating model and food choices
Healthy lifestyle
Life Education
Safe behaviours – personal; drugs/swimming
Stay safe and watch the signs inc. history of transport modes

Animals

Student driven unit...

Level 3 – Grades 3 & 4

Commonwealth Games/Olympic Games

Factors influencing food choices e.g. physiological, social, cultural, economic…
Variety of food intake for different lifestyles and energy needs
Cultural food day

Earn and Learn

Understanding the role of money

Our Place in Space

Relationship between day becoming night and rotation of Earth
The solar system

Endangered Animals

Classify things in environments as living (biotic) or non-living (abiotic)
Endangered animals and their habitats
Adaptations for survival
Theatre and puppets (moving parts)
Impact of humans on particular environments/species
Conservation and regeneration of environments
Ethical considerations relating to observing animals

Visit Victoria

Our wider community – natural and man built features in Vic.
History of cultural representation in classroom and Victoria inc. settlement patterns e.g. Little China Town, Lygon Street etc.
History of National and State flags, emblems and coat of arms
Identify states and territories on globe, map and atlas
Relevance of Aust Day and Queen’s B’day
Australian Values
Who is the PM and Premier?

Bike Education (Year 4)

Level 4 – Grades 5 & 6

Wonders of the World

Ancient, Modern and Natural inc.

Protection and Conservation of Antarctica

Protection of natural environments through nature, national and marine parks
Recommend ways of protecting future environmentally sensitive areas in a sustainable way
Further develop and use mapping skills and geographic language …
Enhance electronic presentations by searching and annotating relevant images from internet

Gold fever (Year 5)

Properties and uses for gold throughout ages
Incursion by Minerals Dept.
History of Australian Gold Rush in 1850s
Living on the Victorian goldfields
Way miners viewed from around the world based on gender, race and religion
Eureka Stockade 1854
Complemented by Maldon camp and visit to gold mine and diggings

Spirit of the ANZACS (Year 6)

Beginnings of World War One and Australia’s involvement as an Ally and new nation
Battles at Gallipoli and Flanders Field
Significance of ANZAC Day, symbols, dawn service and march

Plant and Body Systems

Parts of a plant/flower
Photosynthesis/Transpiration
Plant reproduction
How body operates as a large system consisting of smaller systems: respiratory, circulatory, nervous, digestive and skeletal
Similarities and differences b/w humans and plants
Effect of drugs on the body
Design simple experiments to collect data and draw conclusions…

Marvellous Melbourne

European settlement and establishment of colonies
Birth of Melbourne
‘Deal’ between Batman and indigenous Aust.
Naming of city streets
Key people in Vic’s history
Melbourne scrapbook of local and historical attractions inc. budget
Immigration timeline
Contributions of diverse cultural groups to Aust. multicultural identity
City excursion inc. Immigration Museum and Rialto (gr 5)

City excursion inc.Trail and Rialto (gr 6) Students use maps to locate places and find their way around CBD

Chatham Primary School’s Integrated Unit Planner – Year B (odd years)

Level 1 – Prep

All About Me, Rules Everywhere and Pets

Personal & family timelines
Belonging to school community & school values
School/classroom rules compared to family/sport/community rules
Pet rules and responsible ownership

People who help us

Visits by community helpers
Features and geography of local area
Safety House

Day or Night and Seasons

Identifying the differences and similarities between day/night
How natural factors (inc. seasons) affect activities and lives

A Happy Healthy Me

Healthy Foods
Personal Safety /Safety House
Sun Smart
Life Education

Plants

Living and non-living things
Identifying needs and features of plants
Simple observations inc. recording growth of bean plants
Everyday products made from plants
A recyclable material

Celebrations

What is a celebration?
Celebrating differences in cultural celebrations
Special cultural, local, community and national days e.g. sport events, Buddy Games, Clean Up Aust. Day, Twilight Fair

Toys

Classifying types of toys
How are different toys made?
Designing and making a toy car

Let’s Get Creative

Exploring common materials, equipment and techniques
Making a brooch
Making a Santa book
Making cards
Making number chains
Decorations

Fairytales

What is a fairy tale?
What is my favourite fairy tale?

Level 2 – Grade 1 & 2

The Beach

Phenomena – Phases of the Moon and Tides
Pollution
Recycling
Floating/sinking
Aquarium visit and ferry excursion

Simple Machines

What is a machine?
How do simple machines work? - Systems and forces at work
Why do we need machines?
Designing and creating a machine

Around the World

Groups to which students belong
Appreciating different values for different groups
Marking local and national celebrations, events and commemorations inc. Games
Locating Australia and relevant ‘places/features’ on globe or local map
Sharing resources and meeting needs

Life cycles and habitats

Butterflies
Chickens (hatching eggs)
Zoo visit
Minibeasts

Level 3 – Grade 3 & 4

Wild Weather

Changes to environment due to weathering & erosion (long term) versus short term (tsunami, drought and floods)
Water cycle
Reducing water consumption
Weather in Australia

Community Services

Community facilities and local gov responsibilities e.g. safety signs, preschools, libraries, recreational facilities, and waste and recycling
Health services and welfare
People in the community who help us inc, volunteer and environmental groups
RSPCA
Examining/comparing different types of work/jobs
Who is the Mayor? What is his role?
Identify local issue…?
Sustainable environment and their role e.g. recycling/water restrictions etc.

Solids, Liquids, Gases

Classification of materials using states of matter inc. honey, plaster, jelly and carbonated soft drinks
Irreversible and reversible changes inc. water, vinegar and bicarbonate of soda
Awareness of fair testing and variables

Stack it, Pack it, Sell it!

Promoting sustainable management of resources e.g. paper and plastics
Packaging
Materials
Advertising
Product design
Evaluation criteria

Bike Education

Year 4

Level 4 – Grade 5 & 6

Natural Disasters

Layers within the Earth and Earth’s atmosphere (model)
Link cause and effect of changes in atmosphere e.g. bushfires, drought, tornadoes, cyclones/hurricanes, floods; and movements in earth’s crust e.g. volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, avalanche
Research local, national and global disasters and responses inc. preparation for, management of
Enhance electronic presentations by searching and annotating relevant images from internet

Gold fever (Year 5)*

Properties and uses for gold throughout ages
Incursion by Minerals Dept.
History of Australian Gold Rush in 1850s
Living on the Victorian goldfields
Way miners viewed from around the world based on gender, race and religion
Eureka Stockade 1854
Complemented by Maldon camp and visit to gold mine and diggings

Spirit of the ANZACS (Year 6)

Beginnings of World War One and Australia’s involvement as an Ally and new nation
Battles at Gallipoli and Flanders Field
Significance of ANZAC Day, symbols, dawn service and march

Koorie Culture

Impact of European settlement and timeline of Aboriginal history
Comparison of past and present roles and traditions
Importance of kinship
Comparison of Tribal law with Aust. legal processes – role of courts, independence of judiciary, equality before the law and presumption of innocence
Contribution of individual Aboriginals to society
Aboriginal missions and separation
Ian Potter Indigenous Gallery excursion

Fantastic Racers

Energy – renewable and non renewable sources e.g. chemical inc. fossil fuels, kinetic and potential
Illustrate transformation and transferring of energy
Forces e.g. friction, equilibrium, gravity and how they produce motion
Analyse energy issues and relevance to lives…
Investigate energy bills and suppliers?
Design and build a fan powered motorised car in pairs inc. working model using variety of production techniques and components
Use car race as test of suitability and performance
Create ‘brochure’ explaining science involved in car project and analysing product, function and aesthetics

CERES excursion

Three Levels of Government

Beginnings of Federation
(Local gov responsibilities)
State & Federal responsibilities
Effects of Fed. on rights of different groups
Australian Prime Ministers
Features of democracy
Political parties and running a campaign inc. developing a budget and being an informed consumer/politician/voter when making decisions
Preferential voting system
Self-governing day

City excursion inc. Parliament and Electoral Office (gr 5)
City excursion inc. Trail and Parliament (gr 6)
How laws are made