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Scitech is a not-for-profit organisation proudly supported by the Western Australian Government through the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
In this hands-on workshop, students will work in groups and follow an innovation process to design, test and refine their own prototype of a sustainable wind turbine.
Throughout the workshop, students will receive constant feedback on their designs.
Our knowledgeable science presenters will also encourage them to think about different variables and running fair-tests on their prototypes.
Duration: 60 minutes
Years: 3–6
Location: Rio Tinto Innovation Central
Terms: 1–4 2022
Curriculum links:
Year 2
Science as a Human Endeavour
- Nature and development of science – Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events
- Use and influence of science – People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things
Science inquiry skills
- Questioning and predicting – Poses specific and relevant questions and responds to questions making detailed predictions about objects and events
- Planning and conducting – Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions. Use informal measurements to collect and record observations, using digital technologies as appropriate
- Processing and analysing data and information – Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables through discussion, compare observations with predictions. Records observations using informal measurements, represents, describes, and communicates detailed observations in a variety of ways, relating these to their predictions
- Evaluating – Compare observations with those of others
- Communicating – Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways
Design and Technologies
- Knowledge and understanding
- Technologies and society – People design and produce familiar products, services and environments to meet local and community needs
- Engineering principles and systems – Forces create movement in objects
Processes and production skills. Creating solutions by:
- Investigating and defining – Explore design to meet needs or opportunities
- Designing – Develop, communicate and discuss design ideas through describing, drawing, modelling and/or a sequence of steps
- Producing and implementing – Use components and given equipment to safely make solutions
- Evaluating – Use simple criteria to evaluate the success of design processes and solutions
- Collaborating and managing – Work independently, or collaboratively when required, to organise information and ideas to safely create and share sequenced steps for solutions
Year 3-4
Science as a Human Endeavour
- Nature and development of science – Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships
Science inquiry skills
- Questioning and predicting – With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge
- Planning and conducting – With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment
- Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately
- Processing and analysing data and information – Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends
- Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings
- Evaluating – Reflect on investigations, including whether a test was fair or not
- Communicating – Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations
Design and Technologies
- Knowledge and understanding
- Technologies and society – Ways products, services and environments are designed to meet community needs
- Engineering principles and systems – Forces, and the properties of materials, affect the behaviour of objects
Processes and production skills. Creating solutions by:
- Investigating and defining – Create a sequence of steps to solve a given task
- Designing – Develop and communicate ideas using labelled drawings and appropriate technical terms
- Producing and implementing – Select, and safely use, appropriate components with given equipment to make a solution
- Evaluating – Use criteria to evaluate design processes and solutions developed
- Collaborating and managing – Work independently, or collaboratively when required, to plan, safely create and communicate sequenced steps
Year 5-6
Science as a Human Endeavour
- Nature and development of science – Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions
- Use and influence of science – Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions
Science inquiry skills
- Questioning and predicting – With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations
- Planning and conducting – Decide variables to be changed and measured in fair tests, and observe measure and record data with accuracy using digital technologies as appropriate
- Processing and analysing data and information – Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations
- Evaluating – Reflect on and suggest improvements to scientific investigations
Design and Technologies
Processes and production skills. Creating solutions by:
- Investigating and defining – Define a problem, and set of sequenced steps, with users making a decision to create a solution for a given task
- Identify available resources
- Producing and implementing – Select, and apply, safe procedures when using components and equipment to make solutions
- Evaluating – Develop negotiated criteria to evaluate and justify design processes and solutions
- Collaborating and managing – Work independently, or collaboratively when required, to plan, safely develop and communicate ideas and information for solutions
Our education programs have been designed to engage students and support teachers in the delivery of the Western Australian Curriculum.
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