STAGE 1: (50, 100 AND 150 HOURS)
This course has a size value of 5, 10 or 15.
In Stage 1, learners use their senses to help them understand the world around them and the objects within it. They experience a range of activities that will assist them to attend to and explore the world around them with as much independence as possible. They are exposed to and encouraged to move from a pre-intentional to intentional state, and react to everyday objects, materials and living things. They are exposed to change in the world around them, including changes that impact on them, for example the weather, and changes they can effect, for example making things move or change shape. They use their senses to gather different types of information and learn to initiate and refine their responses to familiar objects and the world around them. In Stage 1 learners must engage with all content in any order within the three strands of the Australian Curriculum: Science:
Science as a human endeavour:
• there are objects and living things in the world around us
• tools and equipment can be used in the world around us.
Science Understanding:
• biological sciences: living things are part of the world around us
• chemical sciences: objects are part of the world around us
• Earth and space sciences: changes in the world around us can affect responses
• physical sciences: objects can be moved and touched.
Science Inquiry Skills:
• questioning and predicting: engage and react to objects and events
• planning and conducting: gather information about objects and events
• recording and processing: react and respond to objects and events
• analysing and evaluating: accept and reject objects and events from the world around them
• communicating: respond using accept-or-reject gestures or action.