1. Life Cycle Unit Rebecca, Molly & Brandon

2. Introduction to our unit Unit Name: Life Cycles Year Level: 4 KLA: Science ACARA: Living things have life cycles (ACSSU072) Duration: 4 lessons Assessment: Portfolio of students work on class blog (Edmodo) ICT’s used: iMovie, Edmodo Unit Name: Life Cycles Year Level: 4 KLA: Science ACARA: Living things have life cycles (ACSSU072) Duration: 4 lessons Assessment: Portfolio of students work on class blog (Edmodo) ICT’s used: iMovie, Edmodo

3. Unit Overview LessonNameActivitiesICT used 1Animal Life Cycle Overview of unit Discussion YouTube example Google search Learn how to use iMovie iMovie 2Plant Life Cycle Discuss and compare Explore outdoor plants Learn how to use Edmodo Upload video from lesson 1 Edmodo 33D Models Get in Pairs Draw storyboard Create lifecycle out of clay Take photos Upload photos Digital camera 4Bringing it to life Use photos to create a movie on iMovie Edit Upload to Edmodo Respond to others work iMovie Edmodo

4. ACARA, GC & CCP’s Science: Living things have life cycles (ACSSU072) ICT: Generate, develop and communicate design ideas and decisions using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques (ACTDEP015) General capabilities: Literacy, Numeracy, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and Social capability, ICT capability Cross-curricula priorities: Sustainability

5. Life Cycles What is a Life Cycle? -The series of changes that happen to a living creature over the course of its lifetime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8sAHQYvVf0 Examples? Chicken and Caterpillar. iMovie creation! START GOOGLING!