Description

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An introductory astronomy workshop designed for students from Reception to Yr 2. Use games, models, stories and dress-ups, pictures and drawing to provide an overview of our solar system and our place in space.

 

Time

  • 90 minutes

Number of Students

  • 30

Year level

  • R - 2

Requirements:

A table, access to electricity, a large cleared space for the students to move around.

 

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Curriculum Links:

National Curriculum

This program was designed to support:

 

Sub-strand

Foundation

Year 1

Earth and Space Sciences

Daily and seasonal changes in our environment, including the weather, affect everyday life (ACSSU004)

Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape (ACSSU019)

Sub-strand

Foundation

Year 2

Physical Sciences

The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape (ACSSU005)

A push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (ACSSU033)

 

This program can also support:

 

Science as a Human Endeavour:

Nature and Development: Foundation (ACSHE013), Yr 1 (ACSHE021), Yr 2 (ACSHE034)

 

Science Enquiry Skills:

Questioning and Predicting: Foundation (ACSIS014), Yr 1 (ACSIS024), Yr 2 (ACSIS037)

Communicating: Foundation (ACSIS012), Yr 1 (ACSIS029), Yr 2 (ACSIS042)

 

Primary Connections:

Units: "Up, Down and All Around" "Push-pull"

 

(units without a link are listed by AAS as being published through 2011-2012. Check the Primary Connections website for more details.)

 

 

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Phone: (08) 8395 9586
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Cost:

Base Price:

$185 + GST per session

Travel costs may apply:
$25 + GST per hour, first hour free

 

Discounts:

3 sessions in one full day:

-$10 + GST per session

3 of the same session in one full day:

-$20 + GST per session

Disadvantaged Schools (Category 1- 4):

-$37 + GST per session, no other discounts apply, does not apply to travel costs.

 

Payments:

Your school will be invoiced prior to our visit. Payment is due via cash, cheque or bank transfer within 7 days of the first session listed on the invoice.

 

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