EDS2203 Junior Secondary Science Curriculum and Pedagogy Assessment Task 2 | UniSQ

Rationale 

With the introduction of version 9 of the Australian Curriculum, secondary schools are revising their Year 7-10 science program. The Australian Academy of Science has released the Launch-Inquire-Act(LIA) evidence-based inquiry teaching framework to assist science teachers, including pre-service teachers, in revising school science programs. For Assignment 2, you will evaluate and modify an LIA teaching sequence generated using AI.

EDS2203  Task Instructions 

You are a new teacher in a secondary school where the Years 7-10 science units are being rewritten for the Australian Curriculum, version 9, using the Launch, Inquire, Act(LIA) planning framework of the Australian Academy of Science. The Head of Science at the school is keen to use AI to generate LIA teaching sequences for Years 7- 10 and has trialled the use of AI to draft a short teaching sequence for one year level. You have been asked to critically evaluate the draft AI teaching sequence and suggest modifications for discussion at the next staff meeting. 

The following design criteria were used by the Head of Science are based on the LIA framework and planning methodology in the planning support materials of the Australian Academy of Science. 

The teaching sequences must include: 

Integration of appropriate curriculum elements and relevant elaborations from the three strands -Science Understanding, Science as a Human Endeavour, and Science Inquiry.

An overview with the title and purpose, achievement standards and core science concepts covered. 

A description of the overlap of the teaching sequence curriculum content and skills with the interests of the year level students and the community 

A summary of the actions taken by students that provide evidence of their learning 

Lessons for each of the three phases of the LIA framework that

• State the Key learning goals - what students will do and how they will represent their learning
• Identify the core science concept(s) that will be covered in the lesson
• Provide Assessment advice (Diagnostic, Formative or Summative) -what the teacher will notice
• Briefly describe a learning activity, resources or equipment, or any relevant assessment for each routine of the LIA phase.
• Employ strategies from the pedagogical toolbox of Science Connections or the course modules. 
• Include teacher prompts or questions that develop and challenge students' conceptual understanding, thinking and reasoning, together with anticipated responses
• Include a context that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, provide working and accessible URL links to all resources used in the lesson.