TECHNOLOGY UNIT OF WORK: MINI HERB GARDEN

INTEGRATION TABLE

Strand Domain Dimension Key Standards within the Activities

Dimension
Physical, Interperso Working in ….cooperate with others... On-going
Personal nal teams and [working] towards the (investigation,
and Social Developm achievement of agreed goals. design and
Learning ent producing are
paired work).
Managing … set short term, achievable Lesson 2 –
Personal personal goals in relation to specific Students outline
Learning learning tasks. They comment on steps to take to
task’s progress and produce their
achievements. garden
On-going – journal
entries outlining
progress
Discipline- The Arts Creating and … use a range of skills, Lesson 2 –
based making techniques and processes… Students draw to
Learning materials, equipment and two-dimensional
technologies. representation of
their mini garden.
Lesson 3 –
producing their
mini garden.
English Reading … interpret the main ideas Investigation of
and purpose of texts… herb species,
gardening
techniques and
materials required.
Writing … write texts containing On-going – journal
several logically ordered entries
paragraphs that express
options and include ideas and
information about familiar
topics.
Science Science … identify how… features Investigation of
knowledge operate together to form plants; how they
and systems which support living grow and the
understandin things to survive in their necessary
g environments. requirements for
survival.
Interdiscipli Thinking Reflection, ...identify and provide reasons On-going – as
nary Processes evaluation for their point of view, and students develop
Learning and justify changes in their their designs
metacognitio thinking. (particular focus in
n Lesson 4:
evaluation of
success)
Reasoning, ...collect information from a On-going – as
processing range of sources to answer student develop
and inquiry their own and others’ and modify their
questions. Apply thinking design and
strategies… in a variety of product.
contexts including problem
solving activities. They
provide reasons for their
conclusions.