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Year 4 Integrated Studies

Integrated Studies

Year Level Description

Integrated curriculum and inquiry develop the Year 4 student's skills across a number of subject areas - Geography, Health Education, History and Science – and are closely linked to the Year 4 Learning Journey.

By the end of the year the students are expected to:

  • use several strategies for selecting resources and locate and record key information;
  • observe, organise and present data collected from investigations;
  • prepare and carry out a presentation;
  • apply a variety of thinking strategies.

Health Education

This strand is designed to equip students for the challenging world of the 21st century to ensure that students develop as people who take increasing responsibility for their own physical wellbeing, learning, relationships with others and their role within the local, national and global community. Students participate in the Life Education Program, which aims to empower children to make informed choices for a safe and healthy life.

By the end of the year the students are expected to:

  • contribute to the development of class protocols to create a positive learning environment in the classroom;
  • identify their learning styles, strengths and weaknesses, and use this to improve learning outcomes;
  • seek and respond to feedback to enhance their learning;
  • set short-term, achievable goals and reflect upon and evaluate their own progress;
  • demonstrate respect for others and be able to maintain friendships;
  • co-operate with others in teams to achieve goals, undertaking a variety of roles and evaluate their contribution;
  • develop skills to interact with members of other communities, e.g. aged care facilities;
  • identify ways to build positive relationships with friends;
  • show responsible and respectful behaviour when using communication technology;
  • keep personal information safe online;
  • develop strategies to deal with bullying and cyber-bullying;
  • understand the role of bystanders.

History

The Year 4 curriculum introduces world history and the movement of peoples. Beginning with the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, students examine European exploration and colonisation in Australia and throughout the world up to the early 1800s.

By the end of the year the students are expected to:

  • discuss reasons for the First Fleet journey, including an examination of the wide range of crimes punishable by transportation and looking at the groups who were transported;
  • discuss the treatment of prisoners at that time and past and present views on the colonisation of Australia, investigating the daily lives and social standing of those who travelled to Australia on the First Fleet, including families, children and convict guards;
  • discuss stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia and their experiences following arrival;
  • research and discuss the journey of a world navigator/explorer from the late eighteenth century e.g. Willem Jansz, William Dampier, Captain James Cook;
  • discuss early Indigenous life and Indigenous inhabitants and the impact of European settlement in Australia on them;
  • explain the contribution of different cultures to the growth of Australia's diverse society;
  • describe and sequence some key events in Australian history, e.g. Australia Day, Anzac Day.

Science

Students are introduced to everyday phenomena for which science provides explanations. They explore the ways science is used in many contexts and the significance of science for the long-term future of our society. They further develop the skills for scientific procedures and processes, such as designing, measuring, data collection and interpretation and implications for action.

By the end of the year the students are expected to:

  • discuss how the Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity;
  • explore a local area that has changed as a result of natural processes, such as an eroded gully, sand dunes or river banks;
  • investigate the characteristics of soils;
  • consider how different human activities cause erosion of the Earth’s surface;
  • discuss how natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties which influence their use;
  • describe a range of common materials, such as metals or plastics, and their uses;
  • investigate a particular property across a range of materials;
  • select materials for uses based on their properties;
  • consider how the properties of materials affect the management of waste or can lead to pollution.

Digital Technologies

Through this unit, students investigate a variety of digital communication technologies, inclusive of their hardware and software components. They explore how these technologies can be used in a variety of ways to communicate ideas and information. Students examine how communication tools have developed through the ages, comparing and contrasting tools from different times and cultures. They discuss and practise the safe use of secure collaborative networking tools, applying agreed ethical and social protocols.  

Further to this, students also investigate simple programming language to create their own simple digital games or challenges with their peers. 

By the end of the year the students are expected to:

  • people communicate in different ways using technology; 
  • communication technologies have changed over time;
  • the context influences the way in which people communicate;
  • responsible communication requires ethical behaviour;
  • simple programming language (coding).