Years 5 and 6 School Resources
DonateLife School Resources
Level: Year 5-6
Curriculum areas: English, Science, Civics and Citizenship
General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking, Literacy, ICT capability, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding
The Ultimate Gift
This learning sequence explores the scientific and social implications of organ transplant through the story of Coen Ashton, who received a lung transplant as a result of chronic cystic fibrosis. The sequence investigates the impact cystic fibrosis had physically and socially on Coen and provides background information on the disease. The activities guide students to research and prepare a brochure that could be used to support other students who suffer long term illnesses. The resource also links to other first-hand stories of other young Australians who have benefited from organ donation.
Resource language: English
Organ transplants; Lungs; Diseases; Expositions (Factual texts); Reasoning
Audience user level: Year 5; Year 6
Audience role: Teacher
Audience sector: School
National key learning area and strands: English; Science
- This is a valuable resource that supports the Science as a Human Endeavour strand of the science curriculum, particularly as it relates to appreciating how medical sciences have led to improvements in people's lives.
- The resource is particularly valuable in supporting the personal and social general capability of social awareness as it encourages students to appreciate the perspectives of others and their diverse needs.
- The resource provides a compelling context for students to participate in meaningful discussions based on prior inquiry. The resource provides very useful scaffolds that support productive conversations and sharing of ideas. The production of a brochure to capture student understanding of the values that underpin this resource provides a creative response to the topic.
- The content and language of the resource is appropriate and considered and the inclusion of a combination of written and video-based texts provides for a range of learning preferences.
Australian Curriculum Content Description (Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions
Australian Curriculum Content Description (Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/elements/ACELY1709)
Australian Curriculum Content Description (Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audience
Australian Curriculum Content Description (Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital texts
Date of contribution: 2016-06-01
Meta-metadata language: English
Learning resource type: Teacher guide
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