Adaptations | Stage 3 | Science and technology incursion

Cost and details

Cost 2026	DoE $18 per student – GST free Non-gov $24 per student – GST free, min charge $750 per class
Risk assessment	Risk management plan
Classes	Recommended maximum 4 classes per day.
School preparation	Schools to provide one extra large learning space, with a screen or projector, for all participating classes for the duration of the day. The space needs to accommodate multiple classes.
View	Adaptations student learning resource
Welfare	For medical or special needs notify staff prior to program.
Extreme or wet weather	Program may be modified, postponed or cancelled due to predicted extreme temperatures, bush fire danger, heavy rainfall, high winds or dust storms.
Booking policy	Confirm student numbers and classes 7 days in advance.
Cancellation fee	Less than 30 working school days – $600 Less than 7 working school days notice – full cost Weather or fire danger cancellation – $0

Suggested timetable

Time	Classes
9.00 - 11.00	Classes 1 and 2
11.30 - 1.30	Classes 3 and 4

This program works best in 2 hour blocks. This might require some classes to start recess or lunch early or late.

Please include your school's bell times in the notes section of your booking form.

Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary

infer, evidence, classify, explain, compare, survival, argument, structural adaptation, behavioural adaptation, invertebrate, exoskeleton, camouflage, species, external features, habitat

Syllabus outcomes and content

Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus (2024)

Knowledge of our world and beyond inspires sustainable solutions

Outcomes

• Uses evidence to explain how scientific knowledge can be used to develop sustainable practices ST3-SCI-01
• Interprets data to support explanations and arguments ST3-DAT-01

Content

Living things may change over millions of years, in response to their environments

• Observe behavioural and structural adaptations of plants and animals, and suggest how these may help them survive in their environments

Creating written texts in Science and Technology

Outcome

• Creates written texts to communicate understanding of scientific and technological concepts and processes ST3-CWT-01

Content

Creating written explanations of concepts and processes supports understanding of Science and Technology

• Use compound and complex sentences and labelled diagrams to create a text that explains a process, concept or investigation

Science and Technology K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024