Thursday
Week H – Stage 3
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
measuring instruments (e.g. a ruler or measuring tape)
an object to indicate your height (e.g. a spoon or stick)
cardboard (2 pieces, approx. A4 size)
scissors
sticky tape
a ruler
play dough or modelling clay
a small cup (e.g. a small measuring cup or an egg cup)
a rolling pin or something of a similar shape
(PDF, 63KB).
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Boxing warrior
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Boxing warrior
Duration: 1:58
English
You will need:
Public speaking 'method'
So far this week we have explored public speaking 'matter' and 'manner'. Today let's focus on 'method'.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Method is how you structure or organise your speech. It's similar to how you might write a text with an introduction, middle and conclusion.
Record two key messages from this video.
Public speaking 'method'
Duration: 1:46
Reading and viewing – 1957 drink advertisement
Let's look at a drink advertisement from over 60 years ago!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Do you like this advertisement?
Write, draw or record 3 reasons why you like or dislike this advertisement.
What language has been used to convince the audience that they need this drink?
Record this language.
What colours have been used in the advertisement? Why have they used these colours?
Drink advertisement
Duration: 6:56
Sell it!
It's your turn to create an advertisement!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Look at the image of the old ruined house in the video. Your job is to persuade someone to buy this house.
Identify and list the positive features of this house.
Create an advertisement to sell this house. Your advertisement could be written, spoken, visual or multimodal.
Sell it!
Duration: 3:39
Share your work with your teacher.
Brain break
Let's recharge!
It’s time for a brain break so we can recharge for some more learning!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Brain break
Duration: 0:59
Education Live
Do aliens exist?
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by Dr Michelle Thaller from NASA.
Michelle is going to answer some excellent questions about space.
Mathematics
You will need:
Jump! What if? – part 1
Let's measure! This activity has two parts so let's start with part 1!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
measuring instruments (e.g. a ruler, measuring tape, handspan, mug or a teaspoon)
an object to indicate your height (e.g. a spoon, stick or rope)
a pencil
your workbook.
Hint! The instructions are also below in case you need them.
Step 1:
Measure your height by lying on the floor with your feet against the wall and placing an object (e.g. a spoon, a stick or a rope) at the top of your head to indicate your height.
Step 2:
Measure the distance from the wall to your object using a formal unit, such as a ruler or tape measure.
Hint! If you don't have a ruler or tape measure, use an informal unit, such as a mug or teaspoon.
Step 3:
Record your height on a piece of paper. If you are using informal units, estimate the length of your informal unit and use this to calculate your estimated height.
Hint! Look at the picture for an example of how to record your height.
Jump! What if? – part 2
Let's explore part 2!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
A kangaroo can jump 4 times its height!
Using your height, how far could you jump if you were a kangaroo? Record your thinking.
Hint! You may like to create a table like the one in the picture.
A frog can jump 20 times its height, a grasshopper can jump 30 times its height and a flea can jump 200 times its height.
Calculate the following:
How far could you jump if you were a frog?
How far could you jump if you were a grasshopper?
How far could you jump if you were a flea?
If somebody else you live with was a kangaroo, how far could they jump?
What is the difference between your jump and the jump of someone else you live with, if you were both kangaroos?
How did you work it out?
Example of a table to show your work
Share your work with your teacher.
Check-in survey – Mathematics
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Art Bites
Let's dance!
Are you ready to move?
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Supernova
Duration: 11:31
Check-in survey – Art Bites
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Science and Technology
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Solar updraft tower
Today we are investigating the transformation of the sun’s heat energy into movement. To help us with understanding this concept, we will create a solar updraft tower that will cause warm air to rise and turn a rotor. We will also test different colours of cardboard to find out which colour causes the rotors to spin faster.
Watch the video.
Solar uplift tower – part 1 (Energy transformations)
Duration: 8:11
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
2 pencils
cardboard (2 pieces, approximately A4 size)
scissors
sticky tape
a ruler
play dough or modelling clay
a small cup (e.g. a small measuring cup or an egg cup)
a rolling pin or something cylindrical to roll the cardboard around
(PDF, 63KB).
Hint! The instructions are also included below if you need to refer to them.
Solar uplift tower – part 2 (Instructions for making the solar updraft tower)
Print the rotor pattern (PDF, 63KB).
Collect your materials and make your solar updraft tower.
Set up your solar updraft tower on a sunny window sill.
Observe the rotor.
Make different coloured towers – black and white if possible.
Materials needed
Solar updraft tower
Predict and observe differences.
Explain any differences using words such as transformed, energy, rising, warming, movement and heat.
For those who like a challenge!
Identify and record items around the house that use electricity to create movement, heat, sound or light. Are there other examples of energy transformation around your home?
Use a device to record the movement of the rotor in slow motion.
Calculate how many times the rotor spins every minute.
Compare the speed of the rotor when you use white and black cardboard.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.