Friday
Week O – Early Stage 1
Happy Friday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
a few different sized cups
material for filling a container e.g. dried rice, beans, pasta or sand
a tray or a plate
a variety of materials to build a Rube Goldberg Machine (STEM) (e.g. blocks, balls, string, boxes)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
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Get set for today
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Get set for today
Duration: 1:44
English
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Retell
It's storytime!
Listen to 'Zelda's Big Adventure' by Marie Alafaci.
'Zelda's Big Adventure' by Marie Alafaci
Duration: 5:07
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Watch and listen to the teacher in the video retell the story 'Zelda's Big Adventure'.
Draw the different parts of the story.
Using your drawings, retell 'Zelda’s Big Adventure' to your teacher or record it.
Hint! Make sure you use the words:
first
next
then.
Retell
Duration: 2:44
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!
Complete workout 5.
Virtual excursion
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
This week we are exploring the sights, sounds and stories of Uluru.
Today we take a journey through Kuniya walk, with 360-degree visuals and audio clips.
Discover key sites, hear the desert birdsong and listen to traditional owners sharing important cultural knowledge and stories.
Kuniya walk – virtual tour
Mathematics
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Counting sounds
Let's practise our counting skills!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook
your imagination.
Counting sounds
Duration: 5:55
Goldilocks and the three bears
Let's explore the capacity of different containers!
Watch the video then join in the activity.
You will need:
different sized cups
one type of filling material (e.g. dried rice, beans, pasta or sand)
Hint! Make sure the cups are cleaned after you finish the investigation.a tray or plate
a pencil
your workbook.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Step 1
Find some cups that you think are different sizes.
Choose one cup to be Baby Bear’s cup.
Step 2
Use a filling material (e.g. dried rice) to find another cup that can hold the same amount as Baby Bear’s cup.
Step 3
Find a cup for Goldilocks. This cup needs to hold the same amount as Baby Bear’s cup.
Share your work with your teacher.
STEM
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Please note: Materials required for this activity will depend on the design of your Rube Goldberg machine. Please see the suggested materials below.
Rube Goldberg machine – part 1
Today's STEM challenge is to design and build a Rube Goldberg machine that will perform a simple task!
Hint! A Rube Goldberg machine is designed to perform a simple task. It involves a chain reaction, like shown in the picture below where the dominoes are falling on top of each other because someone pushed the first domino.
This week you will use the first two steps of the design thinking process to define and brainstorm what your Rube Goldberg machine will do.
The materials you will need depends on your machine. Some suggestions include:
blocks and/or dominoes
small balls (e.g. tennis balls, marbles, ping pong balls)
string
cardboard tubes
boxes and/or containers of different sizes
sticky tape.
What simple task can you solve using your Rube Goldberg machine?
Hint! Watch the videos below for inspiration.
"Hand Stop Play Stone Barricade Dominoes Domino" by Max Pixel is in the Public Domain, CC0
How to Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
Duration: 2:58
Sesame Street: Building Rube Goldberg Machines
Duration: 14:05
The first step in the design thinking process is to identify and define the challenge!
Think of a simple task that you will solve using your Rube Goldberg machine.
List and collect materials from around your house that you could use.
Important! Always ask an adult before using any objects or materials.
Organise your materials so that it is easy to find them.
The next step in the design thinking process is to brainstorm!
Draw at least 3 ways you can think of to solve this challenge.
Hint! Key questions to think about when you are brainstorming are:
How big will you make your Rube Goldberg machine? Try to keep it simple.
Can it fit on your family’s dining table?
How many tubes/tracks will you need?
How can you create the chain reaction?
Can it change direction?
Choose which solution you are going to trial. Explain why you chose this solution.
Share your work with your teacher.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.