Thursday
Week D – Stage 3
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
collection of objects (e.g. counters or dry pasta)
dice, spinner or numeral cards 1-6
0-9 dice, spinner or playing cards A-9
pair of socks or a small soft ball
paper clip
4-6 counters in one colour and 4-6 counters in a different colour
bucket or washing basket
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Brain teaser
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Brain teaser
Duration: 2:04
English
You will need:
Interesting stories
Let's practise our listening skills!
Listen to the audio track to hear some interesting stories about beetles, a fire in the ocean, tennis champions and more!
After listening think about:
Who do you think would like to listen to these news stories? Do you think it would be adults, primary school children, high school children or pre-schoolers?
Why do you think this age group would like these stories best?
Writing a letter
It's storytime!
Watch this video or listen to the story of 'The Dog Without a Name'.
Predict what happens in the story when Bella goes home with Jack.
Imagine you are Jack. Write a letter to the carer telling them all the things you (Jack) and Bella have been up to.
Watch the video to see an example then write your letter in your workbook.
Prediction letter
Duration: 2:59
Is this too hard?
Draw 3 pictures representing the activities that Bella and Jack might like to do together.
Label each of your pictures with words to describe where Jack and Bella are and what they are doing.
Is this too easy?
Pretend you can communicate and understand dog language. Write ten interview questions from Jack and 10 imagined answers (from Bella’s perspective).
Draw 3 pictures to go with your letter, showing the sights and activities you have seen and been doing.
For those who like a challenge!
Imagine you are Bella. Write a letter to the carer, from Bella's point of view.
Biographies
An author brings to life a character’s story through their books. Have you thought about Jack’s backstory?
Let's have a go at planning out Jack’s biography (his backstory). Think about:
how old he is
where he lives
who he lives with
his friends and his hobbies.
Watch the video to see an example then create a biography for Jack in your workbook.
Jack's biography
Duration: 3:16
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Draw a map of Jack's house and neighbourhood.
Brain break
You will need:
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: 1:46
Education Live
Maths tricks with cards
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by Eddie Woo who shows us some cool maths tricks using playing cards!
Mathematics
You will need:
Number
Let's explore numbers!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
How many unique mini figs can we make for our $25?
How many characters challenge - Part 1
Duration: 1:53
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
How many unique mini figs can we make for our $25?
How many characters challenge - Part 2
Duration: 4:08
Let's play another number game!
Watch the video to learn how to play.
You will need:
3 pencils
your workbook
a game board
a paper clip
4-6 pink counters in one colour
4-6 counters in a different colour.
Factors fun
Duration: 8:18
Check-in survey – Mathematics
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
GetActive@Home
You will need:
Throwing
Are you ready to move?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pair of socks or a small soft ball
a bucket or washing basket
a small pillow.
Throwing
Duration: 23:35
Check-in survey – GetActive@Home
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Science and Technology
You will need:
Eggs behaving badly
Do bad eggs always float? Do good eggs always sink? By combining water and salt, we will investigate this very important question.
Combining water and salt will change the properties of water enough for us to observe a change in the way eggs behave. It may be that water has as much to do with floating eggs, as the egg itself!
Watch the video before you get started.
You will then need to collect:
a pencil
your workbook
2 eggs
2 tall clear containers that can hold 500mL
water
8 teaspoons of salt.
Salt water and eggs
Duration: 2:47
Predict:
In your workbook, record your predictions.
What do you think is going to happen to the eggs when they are put in the salt water?
What might happen to the eggs in the regular water?
Method:
Fill each container with 500ml of tap water.
Mix 8 teaspoons of salt into one container of water (only add the salt to one of your containers). Stir until as much salt dissolves as possible.
Gently place an egg into each container and observe.
Did both eggs sink?
Did they both float?
Did they do something different?
Use a spoon to remove both eggs and swap the eggs. Did this change anything?
Recording results:
Copy the following into your workbook and finish any incomplete sentences.
Investigation: Exploring the properties of materials.
Purpose: To observe what happens when different materials are mixed.
Materials: I used these things... (write down your materials)
Method: This is what I did... (write down the steps of the experiment)
Results: Describe exactly what you observed.
What happened: (have a go at explaining how the properties changed)
For those who like a challenge!
Using a short section of a drinking straw and a paperclip, see if you can figure out how to make it float below the surface of the water but does not sink to the bottom of the container.
Solid, liquid or both?
We are investigating the way materials can be combined to produce new substances. We will test different combinations of materials to find out which combination makes the best slime.
Fair tests help us to find the right answer to investigations. It is important to conduct fair tests as we investigate different combinations of materials.
Watch the video before you get started.
For this investigation, you will need:
cornflour
plain flour
water
2 containers or bowls
2 spoons for stirring
½ cup measuring cups
food colouring (optional)
pencil
your workbook.
The best materials for slime
Duration: 10:06
Method:
In bowl 1:
Put ¼ cup of plain flour into a bowl and add ¼ cup of water. Stir until there are no lumps.
Add another ¼ cup of plain flour into the bowl and mix. Have you made slime yet? What does your mixture look like?
In bowl 2:
Put ¼ cup of corn flour and ¼ cup of water into a different bowl. Stir until there are no lumps.
Add another ¼ cup of corn flour into the bowl and mix some more. Have you made slime? What does your mixture look like?
Try mixing quickly, then try mixing slowly. Feel your slime and think about the strange properties of this new substance.
Bonus challenge: Would you like to test other materials? Try:
Carefully adding 3 drops of food colouring to your slime to give a fun colour (be careful – you don't want to get any food colouring on yourself or any surfaces!)
Adding a little bit of glitter for extra sparkle.
Test 4-8 drops of a soapy liquid (such as detergent, shaving foam or shampoo) to find out how this might change your slime.
Recording results:
Copy the following into your workbook and finish any incomplete sentences.
Investigation: Exploring new materials.
Purpose: To investigate different combinations of materials.
Materials: I used these things... (write down your materials)
Method: This is what I did... (write down the steps of the experiment)
Results: Describe exactly what you observed.
What happened: (have a go at explaining why this happened)
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.