Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of the Otter pack!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a recording device

A4 sheet or paper or grid paper

(PDF file, 90 KB)

scissors

sticky tape or glue

During today's activities, you might see the icons below:

look

listen

speak

write

explore

reflect

Acknowledgement of Country

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Watch and listen to the Acknowledgement of Country.


We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Land and pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging. We would also like to extend that respect to other Aboriginal people.

Acknowledgement of Country – Bonnet Bay Public School

Duration: 0:22

English

Speaking – manner

You will need:

Pencils

pencils

Workbook

a workbook or paper

a recording device

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Watch and listen to the video.

Language matters – Mindy Lee
Duration: 3:40

NSW Department of Education – The Arts Unit

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Watch the video and then have a go.

Manner matters
Duration: 1:33

From the NSW Department of Education – The Arts Unit

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speak

  • Pick a topic that you are passionate about and develop a PEEL paragraph.

  • Record yourself reading this paragraph aloud.


Remember to:

  • pause

  • emphasise particular words or phrases

  • speak slowly and clearly.

listen

Listen to your recording, then answer the questions to self-assess the fluency of your reading.

Manner – self-assessment

Reading and comprehension – Pet dogs

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Watch and listen to the video.


Hint! A copy of the text is in the drop down below.

Pet dogs – what do you think?
Duration: 2:46

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'Pet dogs – what do you think?' (select arrow)

Heading: Pet dogs - what do you think? There are two letters to the editor on the page. The first letter on the left hand side is dated May 21 and the text is as follows: Dear Editor, Dogs are working animals, not pets. They belong out on the farm, rounding up sheep and cattle. In the city they are just a smelly, noisy nuisance. They leave their mess all over the streets, and some of them never stop barking. Where are their owners? Why are these supposedly wonderful friends left alone to pine and whine and dig up the garden, or to bark at anyone who dares to walk past ‘their’ house? If we must have dogs in the city, they need to be trained properly. Aside from the street-poopers and the barkers, there are the chasers and the bounders. These dreadful creatures rush up and almost knock you flat before you have time to decide if they are greeting you or attacking you. Farm dogs earn their keep, but these city slickers consume far more than their fair share of the world’s resources. And of course, it’s not just scraps. It’s gourmet cuisine, individually tinned or freeze-dried, which the pampered darlings can eat at their leisure from personalised doggy bowls, before having a home-visit haircut and shampoo or retiring to their fur-lined baskets. Sarah Williston Below this letter there is a photo of a dog in a circle with a line through it. The second letter is dated May 28. The text is as follows: Dear Editor, Yes, Sarah Williston (May 21), we do give dogs a good life, but they pay us back generously, with affection and intelligence and good humour. Dogs are wonderful companions, loyal and trustworthy. They will play safely with the kids, or keep a house-bound person company all day long. Dogs are increasingly being used in nursing homes and hospitals as a welcoming and calming presence, and in some places, teachers even have a pet dog in the classroom. It is true that training a dog takes considerable time and effort, but it is time well-spent. Taking responsibility for a canine pet builds character, as well as offering a lot of pleasure. Sincerely, John Bonavista Below the second letter is a picture of a happy dog with a collar.

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Complete the quiz.

Multiple choice quiz – Pet dogs – what do you think?

Writing – Creating a campaign

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Watch the video and then have a go.

Creating a campaign
Duration: 1:31

Attribution: content from WWF the content has not been changed.

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It's your turn to create a campaign.

Choose a topic that you feel strongly about and would like to see some change. To tell your target audience about the issue, make one or more of the following:

  • a poster

  • a television advertisement

  • a blog

  • a speech.

Hint! Use high modal language to help persuade your audience.

Mini break

Exploring our world – Do you know?

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Watch and listen to the video.

How does a crane work?

Duration: 1:36

Mathematics

Warm up – Packing sugar cubes

You will need:

Pencils

pencils

Workbook

a workbook or paper

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Act 1

Watch the video and then complete the activity.

Packing sugar – Act 1
Duration: 0:22

Task attribution Graham Fletcher

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  • What did you notice when you watched this video?

  • What did you wonder?

  • How many sugar cubes are packed in the box?

  • What is an estimate that is too high?

  • What is an estimate that is too low?

  • What information would be useful to know for solving this problem?

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Act 2 (part 1)

Watch this video to see how the sugar is packed in the box.


Revise your estimate if you need to.

Packing sugar – Act 2

Duration: 0:14

Task attribution Graham Fletcher

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Act 2 (part 2):

  • View some more useful information by selecting the arrow.

  • Revise your estimate if you need to.

  • How are these sugar cubes packed in this box? Represent your answer using diagrams or number sentences.

Useful information (select arrow)

Packing sugar – Act 2

A box of sugar cubes showing that there are 198 cubes packed in the box.

Task attribution Graham Fletcher

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Act 3:

  • Select the arrow to reveal the answer.

Reveal the answer (select arrow)

Packing sugar – Act 3

The sugar box opened showing it is packed with 11 cubes long, 6 cubes wide and 3 cubes high.

Task attribution Graham Fletcher

Volume with boxes

You will need:

Pencils

coloured pencils

Workbook

a workbook or paper

A4 sheet or paper or grid paper (PDF file, 90 KB)

scissors

sticky tape or glue

A4 sheet or paper or 30 x 40 grid (PDF file, 7 KB) (optional)

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It’s possible to make open-top boxes (a box with no lid) out of a sheet of paper by cutting squares from the corners and then folding up the sides.

Let's explore the volume of some open-top boxes.

How to make an open-top box

A large square with a 1 by 1 square shaded in each corner. A dotted line joins the shaded squares. The shaded squares are labelled with the words ‘cut’.
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  • What could the volume be for some open-top boxes made from an A4 sheet of paper?

  • What is the largest volume open-top box you could make?

  • How can you prove that this is the largest box that can be made?

Hint! You can print grid paper (PDF file, 6KB) or you can use a sheet of A4 paper.

Would you like a tip?

Complete the activity by following these steps:

  • Begin by cutting 1cm square out of each corner.

  • Fold up the sides.

  • What is the size of the base?

  • How high are the sides?

  • What is the volume of this box?

  • On a different sheet of paper cut a 2x2cm square out of each corner and fold up the sides.

  • Does it look as if it holds more than the first box, less than the first box or just the same amount?

  • What is the size of the base now?

  • How high are the sides now?

  • What is the volume of this box?

Making boxes 1x1

A 20 x 30 rectangle with a 1x 1cm square cut from each corner

Want to stretch your thinking?

  • The open-top box in the picture below has been cut from a sheet of paper. Draw what the net might look like and write in the dimensions.

Making nets

A rectangular prism labelled 8cm, 12cm, 2cm and the net of a rectangular prism.
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Watch this video to discover some ways of solving this task.

Making boxes

Duration: 2:50

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Imagine you had a grid that is 30cm x 40cm.

What would be the volume of the box if you:

  • cut out squares that were 3cm from each corner and folded what was left?

  • cut out squares that were 12cm from each corner and folded what was left?

Hint! You can print the 30 x 40 grid (PDF file, 7KB) paper to help you create your boxes, or use a sheet of A4 paper.

Note: To fit the grid on the page, this grid is 30 squares x 40 squares rather than 30cm x 40cm.

Mini break

Active break – 10@10

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Watch the video and join in.

10@10 – Triathalon
Duration: 9:41

Problem solving challenge

Design an otter enrichment toy – Get inspired!

You will need:

Pencils

pencils

Workbook

a workbook or paper

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Watch and listen to the video.

Otter adaptations
Duration: 4:48

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  • Investigate the Asian small-clawed otter.

  • Select the hotspots on the images to learn about their special adaptions and characteristics.

Example – Asian small-clawed otter

Image: Taronga Zoo. Photographer Chloe Precey

Example – Asian small-clawed otter

Image: Taronga Zoo

Plan and create

You will need:

Pencils

pencils

Workbook

a workbook or paper

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Watch and listen to the next video.

Otter enrichment task
Duration: 3:47

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  • Design an enrichment toy for Taronga Zoo's Asian small-clawed otters. Remember to think about the structural adaptions (the way their body is designed) and behavioural adaptations (the way they behaves).


Hint! Make sure you label your design.

Example – Asian small-clawed otter enrichment toy

Student work sample: Otters swimming in a pool surrounded by rocks. The enrichment toy is a ball filled with food pieces. The ball has holes along the top to allow pieces of food to fall out when turned. There are handles along the outside of the ball for the otters to grip.

Mini break

Wind-down activity – Behind the News

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Watch and listen to the video.

Street Art

Duration: 3:49

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