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Welcome to Day 2 of the Penguin pack!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

natural items (e.g. seed pods, leaves, pebbles and rocks)

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

look

listen

speak

write

explore

reflect

Acknowledgement of Country

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 – Irrawang High School

Duration: 1:13

English

Listening – Through Our Eyes

Watch and listen to the video.

Through Our Eyes – Dhina ‘Emu’ in the Sky

Duration: 2:22

Watch the video and then complete the activity.

Through our eyes – Think aloud

Duration: 2:12

Identify how Vicki makes connections with the text.

Hint! You can type directly into the box.

Reading – Ancient Astronomy

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch and listen to the video.

Ancient Astronomy

Duration: 3:19

Copy the Venn diagram and compare the two videos about Aboriginal Astronomy.

What was the same? Write the answer where the circles overlap.
What was different? Write the answers in the two different circles.

Hint! Select the drop down below to see an example.

Venn Diagram

2 circles that over-lap. The one on the left labelled Through our eyes. The circle on the right is labelled Ancient Astronomy and modern technology combine to tell the stories of the night skies. The section where the circles intersect is labelled both.

Example of a completed Venn diagram (select arrow)

Heading is Comparing texts. 2 circles that over-lap. The one on the left labelled Through our eyes. The circle on the right is labelled Ancient Astronomy and modern technology combine to tell stories of the night sky. The section where the circles intersect is labelled both. In the left circle labelled ‘Through our eyes.’ it lists the following: Is told from an Aboriginal person’s point of view Gives a specific account from a place in NSW Tells the specific story of Dhinaean (emu) in the sky as known by the Kamilaroi people and details what it tells them about gathering eggs. In the right circle labelled ‘Ancient Astronomy and modern technology combine to tell stories of the night sky’ it lists is told from a reporter’s point of view Gives a report on astrotourism in Western Australia and how they are working with the local Aboriginal people to share the ancients stories using the night sky. Makes links to benefits of astrotourism which include jobs for local Aboriginal people and sharing culture. In the intersecting sections labelled ‘both’ it says Both texts talk about how Aboriginal people use the stars to tell stories. Both mention the emu in the sky.

Writing – Writing a paragraph

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and then complete the activity.

Writing a paragraph

Duration: 2:52

Drag the sentences to the appropriate place on the hamburger paragraph structure.

Hint! Select the blue 'Submit' button when you are done.

Hamburger paragraph structure

Watch the video again, this time focusing on key information that you could include in a hamburger paragraph.

Ancient Astronomy

Duration: 3:19

Write a paragraph that summarises the video. Remember to include all parts of the hamburger, including:

a topic sentence
detailed body sentences
a concluding sentence.

Hint! Select the drop down below to see an example.

Examples of hamburger paragraphs (select arrow)

Astrotourism WA is creating an Aboriginal astro trail to allow tourists to experience the beautiful night sky with Aboriginal elders and guides. The collaboration between Beemurra Aboriginal Corporation and Astrotourism will allow people to hear about astronomy from an Aboriginal perspective. Beenmurra Aboriginal Corporation sees it as an opportunity to provide jobs to local Aboriginal people and encourage young people to stay on Country. This is a fabulous opportunity to share Aboriginal culture and the beauty of the night sky.

Astronomy has been important to Aboriginal culture for tens of thousands of years. The skies tell Dreamtime stories and information to help Aboriginal people survive. The night skies help them know about times to gather food, the movement of animals and when to move themselves. The sky acts like a seasonal calendar and a compass. Ancient Aboriginal astronomy provided important tools for survival on Country.

Mini break

Exploring our world – Brainy Bites

Watch and listen to the video.

Spinach and Feta Dino Puffs

Duration: 1:49

Mathematics

Warm up – Fractions

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Examine the pictures of different fractional representations.

Think about why each might be the one that doesn't belong.
Explain a reason why each one doesn't belong.
Record more reasons for each, if you can.

Fractions – Which one doesn’t belong?

An image with 4 quadrants. Quadrant A – a square with a blue rectangle going across a section of it Quadrant B – a square with 2 diagonal sections coloured orange Quadrant C – A circle with half coloured blue. Quadrant D – 8 smaller squares in a 2 x 4 array. 4 of them are coloured blue

View some possible responses (select arrow)

$Some possible responses Quadrant A – Only one showing one quarter. The shape shows ¼ but is not divided into 4 equal parts with only one section coloured like we would normally see. Quadrant B – It shows one half but it is split into 2 parts. These 2 parts are not ¼ and ¼ so it is not a regular division. The division is a diagonal, the shapes in A and B are not divided diagonally Quadrant C –Only representation that has used a circle. The only one whole where the fractional amount is easy to work out Quadrant D – Only one showing the fraction of a collection, not of a whole. The fraction is not easy to see straight away, the 4 coloured squares are not next to each other.$

Brownie fractions

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Imagine the picture is of a pan of brownies, which 4 friends are sharing.

It has been cut into equal pieces. Each colour represents the brownies each person gets.

Have the brownies been shared equally between the 4 friends?
Use words, numbers and pictures to show your thinking.

Brownie pan

Adapted from Mindset Mathematics

Answer the following questions in your book.

What fraction of the pan does each person get?
How can we share the brownies amongst 8, 6 and 12 friends?
How can you colour code the pan to prove they all get an equal amount?
What patterns do you see amongst all of the pans?
How do these help us understand equivalent fractions?

Would you like a tip?

How could you share the brownies with 3 friends?

Hint! When working out the solution for 8 friends you may like to use this grid first:

Want to stretch your thinking?

Colour the pan to show that:

Adam gets 1/4 of the brownies
Celia gets 3/8 of the brownies
Chen gets 1/8 of the brownies
Ashwan gets 1/3 of the brownies.

Possible solution 1 (select arrow)

An image that shows The pan divided into 4 colours that represents a person and each colour has been used 6 times or equally. Each person gets 6 brownies each: ¼ of 24

Possible solution 2 (select arrow)

Tiling rectangles – part 1

You will need:

coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

Look at the image.

What fractions is each colour representing in this image?
How do you know?
Record your thinking.

Tiling rectangles 1

A 3 x 3 rectangle with 3 columns coloured orange, 3 blue and 3 green.

Look at the next image.

Does this image use the same fractional representations as the first image?
How do you know?
Record your thinking.

Tiling rectangles 2

A 3 x 3 rectangle with 3 block coloured orange, 3 blue and 3 green, all placed randomly

Watch the video and then have a go.

Tiling rectangles

Duration: 3:49

Adapted from Mindset Mathematics

Use the Polypad below to create some different sized rectangles where 1/3 is blue, 1/3 is orange and 1/3 is green.

Polypad – Tiling rectangles activity 1

Polypad – Tiling activity 1

Tiling rectangles – part 2

You will need:

coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

1cm grid paper (optional)
(PDF, 90KB)

Use the Polypad below to show how many different sized rectangles you can create that are:

1/3 green
1/2 orange
1/6 blue.

Hint! Don’t forget to label each fraction. You can use grid paper (PDF file, 90KB) if you prefer.

Polypad – Tiling rectangles activity 2

Polypad – Tiling activity 2

Would you like a tip?

This rectangle below has been divided into 12 equal sections.

Colour 1/3 of the flag green.

Hint! To find a third, divide the whole space into 3 equal sections.

Colour 1/2 the flag yellow.
Hint! Make sure you think about 1/2 of the entire flag not 1/2 of the uncoloured sections.

What do you notice about the:

amount of squares coloured?
amount of squares still uncoloured?

Think about:

What fraction is still blank?
How can you use this knowledge to colour in the remaining section?

Watch the video to see some example solutions.

Tiling rectangles – some solutions

Duration: 5:40

Tiling rectangles – Part 3

You will need:

coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

1cm grid paper (optional)
(PDF, 90KB)

Use the Polypad below to show how many different sized rectangles you can create that are:

5/12 green
1/3 orange
1/4 blue.

Hint! Don’t forget to label each fraction. You can use grid paper (PDF file, 90KB) if you prefer.

Polypad – Tiling rectangles activity 3

Polypad – Tiling activity 3

Want to stretch your thinking? (select arrow)

This rectangle below has been divided into 12 equal sections. How many different sized rectangles can you create that are:

2/5 green
3/8 orange
the rest blue?

What fraction is blue?

Hint! Re-watch the video if you forget how to do this.

Mini break

Active break – Dance

Watch the video and join in.

West African

Duration: 3:28

Design challenge

Design a playground – Get inspired!

Watch and listen to the videos.

Minecraft playground
Duration: 3:37

From ABC Education – Behind the News

Musical playground
Duration: 3:56

From ABC Education – Behind the News

Imagine

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video to learn about today's activity.

Design a playground – Part 1
Duration: 4:12

Watch the video to see how Marrickville PS explored important features of their new playground design.

The students thought about:

spaces for play, eating and relaxing
trees, grass and plants
materials
shelter.

Student playground design – Marrickville PS
Duration: 2:39

From Marrickville Public School – My Park Rules

Now it's your turn!

Brainstorm ideas for your playground design.
Include different ideas for play equipment and the best materials to use.

Brainstorm example

Brainstorm of playground ideas, with a page split into 4 squares. Square 1: themes. Includes space, nature, dinosaurs and active/sports. Square 2: Materials. Includes rubber, wood, recycled materials, metal, plastic and soft fall. Square 3: features for eating etc. Including tables and seats, veggie patch, gardens and trees. Square 4: features for play. Includes bike path, creek with rocks, mazes, climbing, tree house cubby, swings, handball courts and outdoor reading area.

Plan and create

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video to see what to do next.

Design a playground – Part 2
Duration: 2:36

Now it's your turn!

Plan and draw your playground design.
Label your design or use a key to describe your drawing.
Don't forget to make improvements as you go.

Student examples

Swipe or click through some examples.

Challenge!

Design your playground using Minecraft Education Edition (M:EE).
Learn how to use Minecraft to design your playground by viewing the T4L.kids magazine – Minecraft Edition (opens in new tab). The online magazine links to lots of helpful videos. You can also listen to an audio description (Duration: 14:30).

Note:

All NSW public school students have access to M:EE, however your teacher must sign you up before you can access the program.
M:EE has been specifically designed for students.
For more information about T4L.kids or Minecraft Education Edition, visit the T4L.kids website.

T4L kids minecraft edition magazine front cover.

Mini break

Wind-down – Nature activity

You will need:

natural items (e.g. seed pods, leaves, pebbles and rocks)

Watch the video and then have a go.

Nature map

Duration: 2:17

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