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Welcome to Day 3 of the Seal pack!
Welcome to Day 3 of the Seal pack!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
scissors
a feather or leaf
counters or similar (e.g. blocks or dried pasta)
household objects
a ball (optional)
During today's activities, you might see the icons below:
look
listen
speak
write
explore
reflect
Acknowledgement of Country
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 – The Arts Unit
Duration: 1:22
English
English
Reading – Comparing texts
Reading – Comparing texts
Watch and listen to the video.
Comparing texts – part 1
Duration: 0:39
Watch and listen to the story.
Born to Run by Cathy Freeman and Charmaine Ledden-Lewis
Duration: 17:13
Watch and listen to the video.
Fierce Girls: Cathy Freeman's Olympic dream
Duration: 1:24
Watch the video and then have a go.
Comparing texts – part 2
Duration: 3:19
Drag and drop the text to where it belongs on the Venn diagram.
Select the blue 'Check' button.
Cathy Freeman Venn diagram
Reading – Points of view
Reading – Points of view
Watch and listen to the video.
Cathy Freeman's golden moment – ABC Australia
Duration: 3:17
Watch the video and complete the activity.
Points of view
Duration: 2:48
Explore the reporting of points of view of an incident using the interactive below.
Hint! Select the green 'Start' button to get started.
Writing – Complex sentences
Writing – Complex sentences
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch and listen to the video.
Complex sentences – before, after, when
Duration: 7:16
'Cathy won gold.’
Expand the sentence above into 3 complex sentences using the words below:
before
after
when.
Mini break
Mini break
Exploring our world – Australian Museum
Exploring our world – Australian Museum
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
scissors
a feather or leaf
Watch and listen to the video.
Mathematics
Mathematics
Warm up – Addition patterns
Warm up – Addition patterns
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and then complete the activity.
Adding, adding and more adding
Duration: 0:58
Choose a whole number between 5 and 10.
Add up all the numbers from 1 to your number. For example, if you chose 7, calculate (work out) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7.
Add these same numbers using a different strategy or order.
Which method was the most efficient? Why?
Discovering patterns
Discovering patterns
You will need:
coloured pencils
a workbook or paper
counters or similar (e.g. blocks or dried pasta)
Complete the following.
Hint! You can set your work out in a table. Use the example table to help you.
1 =
1 + 2 =
1 + 2 + 3 =
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 =
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 =
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 =
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 =
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 =
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 =
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 =
Example table
Examine your table.
What do you notice?
Can you see a pattern? If so, describe it.
Find 15 counters.
Hint! If you don't have counters, you can use blocks, dried pasta or something similar.
Take 3 of these counters and arrange them into a shape.
Take 6 of these counters and arrange them into a shape that is the same, but bigger.
Repeat this for 10 counters and then repeat for 15 counters.
What do you notice?
Hint! Select the drop down below for some example findings.
What did we discover? (Select arrow)
What did we discover? (Select arrow)
We discovered that we can use the counters to make a triangular shape.
As the numbers increase so does the size of the triangle.
These numbers are called ‘triangular numbers’.
Adding triangular numbers
Adding triangular numbers
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Look at the picture.
What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
Notice and wonder
Watch the video and then complete the activity.
Adding triangular numbers
Duration: 2:08
Choose an even number between 10 and 20.
Calculate that triangular number using Carl’s method.
Explain how you calculated the answer.
Carl Gauss’s method for adding triangular numbers
Would you like a tip?
Would you like a tip?
Option 1: Calculate
To calculate 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6:
First pair up the 1 and 6.
Then pair up the 2 and 5
Then pair up the 3 and 4.
Look at how many sevens there are.
Option 2: Colour
Draw coloured counters (like in the diagrams) to help you.
Use 1 colour for the 1 and 6
Use another colour for the 2 and 5.
Use a third colour for the 3 and 4.
Then show how these move to create groups of seven.
Your challenge is to use this tip to help you solve the main task.
Want to stretch your thinking?
Want to stretch your thinking?
Choose an odd number bigger than 20.
Work out that triangular number.
Triangular to square
Triangular to square
You will need:
coloured pencils
a workbook or paper
counters or similar (e.g. blocks or dried pasta)
Examine the image of the triangular numbers.
Hint! These images are a little different to the ones we made with counters. However, they are still in the shape of a triangle and they still have the same amount of cubes.
Triangular numbers
How could you use these triangular numbers to make a square?
Explain your answer.
Watch the video and then complete the activity.
From triangular numbers to square numbers
Duration: 1:42
Explore what happens when two consecutive triangular numbers are combined in this way.
Hint! Draw models or use multi-link blocks (or something similar) if you have them. Record what you discovered.
Use what you have found to work out which 2 triangular numbers combine to make the square number 144.
Would you like a tip?
Would you like a tip?
A right-angled triangle of 3 squares can be rotated to fit with a right-angled triangle of 6 squares. This is because 3 + 6 = 9.
This makes a square because 9 can be made with 3 rows of 3. This can be written in a number sentence as 9 = 3 x 3.
Similarly, a triangle of 6 can be rotated to fit with a triangle of 10.
6 + 10 = 16. A square can be made from 16, with 4 rows of 4. This can be written in a number sentence as 16 = 4 x 4.
Your challenge is to use this tip to help you solve the main task.
Want to stretch your thinking?
Want to stretch your thinking?
Work out which 2 triangular numbers combine to make:
289
400.
What pattern or rule could you use? Describe it.
Mini break
Mini break
Active break – Yoga
Active break – Yoga
Watch the video and join in.
How to manage frustration
Duration: 3:53
Active challenge
Active challenge
Design an obstacle course – Get inspired!
Design an obstacle course – Get inspired!
Watch and listen to the video.
Supersize Showdown – Assault Course Challenge
Duration: 2:19
Plan
Plan
You will need:
coloured pencils
a workbook or paper
household objects
a ball (optional)
Watch and listen to the video.
At home obstacle course – part 1
Duration: 2:04
Create
Create
Watch and listen to the video.
At home obstacle course – part 2
Duration: 4:10
Create, test and improve.
Build your obstacle course.
Test your obstacle course by completing it three times.
Think of ways to improve your obstacle course.
Example obstacle course
Swipe or click through the photo carousel.
Mini break
Mini break
Wind-down – Author interview
Wind-down – Author interview
Watch and listen to the video.
Author interview – Jessica Townsend
Duration: 13:19
Well done completing today's learning activities!
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