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Welcome to Day 1 of the Cockatoo pack!
Welcome to Day 1 of the Cockatoo pack!
Watch the video to help you get started.
Day 1 video
Duration: 0:56
To complete today's activities, you will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
a coin
2 dice
a small bouncy ball (e.g. a ping pong or tennis ball)
a plastic cup, bucket or container
English
English
Reading and viewing – Historical voices
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video 'Historical voices' with author Jackie French.
List three sources we can use to hear historical voices.
Historical voices
Duration: 3:04
Reading and viewing – Predictions
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activities.
View the:
image
heading
first 3 sentences of the story 'Finding Out' from The School Magazine.
Predictions – The School Magazine
Duration: 5:40
Read the story 'Finding Out' from The School Magazine.
'Finding out' by David Hill – The School Magazine
Writing and representing – Planning a letter
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activities.
Plan a letter from Uncle Fred to his family. Use the planning template to describe:
the activities you have been doing
the smells
the sounds
the sights
your feelings.
Hint! You will use this plan to write a letter tomorrow.
Planning a letter
Duration: 6:12
Care and connect
Care and connect
Square breathing
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Square breathing
Duration: 0:55
Mathematics
Mathematics
Number – Heads or tails?
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
a coin
6-sided die
Conduct the chance experiment yourself (flip a coin up to 20 times and record the results).
The probability of the coin landing on ‘heads’ was a one in two chance (otherwise known as one half or 50%). List 3 other events that have a 50% chance of occurring.
Hint! Think about sports games, dice experiments, playing cards, spinners etc.
Number – Pig dice game
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
2 dice
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Pig dice game
Duration: 11:32
Instructions (select arrow)
Set a target number (e.g. 100).
Hint! As the object of the game is to reach this number, make it large (e.g. 100) so you can play more rounds.Players take turns rolling the two dice as many times as they want within each round.
Keep adding up what you've rolled. Keep a running total until you decide to stop.
When a player decides to stop, they bank their total by recording their score, but be careful:
if you roll a 1, your turn ends and you get zero for that round.
if you roll a double 1 (this is called 'snake eyes'), your turn ends and your entire banked score goes back to zero.
Players take turns swapping rolls after each round and keeping track of how much they've banked. The aim is to be the first person to reach your chosen target number.
Reflect:
Do you think it's certain that a player will roll a snake eyes and lose everything that they’ve banked? Explain.
How likely is it to roll a 1 on your turn? Represent this as a fraction, decimal or percentage.
What are some strategies that you used to help you keep your running (or cumulative) total?
Did you know when you could win on your next turn? How likely did you think it would be?
If you were to play this game again tomorrow, what would you do differently?
Brain break
Brain break
Ball bounce
You will need:
a small bouncy ball (e.g. a ping pong or tennis ball)
a plastic cup, bucket or container
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Ball bounce
Duration: 0:52
Let's keep learning!
Let's keep learning!
History – First Contacts – The journeys of the HMB Endeavour and Lieutenant James Cook
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Answer the questions asked in the video.
Record three interesting facts you learnt from watching the video.
Hint! You can stop the video at any time and go back and listen. The questions are also below if you need them.
First Contacts – The journeys of the HMB Endeavour and Lieutenant James Cook
Duration: 10:09
Fun fact! The acronym 'HMB' stands for 'His Majesty's Bark'. The word 'bark' is a nautical or sailing term that is used to describe a ship which has three or more masts.
Questions from the video (select arrow)
Questions from the video (select arrow)
Describe James Cook’s background. What did Cook study that would help him to become a ship’s captain?
When did the Endeavour set sail from England?
Fill in the missing words:
By the 18th Century, _________________ had been mapping the globe for centuries, claiming ______________ and resources as their own.
Who was Joseph Banks and why did he want to travel on the Endeavour?
What was the main aim of the voyage? What rare event was the Endeavour crew aiming to observe?
What was their secret mission?
Who was Tupaia? Why was he significant?
What happened in April 1770?
Complete the following sentence:
Australia was known to Europeans at the time as New ____________.
Describe the first contact with Indigenous people and the impact the Endeavour voyage had.
Which parts of Australia did Cook map?
Challenge!
Watch the video below about the lasting impacts of the Endeavour’s arrival on Australia’s First Peoples.
Indigenous Perspectives of Cook's Visit (BTN)
Duration: 5:01
Watch the video below to take a tour of the replica of the HMB Endeavour.
HMB Endeavour Replica Ship Tour (BTN)
Duration: 3:03
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