Day 4

Welcome back to Day 4!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 4 video

Duration: 0:51

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

1cm grid paper
(PDF file, 90KB)

English

Language features – Personification

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video to hear an extract from the novel 'Blueback', by Tim Winton.

Think about the techniques the author uses to make the writing more engaging and interesting.

Identify examples of personification.

Extract from 'Blueback' by Tim Winton

Duration: 2:33

Understanding text – Personification in texts part 1

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activities.

Personification in narratives

Duration: 4:15

Understanding text – Personification in texts part 2

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Hint! If you don't have a copy of the activity sheet, you can complete the task in your workbook.

Highlight the noun being personified.

Highlight in a different colour the human characteristics the author uses.

Why do you think the author might have used personification in this story?

Personification in texts

Duration: 2:36

Care and connect

Giraffe breathing

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Giraffe breathing

Duration: 0:49

Mathematics

Area – How many rectangles?

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

1cm grid paper (PDF file, 90KB)

Watch the video and join in the activity.

How many rectangles? – part 1
Duration: 3:58

What is the same about these two rectangles?
What is different about these two rectangles?
What are you wondering?

First rectangle is 6x8 = 48. Second rectangle is 4x12 = 48.

How many different rectangles can you make that have an area of 48cm²?
Record your thinking and ideas on the 1cm grid paper.

Example: recording your ideas

2 rectangles that are 48cm2, drawn onto grid paper.

Watch the video and join in the activity.

How many rectangles? – part 2
Duration: 2:45

Area – Drawing a floorplan

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video to learn about floor plans.

Drawing a floor plan
Duration: 1:26

From ABC Education

Design a plan for your current or dream home.

Hint! Use the picture of the floor plan example for ideas of things to consider (e.g. the entrance, layout, rooms, windows, stairs).

Include measurements on your plan, including:
- the length of rooms
- the width of rooms
- the area of different rooms.

Example of a floor plan

A floor plan of a house showing dimensions of rooms

Challenge!

Build a 3D model of your current or dream house using construction materials.

Hint! You might use a scale (e.g. 1cm represents 1m).

Brain break

Camouflage hide and seek

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Camouflage hide and seek
Duration: 2:07

Let's keep learning!

Taronga Zoo – Superhero animals

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Draw a picture of your favourite animal.

Write a few sentences about why you think this animal is so amazing.

Hint: Use the picture of the turtle example to help you.

My favourite animal – example

A picture of a turtle hand drawn on a piece of paper with the sentences, ‘I think turtles are amazing because of their ability to dive and swim through water. They are also quite agile on land and are pretty cool reptiles,’ written above the turtle.

Watch the video to learn about Griffin, the Lesser sooty owl, and his superpowers.

Griffin the Lesser sooty owl – the superhero

Duration: 6:04

Did you hear some words that you didn't understand? (select arrow)

cells – a cell is the basic unit of life

light receptors – a part of the eye that responds to light

asymmetrical – does not have sides exactly the same, one half is not a mirror reflection of the other

talon – a claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey

prey – an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food

nocturnal – an animal that is active at night

camouflage – features of an animal that help it hide in its environment

vertebrae – small bones that form the backbone.

Watch the video and complete the activity below.

Animals as superheroes – label their features

Duration: 3:08

Select either the Lesser sooty owl or the Broad headed python and draw a picture of the animal.

Label your picture with the animal's superpowers.

Hint: Rewatching the videos may help you to label your picture. There is also an example below.

Lesser sooty owl

An owl with a white, heart shaped face. It has brown feathers with white spots and is about the size of a domestic cat.

Image supplied by Taronga Zoo Sydney

Broad headed python

Gary Ramage – Taronga Zoo Sydney

A completed example (select arrow)

Broad headed python

Image by Gary Ramage – Taronga Zoo Sydney

Challenge!

Think about your favourite animal. Record all the features it has that could be considered superpowers.
Write a short story about your chosen animal acting as a hero. In the story, include details about the environment which they live in and the time of day their features would work best. Also include any weaknesses this animal might have.

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