Day 2
Welcome to Day 2!
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Day 2 video
Duration: 1:01
To complete today's activities, you will need:
English
Speaking – What is that object?
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
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Select an object from your house.
Use describing words to describe what the object looks like in detail without naming it.
What is that object?
Duration: 3:52
Reading and viewing – Word map
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Read the story 'April Fool' by Katherine Battersby from The School Magazine.
'April Fool' by Katherine Battersby – The School Magazine
Audio duration: 3:01
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Create a copy of the table that is shown in the video.
Complete the table for each of these words:
compact
plaque
whinge.
Word map
Duration: 3:53
Writing – Looking at a different point of view
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
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In the text 'April Fool' we hear what life in the piano is like for Toby. Toby mentions that the spiders are his new roommates.
What do you think life is like in the piano for a spider?
Imagine you are a spider. What would you hear, see, smell, taste and feel?
What are the positives and negatives of living in a piano if you are a spider?
Looking at a different point of view
Duration: 3:45
Care and connect
Drumbeat
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Drumbeat
Duration: 3:11
Mathematics
Number – Dot card talk 3
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
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Dot card talk 3
Duration: 6:34
Number – Factors fun
You will need:
3 pencils
a workbook or paper
4-6 counters of one colour
4-6 counters of another colour
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Factors fun
Duration: 8:18
Brain break
Australia's Coin Sports – Rugby
You will need:
2 coins
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Australia's Coin Sports – Rugby
Duration: 0:59
Let's keep learning!
Science and Technology – How on Earth do animals survive?
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Scroll through the photo carousel to see some examples of Australian animals that have adapted to survive.
Why do some animals live in a particular environment, while other animals need to live in a different environment?
What helps animals survive in their habitat?
Examples of Australian animals that have adapted to survive
Images by Rod Cheal
Animals have structures and behaviours that help them to survive. We call them structural adaptations and behavioural adaptations.
Every animal has structural and behavioural adaptations in order to survive.
Structural adaptations of animals
Structural adaptations are physical features.
For example:
the colour of feathers for camouflage
the hard plates on the back of a slater
the hairs in a spider’s leg to detect air movement.
Behavioural adaptations of animals
Behavioural adaptations are what the animal does to increase its chances for survival.
For example:
reptiles bask (sunbake) to absorb the sun’s energy
nocturnal frogs use the darkness to hide from predators and avoid the harsh, drying sunshine.
Watch the video to learn about the structural and behavioural adaptations of animals.
How on Earth do animals survive?
Duration: 6:44
Animals near you
Identify 2 structural and/or 2 behavioural adaptations of an animal that lives near your home.
Explain how the adaptations help this animal to survive.
Research
Research one of the following animals:
echidna
koala
kangaroo.
Create an informative report that describes the animal’s adaptation.
How has this helped the animal to survive in Australia?
Challenge!
Investigate an animal that has become a pest in Australia. For example: cockroaches, pigeons, rabbits and foxes.
Explain why the structural and behavioural adaptations of this animal help it to not only survive, but to thrive.
Science and Technology – How on Earth do plants survive?
Look at the picture of the bamboo as an example.
Why do some plants survive in an environment but other plants do not?
What helps plants survive in their habitat?
Clumping bamboo
Image by Rod Cheal
Plants, just like animals, have structures and behaviours that help them to survive. We call them structural adaptations and behavioural adaptations.
Every plant has structural and behavioural adaptations in order to survive.
Structural adaptations of plants
Structural adaptations are the physical features of the plant.
The size and shape of leaves will be different depending on the habitat of the plant.
Some plants have spines for protection against being eaten.
Many plants use small spikes and hooks on seed casings. The hooks and spikes catch on the fur of a passing animal and help to spread the seeds to new habitats.
Behavioural adaptations of plants
Behavioural adaptations are how the plant grows to increase its chances of survival.
For example, some plants grow rapidly to compete for sunlight.
Plants may use ‘runners’ that grab onto other plants for support.
Watch the video to explore the structural and behavioural adaptations of plants.
How on Earth do plants survive?
Duration: 5:17
Plants near you
Identify 2 structural and/or 2 behavioural adaptations of a plant near your home.
Explain how the adaptations help this plant to survive.
Research
Research one of the following plants:
Sturt desert pea
Golden Wattle (Acacia)
Mulga tree.
Create an informative report that describes the plant's adaptation.
How has this helped the animal to survive in Australia?
Challenge!
Investigate a plant that has become a pest in Australia. For example: privet, bindii, Patterson’s curse.
Explain why the structural and behavioural adaptations help it to not only survive, but to thrive.
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