Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Sugar Glider pack!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 1 video

Duration: 1:06

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

square paper

A4 paper

a measuring tape

tongs

a small ball

a container

English

Reading and viewing – Introduction to information texts

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Think of places where you are given information.
Find three different sources of information and write a few sentences about what each source of information is telling us.

Introduction to information texts

Duration: 6:17

Reading and viewing – Information texts: Elephants

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

What information do you know about elephants from this text?

Record key points.

Elephants
Duration: 7:22

Challenge!

Watch Taronga Zoo's live elephant web cam.

What other information do you now know about elephants?

Live elephant web cam
Duration: streaming

Word study – Zoology

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Word study

Duration: 9:58

Care and connect

Sensory sensations

Listen to the audio and join in the activity.

Sensory sensations
Duration: 1:27

Week F CC Early Stage 1 Stage 1 Tuesday Sensory Sensation.m4a

Mathematics

Number – Titch and Ted Do Maths – Fractions

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Before you watch the video, go on a fraction hunt.
- How many quarters can you find in your house?
- Record your discoveries in your workbook.

After your fraction hunt, watch the video.

Titch and Ted Do Maths – Fractions
Duration: 29:11

Titch And Ted Do Maths: Series 1 Episode 2 FractionsTitch and Ted complete a series of odd jobs, learning all about fractions as they go.

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How are the mangoes and apples similar and different?
How are the two boxes of oranges similar and different?
How else could you use what you know about the mangoes to help you work out the number of blueberry punnets?
How can you use the number of apples to help you work out the number of peaches?

Hint! Draw some diagrams to share your thinking.

What other connections can you make using the fruit?

Number – Look Kool – origami

You will need:

pencils

a workbook

square paper

A4 paper

a measuring tape

Write or draw a list of objects around your house that can fold and unfold.

Identify a reason why each of these objects has been designed to fold and unfold.

Watch the video and join in the activities.

Look Kool – origami

Duration: 21:06

Look Kool: Series 2 OrigamiHamza is packing for a vacation, but he can't fit all of his stuff in his suitcase. Origami to the rescue - he takes a nod from the art of Japanese paper folding to make things with a lot of surface area take up less space.

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Origami fractions challenge

Follow these instructions:

Fold your square paper in half to form a rectangle.
Fold your rectangle in half to form a square.
Fold your square in half to form a triangle.
Fold your triangle in half to form a smaller triangle.
Colour in one side of your triangle.
Completely unfold your paper to return to your original square.

What fraction of your original square is the coloured triangle? Write or draw an explanation on the unfolded paper.
How many folds did you make?
Is there a relationship between the number of folds you made and the fraction you found?

Paper plane distance challenge

Build a paper plane by following the steps provided.

Hint! At this stage, do not make any modifications to your plane.

Example paper plane instructions

1 - Paper vertical. Fold in half and re-open. 2 - fold each top corner down to middle crease. 3 - fold edges in again towards middle crease. 4 - Fold plane in half, outwards against crease. 5 - Fold down edges to create wings.

Testing your original design

Find a safe, open space to fly your plane. If possible, extend the measuring tape along the ground and lock it in place.
Use the measuring tape to make a prediction about how far your plane will fly. Record your prediction in the table.
Make 3 flights with your paper plane and record your results in a table.
Find the average flight distance. Hint! Do this by adding the three results together and dividing the answer by 3.

Example results table

Table with 4 rows. Header row: design, prediction, flight 1, flight 2, flight 3, average. First column: original design, modified design 1, modified design 2.

Modified designs

Make a modification to your paper plane.

Hint! You can use one of the suggested modifications in the drop down below or you can come up with your own modification.

Predict and test again with 3 flights.
Record your results.
Repeat with a second modified design.

Possible modifications

Attach a paper clip or coin to your plane for extra weight.
Add an extra fold to the wings to bend them up slightly.
Try adding some elevator flaps to the rear of the wings.
Create a new plane from cardboard or A3 paper.
Start with a square piece of paper.

Reflect:

Did your modified paper planes fly further, on average, than your original design?
Explain why your modified planes did or did not fly further.

Brain break

Crazy tongs

You will need:

tongs

a small ball

a container

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Crazy tongs
Duration: 1:28

Let's keep learning!

History – The Australian Colonies: The Eureka Stockade

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Answer the questions asked in the video.

Record some interesting facts that you learnt from watching the video.

Hint! You can stop the video at any time or go back and listen to answer the questions. The questions are also below if you need them.

The Australian Colonies – The Eureka Stockade
Duration: 6:03

Questions to consider while you are watching the video:

When did the Eureka Stockade occur?
Where was the Eureka Stockade? Locate using Google Maps.
Who was involved?
What is the Eureka Stockade? Explain what happened.
Describe what life was like for the miners. What made the miners feel that they were being treated unfairly and how were they treated by the police?
What happened at Sovereign Hill?
What did the miners call themselves?
What happened to the miners if they didn’t hold a licence?
How has the Eureka Stockade contributed to democracy in Australia?
What does the Eureka flag look like and what does it symbolise? Draw the flag.

Challenge!

Who was Peter Lalor?
What did he achieve?
Why is he remembered?

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