Grade 5 & 6

Special Days

ANZAC Day

Melbourne Football Club and World War One ...

Gold Rush

§  Material Scientists – What is gold and its properties?

http://www.ducksters.com/science/chemistry/gold.php

§  Geologists - How is gold formed in the Earth’s crust?

http://www.australianminesatlas.gov.au/education/down_under/gold/formed.html

§  Miners – Where can you find gold?

http://www.goldfeverprospecting.com/howtofigogop.html

§  Historians – Which countries were the first to discover and use gold?

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/science/mining/gold.htm

§  Gold Traders - Where are the world’s largest gold fields?

http://www.cmi-gold-silver.com/blog/10-most-prolific-gold-fields-in-the-world/

§  Fun Factsters – What are some interesting facts about gold?

http://www.livescience.com/39187-facts-about-gold.html