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AERO Ochre English Year 6 Unit 1 - Jabberwocky: Narrative writing

Developed in partnership between AERO and Ochre Education, these lesson resources support the use of effective, evidence-based practices and address the learning expected in the Australian Curriculum. An exemplar unit plan provides guidance on the structure, sequence and decision-making made during the planning process. ...

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AERO Ochre English Year 6 Unit 2 - Inspirational figures: biographical writing

This sequence of eleven lessons explores the structure, grammar and vocabulary used in biographical texts. They compose a biography of Faith Bandler and build their word knowledge.

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AERO Ochre Maths Year 3 Unit 1 - Place value

This sequence of ten lessons will teach students about four-digit numbers and their properties.

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AERO Ochre Maths Year 4 Unit 1 - Using five-digit numbers

This sequence of 10 lessons will teach students about five-digit numbers and their properties.

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AERO Ochre Maths Year 5 Unit 3 - 2D perimeter and area

This sequence of five lessons teaches students about perimeter and area of shapes, as well as how to calculate them.

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AERO Ochre Maths Year 6 Unit 1 - Integers and decimals

This sequence of 10 lessons will enable students to understand seven-digit numbers as well as integers and decimals.

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AERO Ochre Maths Year 6 Unit 2 - Fractions

This sequence of 10 lessons teaches students about fractions, and their relationship with whole numbers and decimals.

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AERO Ochre Science Year 10 Unit 1 - Genetics

In this sequence of 15 lessons students will learn about how genetics and DNA are inherited from parents in fertilisation, as well as how DNA replicates itself.

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AERO Ochre Science Year 10 Unit 2 - Atomic structures

In this sequence of 15 lessons students will learn about atoms and how they build to make elements and compounds. The unit also explores the periodic table and how elements react to each other.

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AERO Ochre Science Year 7 Unit 1 - Particles

This sequence of 10 lessons focuses on building students' knowledge of particles and states of matter. They will learn about the differences in states of matter and the transition between them.

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AERO Ochre Science Year 7 Unit 2 - Food webs

This sequence of five lessons has students learn about food webs and how the changing environment can effect them.

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AERO Ochre Science Year 8 Unit 1 - Cells, tissues and organs

This sequence of 15 lessons will teach students about cells, tissues and organs, and how they function in plants and animals.

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AERO Ochre Science Year 9 Unit 1 - Light and sound

This sequence of 15 lessons describes the properties of light and sound, and how they interact with the world around us.

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Alexander Schramm: 'Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens' 1850

This is a painting made in 1850 by Australian colonial artist Alexander Schramm depicting Kaurna people, sheltering under gum trees in Adelaide parkland. The painting is shown as an enlargeable image and in a video. Text onscreen gives information on Schramm’s life and practice as he is known for his sympathetic representation ...

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Algebra basics video

Use this video as a springboard to introduce algebraic thinking, and to apply that thinking to a financial context, drawing on reasoning.

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Algebraic equations: video and teaching guide

This video uses an everyday scenario of three people sharing a taxi ride to explore algebraic thinking, and to apply that thinking to a financial context, drawing on reasoning and mathematical modelling. Use the video with the supporting teacher guide as a springboard to explore mathematical concepts. The teacher guide ...

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Alice Pung on story settings

Watch this clip to learn how author Alice Pung thinks about settings in her writing. What does she say about they way they inform the characters she develops? Why does Alice think a high school is a good setting for a story? Write a short story that's set in a high school, paying special attention to the dramatic possibilities ...

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Alice Pung's writing practice

Do writers write every day? Author Alice Pung does. In this clip Alice describes her writing practice. Why does she use a cheap notebook for capturing ideas? What sort of writing does she do to get the creativity flowing? Give Alice's techniques a try and see whether they work for you!

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All about engines

What does 'horsepower' really mean? And how do engines work? Join Luke and Abhi from MIT to find out! As Abhi explains, engines produce power by forcing a mixture of fuel and air into a tight space and then burning it. Piston engines and turbine engines do this in similar, yet different ways. After watching this video, ...

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Allergies: A big overreaction

An allergic reaction occurs when the human immune system makes a mistake and responds to harmless things such as pollen. Watch this clip to learn about the role that antibodies, immune cells, receptors and chemicals such as histamine play in triggering an allergic reaction. See an animated diagram showing the immune system's ...