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      AERO Ochre Maths Year 6 Unit 3 - Missing angles and lengths

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      This sequence of five lessons focuses on teaching students to find the missing angles and lengths of various different shapes.

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      Mapping the ocean floor

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      This activity builds understanding of sonar technique and applications through processing and plotting data to discover a seafloor feature and by bouncing balls on different surfaces and analysing rebound, relating this to ground hardness then extend understanding to 'backscatter' in bathymetry surveys. It is suitable for ...

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      Groundwater Mini unit - Teacher and Educator notes and student activities

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      This unit focuses on water occurring naturally underground, known as groundwater. The unit introduces what an aquifer is and how it works, how water moves through the environment with a focus on groundwater, the Great Artesian Basin and human interaction with water. Students have opportunities to explore groundwater through ...

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      Explaining our catchment

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      In this lesson sequence students use conceptual diagrams to identify features and relationships between features in the local waterway. Students create a conceptual diagram, using a hypothetical waterway from 'The story of a river'. They then create a digital conceptual diagram online using data collected from their local ...

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      School water audit (Year 7)

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      In this lesson sequence, students conduct a school water audit and devise an evidence-based action plan to reduce water wastage in the school. They then write a report to the school environment committee recommending three actions that the committee could take to reduce water use in the school.

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      Home water use audit

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      In this activity, students conduct a home water audit to estimate how much water their family uses and how to reduce their water waste.

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      Visualising water quality

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      This lesson sequence provides a rich opportunity to discuss sustainable water management issues, particularly those related to a local catchment. Students gather and map data which allows them to answer questions and add simple environmental data such as water quality parameters to maps using Google Maps.

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      Clean water challenge

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      In this activity, student groups investigate how to clean a dirty water mixture. The groups compete to see who can design a filter that produces the cleanest water in the shortest time

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      The gambling zone: Issues and consequences

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      In this lesson, students work through an article outlining some of the factors influencing gambling-related behaviours. Using a quiz, students compare the mechanics of games to gambling before exploring scenarios looking at the health impacts of gambling harm and discussing strategies to minimise harm. The lesson is outlined ...

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      Gambling support and services

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      In this lesson, students practise and apply skills and strategies to seek help for themselves and others through discussing a range of gambling-related scenarios. Students apply empathy, focussing on solutions and identifying services available to support people experiencing gambling harm. The lesson is outlined in detail ...

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      Risks, gambling and reducing harm

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      In this lesson, students explore the risks of gambling by creating a risk matrix to compare gambling to risk-taking behaviours. Following this, students work together to explore the facets of gambling and activities that can be considered gambling. The lesson is outlined in detail including NSW curriculum links, learning ...

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      The convergence of gaming and gambling

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      In this lesson, students examine the convergence of gaming and gambling. The correlation between the two activities and their effect on health and the potential harms is discussed. To conclude, an awareness campaign is initiated through designing posters. The lesson is outlined in detail including NSW curriculum links, ...

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      Gambling: Identifying influences

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      In this lesson students consider their circles of influence, identifying influential factors that may contribute to finding ourselves in potentially unsafe situations. Students then explore ways to resist negative influences and encourage positive influences. The class practices responding to situations of gambling harm ...

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      Prediction vs. reality

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      This lesson explores how we perceive randomness. Students toss coins and record their observations while half of the class fake their results. They will then explore the differences between the random results and fake results sets and investigate theoretical probabilities for large numbers of coin flips. The lesson is outlined ...

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      Can you beat the system?

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      In this lesson, students calculate the average expected value of losses on a roulette wheel over time, and use these values to analyse the cost of gambling on these games. They also study the flaws inherent in betting systems to determine whether these systems are weighted in the favour of game operators making a profit. ...

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      The wide wide world of sports betting

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      This lesson explores the difference between perfectly predictable events (like the roll of a die) and less certain events (such as sports). Students investigate mathematically how sports bookmakers create odds to guarantee themselves a profit and pay gamblers less for a win than they deserve. The lesson is outlined in ...

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      Networking with the micro:bit

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      This downloadable free book presents a series of activities to teach the basics of computer networks. While you may not learn all aspects of computer networking, these activities provide a useful selection and serve as a good starting point to cater for your student's needs, skill and knowledge. Each chapter presents interesting ...

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      DT Challenge - 7/8 Python - Networking with Micro:Bit

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      Learn how to code the micro:bit to use the radio! In this DT Mini Challenge, you can create wireless networks to send pictures and messages around the room! You'll start by sending simple messages, but work up to making your own interactive games with your friends! Dive on in and you'll be sending secret messages in no time!

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      What are the odds?

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      Students calculate the probability for single-step events using sample spaces.

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      PyGame in a Day

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      As a general purpose programming language, python has a number of libraries that can be used for different purposes. PyGame is a free and open source python library that makes it easier to make multimedia applications like games.

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