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Sphero slalom lesson

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In this lesson students explore slalom sports and how competitors maximise speed when completing a course. Students research different slalom sports and then share their findings with the class. Students investigate the impact of distance and friction on time to complete a course through digital and unplugged activities. ...

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Creating a yarning circle: involving First Nations people

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This activity is part of a broader activity sequence that has been developed to help you design, build and use a yarning circle in your school or community. It is part of a sequence of 8 individual learning activities designed to support the meaningful use of yarning circles in learning environments. It will help guide ...

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Soil – more than just dirt!

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Explore different soil textures and discover their various properties. Through simple soil testing, children will learn to appreciate the true value soils have in helping plants grow. The learning outcomes of this activity are for children to: - understand how soil texture influences the amount of water and air it holds - ...

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Creating a food garden: vision

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This learning activity is part of a sequence of 5 individual learning activities focused on creating a food garden. The order of these learning activities are: vision, site assessment, installing a no dig garden bed, planting and harvesting. OUTCOMES For children to: • appreciate what they would like to achieve from creating ...

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Creating a food garden: planting

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Planting a food garden is an exciting and fulfilling task. This learning activity is part of a sequence of 5 individual learning activities focused on creating a food garden. The order of these learning activities are: vision, site assessment, installing a no dig garden bed, planting and harvesting. OUTCOMES of this activity ...

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Creating a beneficial garden: planting

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Planting flowers with food crops increases biodiversity, and is known as beneficial planting. Beneficial planting not only makes our garden beds look more attractive to us, it also makes gardens look more attractive to pollinators and predators, which in turn, help to fertilise and protect crops from pest invertebrates. ...

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‘Physical Education – Essential skills for primary teachers’ online course

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The aim of this online refresher course is to enhance the confidence and competence of generalist primary school teachers in delivering purposeful and engaging PE. The course aims to improve student learning in schools by addressing critical challenges. It tackles the decline in physical education and the rise of sedentary ...

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Creating a bee hotel: construction

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As we clear land for urban development, and for broadacre farming, we remove the spaces where bees nest and find their food. With no food, and nowhere to produce their young, native bee populations are under threat of local extinction. In this activity, we will look at providing nesting spaces for native bees which mimic ...

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Whose Country: exploring First Nations peoples languages map (7-13yrs)

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Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages can help children build their understanding of land, water and people. This activity helps to assist the identification of the language group/s on which the school, youth group or home is situated. To understand local perspectives and support these activities, ...

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Local seasons: exploring First Nations weather knowledge

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First Nations peoples across Australia have a detailed understanding of their environment, passing it down from generation to generation. They observe their environment closely, and use this knowledge to understand the changes in plants, animals and climate. Changes in the environment indicates what to eat, when to eat ...

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Focus on Japan: Cross Curriculum Connections in Primary Schools

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Ideas and resources that connect the learning of Japanese language with other learning areas.

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Fractions, decimals and percentages: Year 6 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Fractions, decimals and percentages. Students use their knowledge of percentage and decimal equivalents to calculate percentage discounts.

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Find unknown values: Year 6 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Find unknown values. Students find unknown quantities in numerical equations involving a combination of operations.

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Time and duration: Year 6 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Time and duration. Students develop fluency in reading and interpreting a timetable or schedule.

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Metric units and using instruments: Year 6 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Metric units and using instruments. Students make connections between the metric system and decimals. The metric system is linked to the base 10 number system, in that each unit is a power of 10. The base unit represents 100 = 1 and the other units grow or decrease by ...

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Mathematical modelling: Year 6 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Mathematical modelling. Students use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving natural and rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts. They formulate the problem, choose operations and efficient calculation strategies, and use ...

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Angles and parallel lines: Year 6 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Angles and parallel lines. Students explore angles on a straight line and angles within shapes. They identify the relationships between angles and use these to determine unknown angles and describe their reasoning. Students should be familiar with 90° and 180° angles, ...

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Area and perimeter: Year 6 – planning tool

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This planning resource for Year 6 is for the topic of Area and perimeter. Students refine their understanding of area and perimeter and establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and use it to solve practical problems.

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Introduction to binary - catering for vision impaired students

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This sequence of lessons focuses on what a binary number is, what a decimal number is, why binary numbers are important in digital systems and how to read and understand a binary number.

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Heads or tails

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In this lesson we show how to transition from a visual based programming language to using a text-based programming language using the example of a heads or tails coin toss application.

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Sphero slalom lesson

Creating a yarning circle: involving First Nations people

Soil – more than just dirt!

Creating a food garden: vision

Creating a food garden: planting

Creating a beneficial garden: planting

‘Physical Education – Essential skills for primary teachers’ online course

Creating a bee hotel: construction

Whose Country: exploring First Nations peoples languages map (7-13yrs)

Local seasons: exploring First Nations weather knowledge

Focus on Japan: Cross Curriculum Connections in Primary Schools

Fractions, decimals and percentages: Year 6 – planning tool

Find unknown values: Year 6 – planning tool

Time and duration: Year 6 – planning tool

Metric units and using instruments: Year 6 – planning tool

Mathematical modelling: Year 6 – planning tool

Angles and parallel lines: Year 6 – planning tool

Area and perimeter: Year 6 – planning tool

Introduction to binary - catering for vision impaired students

Heads or tails