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Smithfield West Public School - Stage 3 Remote Learning Plan – Term 4 Week 2 2021

• Good morning Stage 3 students and parents and welcome to Week 2 of Term 4.

• Please use your class Stream on Google Classroom to communicate with your teacher and friends,

however, remember that what you write can be seen by all and must only be positive and polite. Your

teacher posts messages to your class on Google Classroom each day and it is a way for you to let us

know you are engaging with the tasks we have set. IT IS BEST THAT YOU ARE WORKING IN GC, not on

paper so you receive feedback and have access to the new learning we are providing you with

• If you need help with your work, please contact your teacher through GC using a private message. All

we ask is that you try your best and present work you are proud of, and that is reflective of your best

efforts. We know for some of you, it will not always be easy

• Please ask your parents to call the office on 96043161 if they wish to speak to Mr Gray or call 0459 861

534 and speak to Mrs Bennett if they need to speak to your teacher and she will pass on the message,

and we will call them back from our home

• Take care, Ms Rowlings, Mrs Menna, Miss Daniele, Mrs Morris, Mrs Campion, Miss Palmer, Miss

Edwards and Mrs Bahwich

Please complete only the tasks allocated for each day of the week. This schedule is for all of Week 2, and we are looking

forward to seeing your quality work when you return to school. Write the date and activity title on each piece of work. Additional activities – if on any day you have completed the mandatory activities or a task is too difficult, do some of the following activities – you can do them as often as you wish

• Use a dictionary to practise spelling of between ten to twenty new words throughout the week, ensuring you understand the meaning of each word to help build spoken and written vocabulary. Be sure you are truly challenging yourself

• Read, read, read – a variety of texts, the newspaper in paper or online form, novels – even if you have read them before

• Revise your multiplication facts – aiming for quick, accurate recall of all table facts

• Listen to Mrs Gee reading PRC and other books she has posted for you. It is great to have the opportunity to listen to some of them again – enjoy!

Monday 11 October 2021– beginning at 9am

Reading Today we will be using ‘The School Magazine’ September Orbit Issue 8 which was mailed to your homes at the end of last term. To begin today, it is DEAR time – ‘DROP EVERYTHING AND READ’. Begin reading the story ‘Football Mad’ by Richard Brookton pages 4-9 – as we would do at school, find a quiet spot outdoors somewhere, sit and read the story purely for enjoyment. There is NO WORK associated with this text – JUST READ and ENJOY! Set a timer for 10 minutes. You may not read the whole story today but you can finish reading it any time you wish. NOW – Today’s lesson. We are using the text, ‘A Puzzling Tale: What! A Stone on Trial?’ An Asian folktale retold by Karen Jameyson pp 32-33 ‘The School Magazine’ September Orbit Issue 8 Look at the pictures and think about what they may suggest the text is about Read the text slowly and carefully and try to create an image of the tale in your head Find and highlight the following words on the pages of the text as follows: Page 32 – delectable, scarcely, mused, trial and lug Page 33 – erupted, incredulously, trembled, tarnation and throngs These are the more challenging words in the text that you may not understand. Now you need to add the words above to their meanings. They are mixed up. Use a dictionary and then look at the highlighted word, in the context of the story, and see if it makes sense before you record the word next to the given meanings

Word Meaning

a manner indicating disbelief

used to express frustration

tasting delicious

shaking involuntarily due to excitement or anxiety

a large densely packed crowd of people or animals

explode, breakout with noise

to carry or drag something

very briefly

in deep thought

a hearing to determine guilt or innocence

Re-read the text to see how this helps to improve your understanding of the text Finally, complete the following: (follow the instructions on page 33 to find the answer) The judge knew how to pick the true thief because___________________________________________________________________________________

Writing Similes and metaphors are often used in poetry. Read the following to understand the difference and watch the YouTube as well. The definition of a simile is a noun that means: “a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.” For example, “The mother of five children is as busy as a bee.” or “The athlete, Usain Bolt can run fast like a cheetah.” The definition of a metaphor is “a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. For example, Love is a battlefield and Bob is a couch potato. A metaphor makes a comparison by stating that one thing is something else, but a simile states that one thing is like something else. Watch this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDOf299VYdU

NOW Change the Simile to a Metaphor. Put these similes into new sentences where they become metaphors.

1. Simile: She danced like she was floating on air. Metaphor: _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Simile: The waves crashed on to the beach like charging horses. Metaphor: _____________________________________________________________________ 3. Simile: He was eating like he was shovelling cement into a mixer. Metaphor: _____________________________________________________________________ 4. Simile: Katie was as powerful as a train when she crossed the finish line. Metaphor: _____________________________________________________________________ 5. Simile: James swam as gracefully as a dolphin. Metaphor: _____________________________________________________________________ 6. Simile: Mr. Jones sang like the sound of water going down a drain! Metaphor: _____________________________________________________________________

Spelling Here is the spelling list we will be working with for this week. If you have someone at home to pre-test you as we do at school, please do so. If not, choose eight words you are not confident you know how to spell and they will be your main words to learn. The rest of the list you will need to complete the activities each day. If you want to learn more words that’s great!

Unit 23 pedal pedlar pedestal pedigree pedicure familiar practice personal

necessary donor editor publish scissors patients practise thorough donation

continent necessity endeavour facilities terminus adrenaline interrogate exaggerate

To build vocabulary, use the first two letters of each of your list words and record a new word from a dictionary for each of your words eg gallery –gazelle, gasoline, slavery- slant, slippery (write the spelling word first as in the example above). THEY NEED TO BE NEW, CHALLENGING AND INTERESTING WORDS – use a dictionary or thesaurus

Spelling word Interesting word Interesting word

Eg frequent friction frizzle

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Mathematics This week we will be revising multiplication and division strategies. When we are multiplying numbers together, we aim to try and use the most efficient (easiest and quickest) strategy to solve the problem. Read through the questions carefully and use the given strategies to solve each one.

Q1) Use your knowledge of table facts to answer these questions. 40 x 5, is the same as saying 4 x 5 and then adding a zero to the answer.

Q2) Multiply by 10 then halve to multiply by 5. 12 x 5, multiply by 10 first so its 12 x10 =120, then halve it (divide by 2). The answer is 60.

Now you have seen the list and chosen the eight hardest for you to spell, start at the top of the list below and do these tasks:

• Read the word

• Break it into syllables eg en/cour/age – clap your hands to note each syllable

• Check a dictionary for its meaning if you are unsure

• Think of a sentence in your head that uses the word in the correct context – you don’t have to write it! I HAVE DONE THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES - YES/NO?

Q3) Use the double then double again strategy to multiply by 4 or the double, double, double strategy to multiply by 8. Double then double again strategy: 12 x 4 would be 12 x 2= 24, 24 x 2= 48 Double, double, double strategy: 8 x 8 would be 8 x2=16, 16 x2=32, 32x 2=64

Q4) Round off to the nearest 10 or 100 to make an estimate of these multiplications 19 x 3, round 19 to the nearest 10, so it becomes 20 x 3

Science Last term we focused on how animals and plants adapt to their environment to survive. Today we are investigating how changing physical conditions in the

environment affect the growth and survival of living things. An example of this is the Aboriginal Peoples’ use of firestick farming. Fire has been essential to the

lives of Aboriginal people for over 60,000 years. It is needed for cooking, providing warmth, burial practices, hunting and signaling, but that is not all. Aboriginal

people used fire to manage and look after the land. This careful burning of vegetation has been called ‘firestick farming’ or controlled burning. Aboriginal

rangers still use some traditional methods today.

To help build our knowledge about this topic, find the definitions for the following key terms. Write these definitions down using your own words.

- vegetation, flourish, abundant, controlled

Now watch this video to learn more about firestick farming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfRjHTqn7mc

Use the information in the video, and conduct your own research, to answer the following questions.

1. What is firestick farming?

2. Why did the Aboriginal people use this method?

3. How did firestick farming promote the growth of vegetation?

4. Does firestick farming benefit animals? Explain your answer.

5. Does firestick farming help prevent bushfires? Explain your answer.

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Other Key Learning Area Activity- Physical Education Learn how to move to different beats by following the Born to Move tutorial which incorporates different dance movements, martial arts and yoga. https://watch.lesmillsondemand.com/born-to-move-free/season:1/videos/born-to-move-21-8-12-blinding-lights

Tuesday 12 October 2021– beginning at 9am

Reading

Open the following multi-modal text and click on the ‘Keeping healthy’ tab. https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/human-body/

Read instructions carefully:

Once you have clicked on the link, you will notice that there are many different topics, but in today’s reading lesson you will be learning about how to keep the human body healthy. Be sure to refer to the text, to complete the following activities.

The text begins by stating:

• To keep your body working well, this means eating a balanced diet. Balanced diet means….. (Use a dictionary if required).

• Being a healthy weight is important to help prevent diseases. Diseases means….

• However well you look after yourself, sometimes you will get ill. Get ill means…. Diet – What’s in food? The texts states that you need to eat a variety of different foods to keep your body healthy and working well.

• Vegetables and fruits are a good source of:

• Oils are:

• Fish, meat and eggs are a good source of:

• Beans are high in:

• Rice, pasta and bread are high in:

• Dairy products such as milk, cheese and butter contain nutrients such as:

True or False – Go back to the text and click on the correct tabs to find the answers.

Hypothalamus monitors water in your blood and triggers the feeling that makes you thirsty.

As you fall into shadow sleep, you begin to have dreams.

An otoscope is used by a doctor to hold the patient’s tongue down.

Fatty foods have the most efficient source of energy.

Energy is measured in units called kilojoules.

Having a blueberry muffin provides you with the same vitamins as having a fresh blueberry.

Strawberries are a good source of fibre.

Everyday your body loses at least 2 litres of water.

Vitamin A helps you see in the dark.

Bananas are a good source of energy that the body that process slowly.

Writing Use your imagination to finish each metaphor or simile. The first one has been done for you. 1. She ran like a tornado rampaging through the city. 2. When she danced, she was 3. The man trudged down the road like 4. The waves on the ocean were 5. He conquered his fear of heights - he was as brave as 6. On her way to her own birthday party, Lucy was as

Spelling Ask someone at home to time you for three minutes of continuous spelling of your eight words on scrap paper so you can practice them. You could use a timer yourself if not. Count your words and try to beat the score tomorrow. I wrote _____ words today. Word meanings (I’ve given you a clue for some) When you are in doubt, check the meaning of the word in a dictionary or online before you write your answer – don’t just guess!

• your feet push these to ride a bicycle -

• something given to a charity or organisation as a gift –

• those who visit doctors, dentists or hospitals for medical care –

• something or someone well known to you is said to be this –

• stationery item used for cutting materials eg paper or fabric –

• beauty treatment performed on the feet –

• something private, known only to yourself or another –

• being Asia, Australia, Antarctica or Europe –

• to expand upon a story or event to make it sound better – e __________

• location where buses or other transport forms stop/terminate – t______

• to have your writing put into print is to do this –

• to ask a lot of questions of someone to find out information – i______

• a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands in the body – a_________

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Now it is your turn – check a dictionary and then write a word meaning for the following words in language you understand

pedigree

pedlar

editor facilities

7. My teacher is a 8. The rain was 9. The trees in the storm were like 10. The moon hung in the night sky like

Mathematics When we are dividing numbers, we aim to try and use the most efficient (easiest and quickest) strategy to solve the problem. Today you will be learning to divide multiples of ten and find averages. Please read through the examples before attempting each question. 240 ÷ 20 = ____ Step 1: Divide the number by 10. For example 240 ÷ 10 = 24 Step 2: Then divide the answer by the remaining multiple ( for this example it is 2, this is because 10 x 2= 20) 24 ÷ 2= 12 Q1) Divide first by multiples of 10 using the mental strategy outlines by the boy opposite.

Q2) Find the average of these numbers. The first one has been done for you.

Wednesday 13 October 2021– beginning at 9am

Reading Learning Intention: To navigate through a factual website and answer questions correctly. Go to the National Geographic Kids Website: https://www.natgeokids.com/au/

• Hold your mouse over the ‘discover’ section

• Click on the ‘Science’ tab

• Click on ’15 Fascinating Facts about Sir David Attenborough’ (Found also in Alphabetical List)

• Read through information

• Answer the Questions Questions: 1. For a Bird Documentary, how many miles did David

Attenborough travel? 2. What is a Coelacanth? What did it have to do with David

Attenborough? 3. Where, When, and how long did he spend serving in the Royal

Navy? 4. What animal does he dislike? 5. What young members of the royal family did he meet? 6. What happened to David Attenborough on May 8th, 2021? 7. What award has he won for his programmes in black and white,

colour, HD, and 3D?

TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY- Go to your Google Classroom and follow your teacher’s instructions.

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Other Key Learning Area Activity- Geography

Go to the end of this learning plan and you will find your Geography task for this week.

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Music Complete the Week 2 Music Lesson- Pitch. You can find this task towards the end of this learning plan.

True or False: 1. Travelling 256,000 miles is the same as travelling around the world ten

times

2. David Attenborough received a knighthood

3. He has more than 20 plants and animals named after him

4. He does not own a car

5. When he got his first job in television, he did not own a TV

6. David’s first job was for the BBC as a radio talk producer

7. During World War ll, his family adopted two Jewish refugee girls

8. David Attenborough is fascinated by animals, but doesn’t consider himself

to be animal lover

9. He shares the same year of birth as Queen Elizabeth ll

10. His dad was the principal of the University of Lincolnshire

Mathematics Just like with multiplication, when we are dividing numbers, we aim to try and use the most efficient (easiest and quickest) strategy to solve the problem. Read through the questions carefully and use the given strategies to solve each division problem.

Apply the following rules to help you. Divide by 10= Cross off the last number, for example 320 ÷ 10= 32. If the number is a two digit number 63 ÷ 10, it will become a decimal number 6.3 Divide by 5= Divide by 10 and then double the number, for example 440 ÷ 10= 44, then double (x2) the number, so the answer is 88. Divide by 2= Halve the number, split it into two equal parts. For example, half of 220 is 110. Divide by 4= Halve the number and then halve it again. For example, to find what 360 ÷ 4 is you would halve 360 which is 180 and then halve this number again so the answer is 90. Divide by 8= Halve, halve then halve it again. For example, to find what 600 ÷ 8 is you would halve 600 which is 300, then halve this number again so the answer is 150 and then halve it again so the answer is 75.

Use the same strategies to help you solve the following word problems.

Spelling Ask someone at home to time you for three minutes of continuous spelling of your eight words on scrap paper so you can practice them. You could use a timer yourself if not. Count your words and try to beat the score tomorrow. I wrote _____ words today. Yesterday I wrote ______ correctly. You can do this on this paper copy or in your exercise book. Unjumble these letters to make list words

norod lpsorean

tidroe ssssrioc

tcnoennit bpsiluh

Complete the word building table

practise practised

endeavours endeavouring

publish published

interrogates interrogating

Find the list word with similar meaning to the following:

• sharp tool used for cutting –

• well known –

• person in charge of a newspaper or magazine –

• people getting medical treatment –

• large mass of land - • a person who makes a donation –

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Technology You will have an hour of technology a week with Ms Palmer. Please look at the times below. Check your Google Classroom timetable for some changes to your afternoon timetable. Tuesday 2pm - 5/6R go to your STEAM Google Classroom Wednesday 2pm- 5/6D go to your STEAM Google Classroom Thursday 2pm- 5/6M go to your STEAM Google Classroom

Check the meaning of each of the following words and then write each word in a complex sentence of your own – must have at least two clauses

publish

endeavour

donor

Thursday 14 October 2021 – beginning at 9am

Reading Learning Intention: To navigate through a factual website and answer a cloze passage correctly. Go to the National Geographic Kids Website: https://www.natgeokids.com/au/

• Hold your mouse over the ‘discover’ section

• Click on the ‘Geography’ tab

• Click on ‘What’s it like to go to school in St Lucia?’ (Found also in Alphabetical List)

• Read through information

• Answer the cloze passage in a DIFFERENT COLOUR

• Do not delete the Question Numbers Where is the Monchy Primary school?

Monchy Primary school is located on the Caribbean Island of St Lucia. It opened in ___________ (1), has ____ (2) classes and ______ (3) students aged between ____ (4) and ____ (5).

On tour of the school is the Principal of Monchy Primary School _______ ________ _________ (6) who attended the school when she was a child. Also, to help with the school tour is Education Editor Kate and the grade 6 __________ (7) and __________ (8) teacher ________ __________ (9).

What does a St Lucian school look like?

During the months of August to October, Monchy Primary School need the classrooms to be equipped with bright, airy windows or classes need to be held outside due to the _______________(10) of ____ _________ _________ (11) or __________ (12)!

The buildings are brightly decorated, with colourful __________ (13) and _____________ (14) that present the __________ (15) trees and fruits. One of these, such as the banana plays a huge role in the ___________ (16)of St Lucia as the biggest export.

Healthy Eating

Healthy eating is an extremely important topic at the school. Students even learn how to grow their own _____________ (17) in a ____________ (18) on the school site.

Tourism

Many of the student’s families work in the Tourism Industry and must work long hours and early shifts. Because of this, it doesn’t leave time for students to eat a healthy breakfast before school. Thanks to the local nearby hotel ‘______ _________ _________’(19) they provide a free Breakfast Club. Approximately 70 students enjoy __________ (20), ________ (21), _______ (22), ___________ (23), and ____________ (24). Students are also able to receive a lunch programme thanks to the Ministry of Education and Agriculture.

What’s a school day like in St Lucia? Fill in the Timetable Gaps!

7.30am – 8:45am:

9.30am: The bell signals the start of the school day.

10.15am – 10.30am: School Assembly

10.30am: Break time

10.45am:

12pm:

Afternoon Lessons: ICT, PE, Music and French classes

3pm – 4pm: 4pm – 5pm:

Writing SIMILE POEM BRAINSTORM Directions: Think of a topic for your simile poem. The poem can be about you or about another topic, such as a pet, favourite season, or sport. Write the topic on the line below. Then on each of the seven lines write one physical or character feature describing the topic (for example, long legs, curly hair, or brown eyes). Then write your simile poem on a separate page and draw a picture to go with it. Simile Poem Topic: _____________________ Feature 1________________ Feature 2________________ Feature 3________________ Feature 4_____________ Feature 5_________________ Feature 6________________ Feature 7________________

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Mathematics Today we are learning about chance. Chance is the likelihood that an event will or will not happen. Probability is another word for chance. It can be expressed in numbers (e.g. percentages, decimals, fractions) and words (e.g. impossible, certain). Frequency is the number of times that a particular event occurs during a chance experiment. There are two types of frequencies, observed frequency and expected frequency.

Observed Frequency Observed frequency is the actual results of what did you see or observe. Sometimes observed frequency does not equal what you expect it to be.

Expected Frequency Expected frequency is what should the results look like based on probability scales. For example, if I had a fair coin and I tossed it 100 times, I should expect it to land heads 50% of the time and tails the other 50% of the time

Observed Frequencies do not have to always match expected frequencies!!!

Frequency Tables A frequency table lists the frequency (number of occurrences) of a particular event during a chance experiment. A frequency table can be used to help record ow often a result occurs.

Based on the probability scales, if I flipped a coin 100 times, I should expect it to land heads 50% of the time and tails the other 50% of the time. This would be the expected frequency. Today you will investigate the observed frequency when you conduct the following chance experiment. You will need a pencil and a coin. If you do not have a coin, please use this link https://justflipacoin.com/

Spelling Ask someone at home to time you for three minutes of continuous spelling of your eight words on scrap paper so you can practice them. You could use a timer yourself if not. Count your words and try to beat the score tomorrow. I wrote _____ words today. Yesterday I wrote ____ correctly. You need to complete the activities below. Type or write your answers across the page taking a new line for each new activity. Use an exercise book or

paper Highlight the correct word in each sentence The editor ring/rang/ rung her personal assistant. I will endeavour to ring/rang/rung my mum tomorrow. I have ring/rang/rung the doctor to make an appointment. “The scissors are break/broke/broken!” exclaimed Luke. Peter break/broke/broken his arm in two places. Correct the punctuation in the four sentences below. After each sentence I have told you how many things in each sentence you need to correct

Mr donor gave a donation?

2 errors to correct

Are you familiar with these facilities!

1 error to correct

Where are all my Patients.

2 errors to correct

Mr brooks published a book titled butterflies.

3 errors to correct, including a set of ‘ ‘

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Other Key Learning Area Activity- Physical Education Learn how to move to different beats by following the Born to Move tutorial which incorporates different dance movements, yoga and a relaxation activity at the end https://watch.lesmillsondemand.com/born-to-move-free/season:1/videos/born-to-move-21-8-12-natural

Use a dictionary to find meanings for the following words: make sure you understand what you read and then write the meaning:

practice

practise

terminus

endeavour

Choose a list word to complete these sentences Have a t_____________ search for the lost scissors. Mrs Cook made a _____________ to the Red Cross. Jackie visited the beautician for a ____________. The ____________ found all the mistakes in the author’s work. Adam is a caring person, so he became a blood d___________. Prepositions are words that show position. Example: The book is (on,under, below, beside) the table. Highlight the prepositions in the sentences below. Please put the scissors on the desk. The plane flew over the continent. I made a donation to charity. The editor sat near the window. Write these words in alphabetical order

practise, personal, patients

exaggerate, editor, endeavour

pedal, publish, practice

Friday 15 October 2021– beginning at 9am

Reading & Viewing Understanding Climate Change Many young people your age and older are thinking about our Earth and how practices of today and in the past affect the world we live in now and in the future. The world is getting warmer and humans are going to have to adapt and act quickly to avoid catastrophic consequences. This clip takes a closer look at what climate change is and what scientists around the world are doing to try to save us from its effects. Click on the link below to watch the clip.

https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/understanding-climate-change/13494720 If you have any problems answering the questions you can click on the TRANSCRIPT tab and you can read the information from the clip. You will be able to locate the answers to the question here as well as watching the clip. 1. What is climate change? 2. What are some of the climate changes earth has experienced over the past billions of years? 3. What are the three greenhouse gases named? 4. What happens when we have too many of these gases in the earth’s atmosphere? 5. What key greenhouse gas is increasing rapidly through human activity? 6. When we burn fossil fuels like petrol, oil, coal and natural gas on mass it increases the Earth’s temperature. When the Earth’s temperature rises, what effects may it have? 7. Around the world scientist are working on finding ways that we can cut our carbon omissions. List the two ways they are researching? 8. Why do you think we need to have scientist spending a lot of time and money on this research?

Mathematics Today we will continue to investigate the frequency of events occurring during a chance experiment. There are two types of frequencies, observed frequency and expected frequency.

Observed Frequency Observed frequency is the actual results of what did you see or observe. Sometimes observed frequency does not equal what you expect it to be.

Expected Frequency Expected frequency is what should the results look like based on probability scales. For example, if I had a fair coin and I tossed it 100 times, I should expect it to land heads 50% of the time and tails the other 50% of the time.

Observed Frequencies do not have to always match expected frequencies!!!

Frequency Tables Today you will investigate the expected and observed frequency when you conduct the following die chance experiment. You will need a pencil and a die. If you do not have a die, please use this link https://www.online-stopwatch.com/chance-games/roll-a-dice/

Yesterday we said that based on the probability scales, if I flipped a coin 100 times, I should expect it to land heads 50% of the time and tails the other 50% of the time. But how do we work out this expected frequency?

The probability of a coin landing on heads is ½ if we multiply this by 100, we get 50%.

Using the formula above, what would be the expected frequency a die would land on the following numbers if I flipped a die (six sided) 60 times? The first one has been done for you. 1= 1/6 x 60 = 10 times 4= 5= What do you notice about the expected frequency for each number? _________________________________________

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Other Key Learning Area Activity Enjoy watching this week’s episode of Behind the News https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/

Other Key Learning Area Activity- Weekly Quiz Everyone will need to get on to a device and go in to Google Classroom to do this fun activity. The question sheet is the template to record your answers on. Please turn in your answers by the stated time to be in the weekly competition.

Other Key Learning Area Activity- Visual Arts

Complete the Visual Arts Lesson Term 4 Week 2 which explores warm and cool colours. You can find this task towards the end of this learning plan.

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Other Key Learning Area Activity- Physical Education GET PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AROUND THE HOUSE! It’s time to get creative. You need to put together your own physical activity routine. It must be at least a 30 minute workout. Here are some ideas to get you started.

• Walk/run 50 or 100 steps

• Go for a walk outside with an adult and map your journey

• Make an obstacle course with things in your home – you have to go over, under and around!

• Throw a ball at a wall and catch it 20 times (use a ball or scrunched up newspaper)

• Keep a balloon or scrunched up paper ball in the air for 10 hits in a row

• Animal walks – walk into all rooms of your house using your favourite animal walk (eg” bear crawl, kangaroo jump, or inch worm)

• Set up a goal (e.g bin) and try to get 20 kicks in

• Set up some toys or bottles as targets and roll a ball to knock them over. If you knock a target over, step back to make it more challenging

• Make a target on an outdoor wall to throw at with chalk, paper, tape or using bricks. Try to hit the targets 10 times. Move further back to make it more challenging The options are endless!

What activities did you complete? How long did you partake in each activity? Report this information back to your teacher.

Work completion – please go through all your work for the week, organise it with your name, the name of the activity and the date on everything and ensure all tasks are attempted/completed to the best of your ability.

Happy weekend everyone!

NSW Department of Education

education.nsw.gov.au

Stage 3 Geography Term 4 Week 2

Sustainable Building

• What is sustainable living and building? • Using less water

• Using less electricity and gas

• Recycling

• Caring for the environment

How could we use less water and electricity in our houses?

Coober Pedy https://youtu.be/ywBwXyF1UuI

In the video we find out about the town of Coober Pedy. It is a town and mining field in central South Australia, 590 miles (950 km) northwest of Adelaide, on the Stuart Highway.

The highest recorded temperature in Coober Pedy is 47.8°C, which was recorded in December. The lowest recorded temperature in Coober Pedy is -2.2°C, which was recorded in July.

More than half the people of Coober Pedy, an opal mining town in the center of the South Australian desert, live underground to survive the scorching summer heat and freezing winters. Their homes -- built into caves, hills and old mine shafts-- stay a pleasant 23 degrees Celsius all year round.

Coober Pedy does not get its power from the national electricity grid, as most people in Australia do. Power is generated by a stand-alone Hybrid Diesel / Wind / Solar System. Coober Pedy purchases its power from Energy Developments Ltd (EDL) via a power purchase agreement.

Geography Project

Why do people choose to live underground in Coober Pedy?

What is the hottest recorded temperature in Coober Pedy?

What is the coldest recorded temperature in Coober Pedy?

What is the constant temperature underground?

How do people in Coober Pedy get their electricity?

Example of a similar project : https://youtu.be/eww0efCsuco

Locate your information: Once I have approved your topic and question you will need to locate 1 or more sources of information that will provide the answer to your questions.

• Copy your question here

• List websites and/or other sources of information Question

Resource List Copy & Paste internet addresses Any other resources

Success Criteria: Have a variety of sources been used?/ Demonstrate this by including a bibliography (list of sources) /15

Visual Arts Lesson Term 4 Week 2 We are learning to: Create an artwork of the sun and moon using warm and cool contrasting colours and organic &

geometric patterns.

Warm & cool colours:

As you can see from this colour wheel, one half has a

mixture of Warm Colours: yellow, oranges, reds and

dark pinks. The other half has a mixture of Cool

Colours: purple, blues and greens.

Warm Colours represent warm things, such as sunlight

and heat. Cool Colours soothe and make us feel a sense of calm,

representing water, sky, ice and snow. What I’m Looking For: By the end of the lesson, you should be able to

• Understand warm and cool colours & be able to

describe the colour wheel

• Select the right colours to show contrast for

each side of your artwork

• Understand organic & geometric patterns and

use them to add dimension and interest to your

artwork

Today’s Task: You are going to create a drawing of the sun and moon,

using: Warm colours for the Sun - using Geometric Patterns Cool colours for the Moon - using Organic Patterns

Why are patterns important? Artists use patterns as decoration. They can be used to

grab a viewer's attention!

ORGANIC: shapes, often curved in appearance,

that are similar to those found in

nature, such as plants, animals, and

rocks.

GEOMETRIC: any shapes and based on math

principles, such as a square, circle,

and triangle.

What is contrast? Contrast refers to opposite elements such as light vs. dark

colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes.

Contrast creates visual interest, excitement and drama. When using dark against light. Dark colors make light colors

appear brighter. Cool against warm. Cool colors make warm colors seem

brighter!

Examples of Organic & Geometric Patterns you can use today.

Organic: Geometric:

Today’s Task You are going to create a drawing of the sun and moon, using:

Warm colours for the Sun - using Geometric Patterns Cool colours for the Moon - using Organic Patterns

Today, you will need:

Paper, pencil, eraser, circular object, coloured pencils, crayons or textas, black marker

Use this video below to follow the steps in creating your artwork.

Make sure to pause the video as you go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzaXt0i7gj4&t=2s

Make sure to share a photo of your artwork in your Google Classroom

NSW Department of Education

education.nsw.gov.au

WEEK 2 MUSIC LESSON- PITCH

Learning intention: To understand and explain the elements of music.

This term we will be exploring the different elements of music.

We will investigate music by looking at its elements (parts),

individually or together. There are 8 elements in total: timbre,

pitch, texture, tempo, duration, structure and dynamics. Today

we will explore the element of “pitch”.

What is pitch?

Pitch is the way that a noise may sound high or low. High-pitched

sounds have high frequencies (a lot of quick waves). Low-pitched

sounds have low frequencies (a smaller number of waves).

How does pitch change?

High and low are words to describe the pitch of a sound. The

pitch of a sound is different from the amplitude. Amplitude is a

measure of how loud or quiet a sound is, and pitch is a measure

of how high or low a sound is. High sounds can be quiet or loud,

and low sounds can be quiet or loud too!

Normally, the shorter, tighter or thinner the object is, the

higher the pitch of the sound will be. This is because the

vibrations will be faster. The longer, looser or thicker the

object is, the lower the pitch of the sound will be. This is

because the vibrations will be slower.

SEEK PERMISSION FROM YOUR PARENT/CARER BEFORE

COMPLETING THIS TASK.

TASK: Today you will explore the element of pitch by creating a water

xylophone. Follow the instructions below and watch the video to complete

this task. Record yourself playing a song on your water xylophone and

upload it to this assignment. Watch the Baby Shark example below.

How to Make a Colourful Musical Water Xylophone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45VA57fLpFE You will need: Six glasses, a pencil or a spoon, water, food colouring (optional) Steps

• Arrange the six glasses in a row. Fill the first bottle almost to the top with water. Tap it with a pencil or spoon to make a note. • Fill the next bottle with slightly less water. Tap it. Is the note higher or lower in pitch?

• Fill the remaining bottles, adjusting the amount of water as necessary so that you have the first six notes of the musical scale. • Finally, use food coloring to make the water in each bottle a different colour.

Play Baby Shark using the water xylophone you have created

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlLzRh1RUOo