100 Task Cards for Early Finishers - Years 5-6 by Teacher Superstore

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Teachers’ Notes This resource includes 100 separate activity cards aimed at students in Years 5 and 6. These activity cards can be photocopied and laminated for reuse. It is suggested that you store these cards in the classroom so that your students have easy access to them. Students will possibly use the cards for extension activities when they have completed their set classroom tasks.

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Cards are linked to the core subject areas of: English, Maths, Science, History and Geography. It is expected that students will complete their responses to the activities in their workbooks or on blank sheets of paper. To make life easy for the teacher and student, minimum equipment is needed to complete the cards. Occasionally, the internet is needed and when this is the case, a picture of a computer indicates this.

Both classroom and relief teachers will find these cards ideal because they keep students busy and engaged. Also available are task cards for other year groups.

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Singular And Plural

Some nouns have the same singular form as their plural form, e.g. 'one sheep, two sheep' and 'one cod, many cod'.

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Draw a table in your workbook with three columns (like the one below). Under WORD, copy down the ten words from the Word List. Write down the singular and plural forms of the words. Then, find ten more of your own.

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Word List dozen, innings, deer, salmon, sheep, trout, score, swine, reindeer, cod

Create An Advertisement

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Pretend you are an advertising guru. Use your imagination to create an eyecatching advertisement that includes a superhero to promote a product of your choice. Plan your advertisement in your workbook using the prompts below.

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Superhero chosen: Product:

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Adjectives/persuasive language to make people buy: How will I make it standout? Price/special offer: Target audience: Humour/pun:

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Be An Editor

Toby is writing an e-mail to a friend. He needs to check it before he clicks 'send'. Use your proof-reading skills to correct Toby’s work by rewriting it correctly into your workbook. Look out for spelling mistakes; words used incorrectly and punctuation errors. (Hint: There is at least one error on every line.)

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Sent: Saturday 5 October Deer Jordan, It was grate to get your e-mail and here what you’ve bean doing. I’m pleesed you liked the joke book i sent you for you’re birthday. have you herd these: * What did Rudolph wont for christmas? a pony sleigh station. * what do you do if a monstre rolls his eyes at you. Just pick them up and role them back. * Wot do you find in a cleen nose? Fingre prints. * Whats the diffrence beetwen a maggot and a cockroach! cockroaches crunch moor wen you eat them. My teacher told me the last to jokes - hes reely cool. Sometimes he wheres sunglases in the class becase he says were so brite. Mum sed you may bee coming for a visit in the holidays - i can’t weight to sea you. Rite back soon You’re freind Toby

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Divide a blank piece of paper into nine equal parts (see below right). 1. Select a word from your spelling list and write it in square 1.

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2. Look up the dictionary meaning and write it down in square 2.

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3. Write down antonyms and synonyms in square 3.

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4. In square 4, write down 'common combinations'. For example, if the word is 'friend', a word combination might be 'long lost friend'. 5. Make a list of all the words that rhyme with your word in square 5.

6. Add prefixes and suffixes to your word, e.g. if your word is 'happy', you might write 'happiest' in square 6.

7. In square 7, write down things to do with your word. For example, if the word is 'animal', some of the things to do with an animal include: pet and zoo. 8. Draw a picture related to the word in square 8. 9. In square 9, put the word into a sentence.

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Verbs And Nouns

Verbs are doing words. This means that they describe an action, state, or occurrence. Nouns are naming words, they are used to identify people, places, or things.

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Think of a book that you have read or story that you have been told, and answer these questions in your workbook.

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Read the passage. Identify the nouns and verbs and make a list under headings in your workbook. Jared was running very late for school. The thought of being told off by Mr. Hamel made him think about not turning up at all. It was a very warm day. The birds were chirping at the edge of the wood, and in the open fields, the breeze was strong. Jared began to pick up the pace. He hurried past Mrs. Miller's house and could see her hanging out the washing. He waved at her. Mrs. Miller looked at her watch and shook her head. He raced past Mr. Smith's house and could see him reading the newspaper. He briefly looked up and nodded. Finally, Jared could see the school gates, he sprinted towards them, trod on his loose shoelace and in seconds was sprawled across the path. Blood poured from both his knees. His eyes stung from the hot tears. Then he heard Mr. Hamel bellow from the classroom window, "Detention for you Jared, late again!" It was not going to be a good day.

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protagonist and antagonist, e.g. Mrs. Brown does not like small children.

5. What is the main setting of the story (where and when does the action take place)? 6. What is the main problem in the story? 7. How is this problem solved? 8. Create a book cover for your story.

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Apostrophes

Add the missing apostrophes to show that something belongs to someone or something. Remember that if the noun is singular, the apostrophe goes before the s (the girl's shoes), but if the noun is plural (there is more than one girl), the apostrophe goes after the s (those girls' shoes).

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A dingos lonely call was heard over a long distance. The meerkats dens are scattered around their territory. Many of the endangered parrots nests had been raided by goannas. Sharks teeth were being sold in the souvenir shop. The jeans zipper was broken. Those boys bags are in the way. The clowns noses were round and red. The dentists chair was special to him. The teachers iPad was not working, she was annoyed. My parents car is new - they can't wait to drive it.

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Think of someone who you know, (e.g. someone in your family, your best friend, or even your teacher), and have a go at writing a poem about them. Use a separate piece of paper to write out your poem. Don’t forget to include an illustration. Follow the listed rules below.

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and second lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines rhyme.

3. Each line must have eight syllables! This might be the trickiest part. 4. You must include: alliteration (e.g. beautifully bright) a simile (e.g. as quiet as a cloud) and a metaphor (he is the chief clown).

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Character Emotions

Select a book that you have read or a movie that you have viewed. Answer the questions below in your workbook. 1. What text have you chosen and who is the author/director?

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2. Who is the protagonist in the text? What main emotion do they show in the opening chapter/section? Why do they show this emotion?

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3. Do the protagonist's emotions change as the story continues? What are the emotions the protagonist reveals towards the end of the story? Why? (If the character's emotions change, this is called character development, because the character changes.)

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4. Select one quotation from the story that reveals the character's emotions at any point in the text.

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Rebus Puzzle

A rebus is a picture, symbol, letter or number that is used to represent a word or phrase. You may own a rebus story book at home - they are fun to read.

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Word Square

Use the letters in the word square to create as many words as you can. There is one word which uses all 9 letters! Would you believe there are 115 possible words! Can you get them all? Write the possibilities in your workbook.

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Dedications & Recommendations

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1. Imagine that you are a famous sportsperson and you have written an autobiography about your achievements. However, before your book is printed and sold in book stores, you must include a dedication. This dedication will go at the beginning of the book and should be approximately one page long. It should give thanks to all the people (parents, coaches, etc.) who have helped you on your sporting journey. 2. Many books have written recommendations penned by an important person who thinks the book is well-written and worthy of being read. Imagine you are this important person and write a recommendation for the autobiography. You could research examples first.

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Acrostic

An acrostic poem is a poem where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. Write your own acrostic poem in your workbook using one of the following words of topics: winter, autumn, spring, your name, your pet’s name, your favourite food, your favourite sport. Look at the examples below to help you. Don't forget to include an illustration.

Sunshine Music

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Underwater

Complete the questions below in your workbook. 1. What rules do you have at your school? Write a list of ten school rules that you have to follow. Choose one of the rules from this list that you disagree with and explain why. 2. Are there any rules that aren’t on the list but you think should be included? What are they and why do you think your school needs them? 3. Look at the picture of the children in the classroom (right). What rules do you think they should follow to make the classroom a safer place? 4. Do you have to obey rules at other places apart from school? Where? What are the rules? 5. What is the difference between a rule and a law? Give an example of each to help you to explain.

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Haiku

A Haiku is a traditional Japanese poem. Haiku poems have three lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have five syllables and the middle line has seven syllables. Haiku poems rarely rhyme.

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Read the Haiku poems below and then write your own in your workbook. You could base your poem on one of these subjects: Japan, the beach, the mountains, a tree, a river. Don't forget to illustrate your Haiku.

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grimy fingernails back bent with hours of digging green seedlings rising

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Calligrams are words that are deliberately arranged on a page to indicate their meaning. They can be a lot of fun to create.

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Read the words below and shape them to reflect their meaning. Look at the examples to help you. Do your calligrams in your workbook.

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Mnemonics

A mnemonic is a strategy used to help people to remember how to spell certain words. People often use mnemonics on words that they have most trouble spelling. You can make up your own mnemonic or use one that other people have created. It does not really matter what mnemonic you use, as long as it helps your spelling skills.

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1. Look at the mnemonics in the table and try them.

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The principal is your pal. Twice as much for your dessert - deSSert. A piece of pie. Separate is a RAT of a word to spell. You only bury the vowel e in a cemetery.

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principal desert or dessert? piece separate cemetery

2. In your workbook, write mnemonics for the words below. bargain, together, weird, super, receive, because 3. Research some other mnemonics.

Palindromes

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A palindrome is a word spelt the same forwards and backwards, e.g. noon, eve and madam. The word palindrome comes from the Greek word 'palindromos' meaning ‘running back again’.

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. t e in the list below and write them into yourc o 1. Find the palindromes workbook. . elove racecar divide pip passesc level finish deed spelling h r e o sttoot next little sucall but madam pop until r civic r perotor

radar group nun eye jump repeat bob dad getting got this refer gets teacher point every solos sexes first that paper pup Palindromes can also be phrases or sentences reading the same in both directions. Apostrophes and spaces between letters can be ignored when trying to make the sequence of letters make sense. For example: “Madam, I’m Adam” and “dumb mud” read the same in both directions.

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Agony Aunt

An Agony Aunt is the writer of an Agony Column. An Agony Column is the part of a newspaper or magazine that answers readers’ queries or problems and offers them advice.

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In the letter below, Kelly has written to Dorothy the Agony Aunt, to ask for advice. Imagine that you are Dorothy the Agony Aunt, write your reply to Kelly in your workbook.

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Dear Dorothy, I am very interested in a boy named Peter at my school. He hangs around with Kevin. Kevin's girlfriend is Selby - the most popular girl in the school. While I was working in my Dad’s shop yesterday, Peter, Kevin and Selby came through the door and I saw Selby put two Mars Bars in her bag without paying for them! She knew that I had seen her, and she challenged me to either be her friend or accuse her of stealing. What should I do? I want to be friends with Selby because I like Peter, but I also don’t want to let my Dad down. Please help. Kelly

The word 'genre' means 'type' or 'category'. Books can be divided into many different categories, e.g. murder mystery, romance, horror and melodrama.

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3. Some people fall in love with a particular genre. What is your favourite genre and why? What genre don't you like? 4. In which genre would you expect there to be a 'red-herring'?

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Mystery Romance

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Code Crack

Your friend has written you a number code to break. It looks like this:

= 11

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= 45

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Answer the questions in your workbook using the code above. 1. How would you write 96 using your friend’s code? 2. How would you write 99 using your friend's code? 3. How would you write 108 using your friend's code? 4. How would you write 74 using your friend's code? 5. How would you write 126 using your friend's code? Now create your own code and questions for a friend to complete.

Melinda and Rachel are going to the movies. They are trying to decide which is the shortest way to get there.

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Watching Your Watch

Read the information, then answer the questions in your workbook. The bell for the start of school sounds, and your watch shows a time of 8.48am and you think you’re starting school two minutes early. But at morning recess, which begins at 10.20am, your watch shows 10.17am. Then at lunchtime, officially at 12.05pm, your watch shows 12:50pm. You won’t be able to adjust your watch until you get home. You need to catch a bus home at the correct time of 3.35pm, but you want to get a book from the library first.

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1. What time, according to your watch, will you have to be at the bus stop for your bus?

2. How much time do you have to choose a book from the library? 3. When you get home, how will you adjust your watch?

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Read the problems, then answer the questions in your workbook.

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Problem 1 There are three children in a 100 metre sprint race in the sports carnival. They are all great runners and they know that the finish will be close. First place could be taken out by anyone.

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Area

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook.

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Draw the garden, showing the total area and the area of each square.

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Your dad is making a new vegetable garden and marks out a rectangular space of 20m x 5m which he then divides into four equal squares. He decides to add another row underneath of squares, the same size as the first row, but chooses to only have three squares in the second row. After he has finished, he realises he needs to know how much area he has in his garden, and he asks you to get the calculator to help him to work it out. You tell him you’ll draw him a picture instead - it will be easier.

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Read the information, then answer the questions in your workbook.

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A single cell amoeba divides and forms two cells every 20 minutes. Each new cell continues to multiply at this rate. The science lab has several jars containing amoeba cultures. One jar contains 256 cells and a second jar contains 2048. It is now 2:40pm.

o c . che e r o t r 1. What time did the amoeba in the second jarr first s s u e p divide and grow?

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2. How much longer have the amoeba in the second jar been growing than the culture in the first jar? 3. The lab assistant shows you a jar which she says contains over half a million cells and asks you to guess when you think the culture was begun. What is your guess?

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Logical Reasoning

Write the answers to the questions in your workbook.

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1. A cube is painted and then cut into 64 small cubes of equal size. How many of the small cubes have:

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b. exactly one face painted?

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At a concert hall there are 20 rows of 12 single seats and 15 rows of bench seats (or bench rows) that hold eight people.

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a. all of the single seats and eight bench rows? b. 5 rows of single seats and all the bench rows? c. 18 rows of single seats and 13 bench rows? 3. Challenge: If the single seat tickets cost $22.00 each and a seat in a bench row costs $18.00 each, how much would the concert hall ticket office take, if it was totally booked out?

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Costing

Read the information, then answer the questions in your workbook. A sign writer charges the following rates to paint letters: G = $7.00 H = $8.00 I = $9.00 J = $10.00 K = $11.00 L = $12.00

M = $13.00 N = $14.00 O = $15.00 P = $16.00 Q = $17.00 R = $18.00

S = $19.00 T = $20.00 U = $21.00 V = $22.00 W = $23.00 X = $24.00

Y = $25.00 Z = $26.00

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1. What would the following signs cost? a. FOR RENT b. SAVE c. SHOP

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A = $1.00 B = $2.00 C = $3.00 D = $4.00 E = $5.00 F = $6.00

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d. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

2. Create signs costing the following values: a. $12.00 b. $18.00 c. $38.00 d. $72.00

3. If you needed all the letters of the alphabet painting a sign on your baby sister's room, how much would it cost?

What’s The Time?

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Answer the questions in your workbook. A. How many minutes are there between: 1. 2.45 pm and 2.55 pm? 2. 4.15 am and 4.55 pm? 3. 9.45 am and 1.20 pm ? 4. 6.55 am and 7.05 am? 5. 3.10 am and 5.20 am? 6. 2.45 am and 5.40 am? 7. 2.24 am and 3.24 am? 8. 12.00 am and 12.00 pm?

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10. 2.50 pm and 7.30 pm?

11. 12.00 pm and 1.15 am? C. Write the differences between the times in hours and minutes. 13. 14.

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Guess And Check

The 'guess and check' strategy is a method used by Mathematicians to solve problems. The method involves guessing the answer and then checking that the guess fits the conditions of the problem.

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Read the information and use the 'guess and check' strategy to complete the task in your workbook.

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Create a grid in your workbook to decide how many kilometres each person ran.

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At the training session for inter-school athletics, two members of your school’s running team practise on a 500 metre circular running track. The combined distance run by the two of them in 10 minutes is 5020 metres, and one runner beat her friend by 40 metres.

Read the information, then answer the questions in your workbook.

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coins might he have?

3. Jason has three times as many 20 cent coins as the 10 cent and 5 cent coins put together. How many 20 cent coins might he have?

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Area Of A Square

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Joining the midpoints of the sides of a square forms a smaller square (see the diagram). The second square has half the area of the first square. Repeating this gives this pattern. If the third square in the pattern has a side with a length of 8cm, find the area of the sixth square. Write your answer in your workbook. Remember to include your working out.

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planes leave the airport in a year? (Hint: Rather than calculating 52 weeks a year, base your answer on the fact that there are 365 days a year as this will be more accurate.)

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Read the information, then answer the questions in your workbook. A flying fox is going to be built in the school playground. For safety reasons, it must be installed so that a student's feet clears the ground by at least 40 cm as they travel along the wire.

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1. How would you work out what height the handle bars should be for Year 5 and 6 students in your school?

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Sarah and Catherine arrived home after school at 4.45pm. They didn’t walk straight home from school, but stopped at a few places on the way. It took Sarah and Catherine five minutes to walk from school to the ice cream shop. They took ten minutes to choose and eat ice creams at the shop. They then walked seven minutes to their friend Emma’s house. Together the three girls walked three minutes to the park and played together there for 30 minutes. They walked back to Emma’s house and listened to some music for 20 minutes. It then took Sarah and Catherine 12 minutes to walk home. 1. At what time did the two girls leave school? 24

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Who Lives Where?

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. Three friends, Jonah, Kiri and Chris, live in three different types of houses. These houses are next to each other on one side of a street. The friends have three different pets and drink three different drinks.

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// Clue 1 - Milk is drunk in the middle house. // Clue 2 - Water is drunk in the house to the left where Chris lives. // Clue 3 - Jonah lives in the house on the left. // Clue 4 - Kiri has a puppy. // Clue 5 - The cat lives in the house next door to Kiri. // Clue 6 - The puppy lives in the house on the right. // Clue 7 - Juice is drunk in the wooden house. // Clue 8 - The brick house is immediately to the left of the stucco house.

Use the clues to create a table to find which house, pet and drink go with each person.

Swimming Carnival

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many would represent each team? a) Red: ____ b) Green: ____ c) Blue: ____ d) Gold: ___

3. From the remaining members of each House, every third student in line is chosen to view the race from the stand, while the others watch poolside. a) How many students are in the stands altogether? b) How many students are poolside?

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Survey

Read the information, then answer the questions in your workbook.

1. 2. 3. 4.

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Nicholas surveys the students in his class on their favourite take away food. Below is his recorded tally.

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How many students are surveyed? What is the most popular take away food? What is the least popular take away food? Suggest some ways that Nicholas could present the results so that they are easier to read. 5. Choose one of your suggestions from question 4 and present Nicholas’ results.

Spatial Awareness

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A painter was asked to paint the brick wall pictured below. If he has already painted the shaded surfaces, how many more surfaces will he need to paint? (Note: He hasn’t yet painted the back, sides and top of the wall.)

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Water

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All of the water on the Earth makes up the hydrosphere. This includes all of the world’s lakes, streams, oceans, rivers, groundwater, polar ice caps, glaciers, rain and snow. Water covers approximately 70% of the Earth’s surface. One important fact to know about the Earth’s water is that approximately 97% of it is salt water found in the oceans. If humans drink salty ocean water they become dehydrated and can die. Only 3% of water in the hydrosphere is suitable for human consumption. This is a problem, especially when two–thirds of this 3% of consumable water is stuck in frozen glaciers and in polar ice caps. The remaining 1% of water is available for drinking. Of this 1%, most of it is groundwater, found far down beneath the soil.

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1. Draw a diagram in your workbook which explains this information.

Four Parts Of The Earth

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Four major parts of the Earth work together as a complex system: rocks, life, water and air.

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Draw a table with the headings below and add more to each heading.

Rocks earth's core

Life microbes

Water river

Air ozone

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Ecosystems

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. An ecosystem consists of all the things that interact in a specific area, whether they are living or non-living. Some examples of non-living things which support life in an ecosystem are: light, air, soil and water. Some examples of living things in an ecosystem are: plants and animals.

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1. Name five living things that you might find in each ecosystem pictured below.

cave tree back garden 2. Name two non-living things that you might find in each pictured ecosystem.

Series Circuit

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Study this series circuit to help you to complete the questions below in your workbook.

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glowing if you remove one bulb.

3. Predict what will happen to the amount of light from each globe if you remove one bulb. 4. Predict what would happen to the total amount of light if you used two batteries.

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Sustainable Energy

One way of creating energy is by burning coal. However, this method is not sustainable because coal may run out, and burning coal is not good for the environment.

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Research information about the energy alternatives listed below. In your workbook, say how each energy alternative works, why it is clean, renewable and reliable.

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An earthquake can be described as a shaking of the surface of the Earth. Earthquakes are often caused by a sudden movement of the Earth's crust.

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Look at the list of the world’s most damaging earthquakes. Translate this data into a bar graph. Location Northern Sumatra, Indonesia Off western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia Prince William Sound, Alaska Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands Off shore Maule, Chile Japan Kamchatka Chile Off the coast of Ecuador Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands

Date March 28, 2005 Dec. 26, 2004 March 28, 1964 March 9, 1957 Feb. 27, 2010 March 11, 2011 Nov. 4, 1952 May 22, 1960 Jan. 31, 1906 Feb. 4, 1965

Richter Reading 8.7 9.0 9.2 9.1 8.8 9.0 9.0 9.5 8.8 8.7

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DNA

DNA is found in all body cells and because every person (except for identical twins and bone marrow transplant recipients) is genetically unique, it can be used to identify a specific individual. Police often catch criminals by matching DNA left at a crime scene to the offender. This is known as 'DNA matching'.

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Consider the following problems with DNA matching and write down your thoughts in your workbook.

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1. Do you think DNA technology encourages criminals to deliberately contaminate crime scenes with DNA from other people? How might they do this?

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3. Criminals can only be matched to their DNA if their DNA is already on file (been collected by the police). Repeat offenders are most likely to be caught through DNA matching. Do you think that everyone’s DNA should be collected at birth and stored for future use, making it faster to catch criminals? (Note: This collection is already happening in some countries.)

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2. How would DNA testing be less effective if criminals befriended their victims?

Wind speed is the rate at which the air is moving. It is measured in kilometres per hour (kph). It is useful to know the wind speed each day. Wind speed affects all sorts of activities and events, such as boating and aviation.

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speed. In your workbook, draw a picture of your design and label it. Make sure you show HOW the instrument will work and HOW you will record measurements.

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Using Dogs To Detect Cancer

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. As cancer is such a global killer there is continual research and clinical trials being done to find preventions and cures. Many cancers, if detected early enough, can be treated successfully and people can go on to live long lives.

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Recently some researchers, have come up with a new solution — dogs. Dogs have a sense of smell that is estimated to be over 1000 times more powerful than humans’ sense of smell. Some scientists were intrigued to hear stories about people’s pet dogs continually licking at, or sniffing particular moles on their owners’ bodies that were later found to be cancerous melanomas. Trials have been conducted to train dogs over a few weeks to react to the 'scent' of particular cancers in the breath or urine of sufferers.

Part of the role of a scientific researcher is being able to think logically and see the pros and cons of different types of research. Brainstorm the negatives and positives of using dogs to detect cancer.

The Water Cycle

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1. In your workbook, draw a diagram of the water-cycle. Begin by drawing the ocean, then show what happens to a water drop from the ocean as it: 99 is evaporated by the Sun’s heat; 99 condensates into a cloud; 99 falls back to Earth.

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Living Things

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook.

Living things grow, use air and water, eliminate waste, move, digest food and can reproduce.

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Once living things are things that were living but are now dead, e.g. fossils, dinosaurs, a branch and leaves fallen from a tree.

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Products of living things are things that are not living but have been made from living things, e.g. a timber desk, fabric from a cotton tree.

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Friction is created when two things rub against one another. Friction uses up some of a moving object's potential energy. Air resistance is a type of friction. It can also be called 'drag'. Air resistance slows a moving object down.

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Matter

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. particles are held together and they have a definite shape and volume. Wood is a solid. Liquids are free enough to move around but not as free as gases. Liquids have a definite volume and will change shape according to the container which they are held by, e.g. water.

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Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass. A solid, a liquid and a gas are examples of matter. Gas is anything that can move freely, its particles are not held together in any way. Gases do not have a definite shape or volume. An example is the air inside a balloon. Solids are different to gases - their

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Imagine that you are at a birthday party. List all the gases, liquids and solids that you can see. Organise the information in table form.

Producing Heat

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Heat can be produced by human motion, electrically and mechanically. Rubbing your hands together or jogging on the spot, is an example of heat created by human motion. Computers and televisions are examples of heat created electrically. Sharpening a pencil is an example of heat created mechanically.

Think of more ways that heat is produced by humans; electrically and mechanically. Draw up a table to organise your response.

Mechanical

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Science In Jobs

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook.

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Think of at least five occupations and say how science plays a part in their daily roles.

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People use science everyday without even thinking. For some, science is a part of their regular jobs. For example, nurses take the temperature of patients and identify parts of the body. Pilots predict weather patterns, understand forces, motions and gravity. Gardeners understand living and non-living things, soil types and habitats and chefs understand how ingredients react when heated and cooled.

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Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook.

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Heat affects small everyday items. Heat doesn't affect all objects in the same way. Some items are reversible when heated and some are irreversible. For example, chocolate can be melted and then cooled to be brought back to its original state. This means that it is reversible. However, when heat is applied to an egg, cooling it cannot turn it back to its original state, this means that an egg is irreversible.

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Draw up a list of items that are affected by heat. Sort them into two categories - reversible and irreversible. You could describe the appearance of each item after heating and cooling.

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Push And Pull

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. Force uses both push and pull. A roller-coaster car can be pushed or pulled to help it move. As it is winched up the first hill, it is pulled. As it goes down the hill, it is pushed.

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1. Copy the sketch of the roller-coaster into your workbook. Label the push and pull forces. Use a ruler and a pencil. 2. What else moves by being pushed/pulled? Make a list. 3. The First Law of Motion says that an object in motion tends to stay in motion. This is true of roller-coasters because they are not powered by engines. What else matches this theory? Jot down your ideas in your workbook.

Valentine’s Day is on the 14th February and provides you with the ideal way to show your 'beloved' what you really feel about them. Based on one of the putrid plants, write a poem to go inside your Valentine’s card about your putrid plant.

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Rock snot: (Didymosphenia geminata) looks like yellowy brown slime but is surprisingly soft to touch. Spread by just a single droplet of water on a boat, fishing equipment or a vehicle, it quickly invades and causes serious damage to shallow waters of lakes, rivers and streams. It soon forms large mats which block waterways, change stream habitats and affect food sources for animals in these areas. Delivered to your Valentine’s door in a bowl! Corpse Flower: (Rafflesia) is a group of parasitic plants that have no stems, leaves or roots. They live inside a type of forest vine. In fact the only part of the Rafflesia that can be seen is its flower. In some species, the flowers can grow to over 100 cm in diameter and weigh up to 10 kg! Instead of using honeybees to transport pollen from one flower to another, these stunning plants use carrion flies. Carrion flies normally feed on dead animals, so the flowers have evolved to look and smell like rotting meat. Just one bloom will make a statement!

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Force

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook.

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Part of the design of many roller-coasters include a loop-the-loop. This means that the roller-coaster cars invert (travel upside down). Forces keep riders in their seats when the rollercoaster cars move around the track. When you move around a bend on a roller-coaster, you feel pushed against the outside of the car. This force is a centripetal force and helps keep you in your seat.

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Forces are measured by comparing them to the force of gravity (g). Sitting in your chair right now, you are currently feeling a force of about 1g. A force that is twice as big as the force of gravity is 2g. On a roller-coaster you are likely to feel forces of approximately 2g to 3g. A jet fighter pilot feels a force of about 9g.

Can you think of other examples? Make a list. You may want to draw diagrams.

Food Chain

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A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. Food chains begin with plant-life, and end with animal-life. Some animals eat plants, some animals eat other animals.

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orca whale

Draw five other examples of food chains.

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Imagine …

Choose one of the tasks below to complete in your workbook. 1. The year is 1801. You are a British judge. You are deciding whether to sentence the child that stands before you to 7 years transportation to the British penal colony (Australia). Write a script showing the conversation between yourself and the boy. Remember to include the alleged crime.

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2. In 1787, a fleet of 11 ships transported convicts from England (Portsmouth) to the British penal colony, Botany Bay (Australia). It took the ships almost 9 months to arrive in Botany Bay. Many convicts died on the way from disease and malnutrition. Sleeping and living conditions were cramped, and ventilation was inadequate. Imagine you are a convict on one of these ships. Write a diary entry about your journey.

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Look at the images and what they signify. Use these symbols to create a work of art, or use them in a story. You may want to research more.

= footprints

= two men sitting

= rain

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= resting place

= four women sitting

=fire, smoke, water or blood.

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The First Settlement

In 1788 Governor Phillip arrived at Port Jackson with over 1,000 convicts, hoping to establish a habitable environment. He faced many challenges. Read the events below that convicts, soldiers and officers recorded during their first weeks in the Port Jackson settlement. Use some of these events to write a paragraph in your workbook from an Indigenous Australian's point of view who witnessed the arrival of the settlers.

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2. This month has been very wet with violent thunderstorms. On February 6th a lightning strike killed six sheep, two lambs and a pig.

3. Indigenous people, while seen from a distance, do not come to the settlement. After six weeks, two young men pay a thirty-minute visit and were given two small axes.

5. Religious services are held every Sunday (weather permitting) and several marriages among convicts have already taken place.

6. On February 28th the 'old and desperate' convict Thomas Barrett was tried and hanged for plotting to steal food and escaping into the bush.

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1. To fight scurvy, convicts collect wild celery, spinach and parsley that grow abundantly around the camp. The addition of these plants to the ration of salt-pork has been welcomed.

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When the Europeans arrived on the shores of Australia for the first time, they could hardly believe their eyes when they saw how beautiful and different the continent’s plants and animals were. It was natural that many of the first reports from Sydney, described Port Jackson’s fauna and flora and the important part it played in the survival of the settlement in its early years. The settlers were quick to name some of the fauna and flora around them based on appearance and behaviours. Look at some of the names which the settlers gave to the plants and animals which they found near Port Jackson.

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Settler name monkey-bear Present name koala

clock-bird duckbill kookaburra platypus

Choose two of the names given to plants or animals by the early settlers. Why might the Europeans have chosen these names?

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beef wood banksia

native peach quandong

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native tulip waratah

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Asia - Our Neighbour

Asia is a big place and one that is made up of many different countries located across the eastern and northern hemispheres. These countries are amazingly diverse but are all Australia’s neighbours.

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1. Write down the following headings in your workbook: WAR; TRADE; ECONOMY; AID; MIGRATION. Underneath each, say why it is important that Australia gets along with its neighbouring countries in Asia.

2. How many Asian countries do you know? Write down as many as you can think of. Use an atlas to check your answers.

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Study the two sources below. What do they tell you about life as a convict in Australia? Write your response in your workbook.

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Source 1 Title: convict tramway

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Source 2 Title: convict receiving lashes

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Wool Industry

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In the 1830s, Australia was one of the biggest exporters of Merino wool. Sheep shearing had been established in every colony. However, life for a sheep shearer wasn't easy. Woolsheds could be noisy, suffocating places, particularly during the summer heat that could reach 50°c. Sheds were often infested with lice as was the basic lodgings given to the men. To earn £1, a shearer had to take the fleece off 100 sheep. A shearer had to obey the boss's woolshed rules or he risked not receiving his wages. A shearer's day was spent bent over sheep for hours with clippers in hand. As many as 80 men could be on a shearing floor at one time. Soon, the shearers demanded better conditions.

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1. Draw up what you think the shearers' list of demands might have looked like. 2. Imagine that you are a young shearer. Write a postcard from the woolshed to your family. Describe daily life.

Migration

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Australia is a melting pot of cultures. We have a strong history of migration. Following the arrival of the first Europeans on the shores of Australia in the late 1700s, were Muslim cameleers; South Sea Islanders who worked on the sugar cane farms in Queensland; Japanese pearl divers and Chinese gold miners. These groups of migrants all came to Australia to work hard and contribute to the country and its economy.

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Select one of the above groups of Australian migrants. Create an advertisement which encourages them to come to Australia to work and live. Outline the benefits of migrating.

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Ludwig Leichhardt

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Ludwig Leichhardt came to Australia from Germany in 1842. He wanted to learn more about the interior land of the country and organised an expedition from Brisbane to Port Essington, near Darwin. Leichhardt departed on October 1st 1844 with 9 men, 17 horses, 16 bullocks and enough flour, tea and sugar to hopefully last them during the trek. Leichhardt’s inexperience as a bushman and explorer soon had disastrous results. Among the difficulties the party faced were: not enough food supplies for all to horses drowned after crossing Roper complete the journey; two men had River and research and specimens to turn back to Brisbane were lost the party was frequently getting lost indigenous Australians attacked the Leichhardt had two teeth knocked party, badly wounding two men and killing John Gilbert out in a fight

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After 15 gruelling months, the 4,827 kilometre journey was over for the six remaining men.

Write an email to Ludwig Leichhardt advising him on how he could improve his skills as an explorer.

Conflicting Evidence

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Edward Hargraves was a gold miner. He was given the credit for finding the first bit of gold in Australia and instigating a gold rush. Historians, however, often debate whether Hargraves should be given this honour. The first discovery of gold is a good example of conflicting historical evidence. Some sources suggest that Hargraves found gold at a place near Bathurst that he named Ophir. These sources maintain that Hargraves was able to find this gold because he knew where to look, after learning the technique in the USA. Other sources, however, believe it was not Hargraves at all who found gold but his assistants John Lister, James Tom and William Tom. Alternative sources even claim that Hargraves did not mention the people who had helped him.

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Imagine that you are John Lister (Hargraves’ partner). You are enraged that you are not getting any credit for your hard work. Send a tweet to tell your own account of what happened.

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Local Council

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. There are three levels of government in Australia: federal, state and local. The roles and responsibilities of the various levels of government are quite different. Many day-to-day issues are the responsibility of local government. A local government represents the residents of a local area. There are more than 800 councils throughout Australia. Your local government may be known as a shire, town or city. Some of the tasks of each type of government are shown in the table below.

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libraries

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parks and ovals building approvals

State Government

schools hospitals police public transport making roads

Federal Government

taxation immigration trade defence international relations

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You have decided to run for local government! Write a speech outlining how you will improve your area.

Famous Australians

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Since colonisation, some Australians have stood out for their remarkable talents and qualities.

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Caroline Chisholm, for example, created the first female immigrants' home to help and protect young migrants arriving in a foreign land. Louisa Lawson, wrote exceptional poetry, launched her own women’s magazine and fought for women’s rights.

Wylie, a remarkable indigenous tracker, is known for guiding the European explorer, Edward John Eyre, across the interior of Australia and keeping the party alive with his astute bush skills.

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Goldfield Life

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. From the 1950s onwards, people from England, Ireland, Germany, Italy, America and China arrived to make their fortune finding gold on the Australian goldfields. We know from various sources (paintings; reports; diary entries, etc.) that life on the goldfields wasn't easy and there were a lot of challenges that miners had to face.

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Source 1: Gold Digging, National Library of Australia

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Bushrangers were men who lived in the bush and robbed and killed other people to make a living. Most were declared 'outlaws' by police which gave members of the community the power to kill them. In Australia, bushranging was common from 1790 to 1900. Ned Kelly is one of Australia’s most famous bushrangers, however there were many more, including Moondyne Joe, Frank Gardiner, Harry Power and John Donohoe.

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Try: 4http://bushrangersau.blogspot.com/ 2. Create a 'wanted' poster for your bushranger. Include: criminal activities, last seen, associates, reward offered, picture or drawing of bushranger.

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ANZACS

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Anzac encampment at Anzac Cove in 1915. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. This corps refers to a group of 20,000 Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women who volunteered to serve their country in World War I. The Anzac fought the Turkish army in Gallipoli (Turkey) in 1915. There, they lived in trenches for eight months.

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Study the source above. It shows life for the Anzacs in the trenches. Imagine you are an Anzac soldier. Write a postcard to send to a member of your family in Australia. Detail your experience of life in the trenches.

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An ever-increasing number of tourists want to experience a place’s natural attractions without damaging its environment. This is known as ecotourism. Ecotourism promotes sustainable tourism based on nature so that a place can be enjoyed by future generations.

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much of the native vegetation as possible - building around mature trees and not cutting them down; implementing educational programmes to teach tourists about the local culture, history, plants and wildlife; installing water and energy-saving technology; including tourists in surveys to monitor threatened species. Imagine that you have just stayed at an eco-friendly resort. Write a review of your stay for Trip-Advisor. Was it positive or negative? Include examples of the environmental impacts of the resort. 46

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Indigenous Trackers

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The early settlers in Australia found the bush a dangerous place filled with strange animals and dark silence. Settlers observed the remarkable bush knowledge and skills of Indigenous Australians. Their ability to find water and food in the desert and track missing people and escaped convicts in the rugged country became legendary in Australia. On many occasions, trackers were able to locate the people they were looking for within a few hours by reading the 'signs' in the forest or desert. These signs included: the footprints of certain animals that they knew the behaviours of, and the stars which helped them to read the ground.

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Imagine that you have been asked to locate a missing child in the bush. Make a list of the methods you could use to find the child. Will you use some traditional indigenous techniques?

Early Settlers' Diets

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Free settlers, unlike convicts, were migrants who came to Australia voluntarily. Bathurst was a small town inland from Sydney and many free settlers moved there in the 1830s. The free settlers' diets in Bathurst were determined by the plants and animals available to them in the region. Available Bathurst Produce 99 kangaroos, emus, possums 99 beef, mutton and pork (salted or dried to preserve the meat) 99 fish, eels, freshwater crayfish

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99 flour to make damper, potatoes 99 tea, honey, sugar

99 rum, wine, beer made from locally grown hops

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99 quandong, native cherry, wild tomato

99 rabbits, hares and fallow deer

99 black swans, ducks, geese, pigeons Imagine that you are a wealthy free settler hosting a dinner party for an important public figure from Sydney Town. Prepare a menu to impress your guest, based on the food and resources available from the Bathurst district. 47

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Macquarie Harbour Prison

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. Macquarie Harbour Prison was situated on the west coast of Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) and earned the reputation of being a place of horror. Its inmates were 'some of the most incorrigible criminals of the Kingdom'. During the 11 years that Macquarie Harbour operated as a prison (1822-1833), 1,150 men and 30 women served out their sentences behind its 'sullen gates'.

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The main part of the prison was situated on Sarah Island and could only be reached by sea through a passage called 'Hell’s Gate'. This route was dangerous due to the strong currents and rocks. The site was surrounded by rugged wilderness and was 240 kilometres away from the nearest settlement at Hobart Town. The British claimed that the prison was escape-proof.

Imagine you are an inmate at Macquarie Harbour Prison. Describe your escape.

Contributions To The Nation

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Migrants have contributed to Australian society in many different ways. After more than 200 years of migration, Australia has become a very multicultural society. The 2006 census indicated that nearly one in every four people of the nearly 20 million people living in Australia was born overseas.

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ideas. Migrants have also helped Australia’s economy by introducing new ideas on technology and boosting the workforce in Australia. While English is still the main language in Australia, more than 100 languages have been introduced into Australian life. In the 50 years following the end of World War II, approximately 5.3 million migrants have arrived. 1. What is your favourite foods from other cultures? Make a list. 2. Are you able to trace your own family history back to another country?

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Continents

There are believed to be seven continents on the Earth, although some people join Asia and Europe (Eurasia) together reducing this number to six. Look at the pie chart(right). It shows how populated each continent is. Answer the questions in your workbook.

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Africa 14.57%

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1. Which is more heavily populated - Australia or Sri Lanka? Why? 2. Why do you think China and India are more populated than Iceland? Give at least three reasons. 3. According to the graph, what has happened to the world population over time? Give reasons for this. 50

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Fair Trade

Read the information, then answer the questions in your workbook. Fair trade means that one country exchanges goods with another country fairly. This means that the people who make goods in one country are paid correctly for their labour and work in safe conditions. We can support fair trade by looking out for the fair trade logo on what we purchase. Unfortunately fair trade is not always practised. Sometimes, workers in Asia are exploited and are underpaid and made to work in poorly ventilated and polluted environments. We need to make a global effort to ensure fair trade happens around the world.

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Australia is a country of city dwellers. 89% of Australians live in cities and their suburban centres which cling to the coastline. Over 60% of the total Australian population of 22,600,000 (2012) live in the five major cities of: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Australia isn’t on its own when it comes to living in coastal cities. It is estimated that by 2020, two-thirds of the world’s population will be living within 60 kilometres of the ocean.

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Since the mid-19th century, Australian cities have been the base for manufacturing and trade. Farm produce was transported to the capital cities on bullock wagons and later steamboats and trains to be transformed into goods to sell and export. It was important for factories to set up near ports to load their manufactured goods. As the variety of farm produce grew in the colonies so did the variety of shops and services. Shops sold products produced in factories to the population near the cities. Factories (manufacturing) and shops (retailing) created jobs.

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The world has become more heavily populated over time and more heavily polluted. This means that we have to think of ways to live more sustainably.

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Create a new public transport system that is 'green' and 'clean'. Draw a picture of it and label its features in your workbook.

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Money is a system of exchange that is used in most countries and at most times. Money enables people to exchange their goods and services easily.

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Can you think of any problems that might arise with a bartering system?

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Bushfires

Read the information, then answer the questions in your workbook. 'Bushfire' is the term used in Australia to describe any uncontrolled fire that burns in vegetation in the open air. Bushfires can be started by lightning; controlled burning getting out of control; campfires spreading; matches or cigarettes being dropped; or by fires being deliberately lit (arson).

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A fire can only burn if it has heat, oxygen and fuel. Firefighters therefore battle against fires by trying to remove one of the elements the fire depends on. Water is pumped onto vegetation and housing to lower the heat. Oxygen is cut off from the fire when firefighters beat it with branches or cover it with earth. Fire breaks are also dug around bush areas so that the fire reaches a point where it has no fuel to burn.

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functions your council has to fulfil. Describe them.

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Trade

Coal is one of Australia's greatest exports. Examine the pie graphs below about Australian coal and answer the questions in your workbook. Coal Exports To Asia 2008 (In Millions Of Tonnes) Taiwan 26 South Korea 43

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Coal Exports To Asia 2010 (In Millions Of Tonnes)

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Which country is the biggest buyer of Australian coal? How much coal did South Korea import from Australia in 2008? Which country has increased its coal imports the most since 2008? Which country had the biggest cutback in buying Australian coal in 2010?

Ecosystem

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We are a part of an ecosystem. All the plants and animals that are found in a particular location are grouped as ecosystems. Within each ecosystem every living and non-living life form depends on each other to survive. We are a system. Disturbances, such as changes in the environment caused by people, can be disastrous to all the living organisms within the ecosystem. The food chain is an essential part of an ecosystem. If the natural food chain is upset, the ecosystem is disturbed. Look at this food chain.

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1. What happens to this food chain if there is no grass? 2. Create your own food chain using these living things: shark, fish, sealion, zooplankton.

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Climate

Test your climate knowledge! Answer the questions about Australia’s climate in your workbook. Use this website to help you: 4www.gostudy.com.au/australia/climate-australia/

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1. Why does Australia have a variety of climate zones?

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Indigenous people are groups of people who have deep and connecting ties to places. They are believed to have settled in these places first. Indigenous people live all over the globe and have very special rights. In 2007, the majority of countries in the United Nations voted to pass the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. The purpose of this declaration was to protect indigenous peoples and their rights around the globe.

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Look at the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People above. Write down, four consequences of not having this document. 55

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Australia And Mongolia

Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. Not all countries around the world share the same amount of wealth. This means that around the world, countries have varying access to resources. 'Per capita income' means 'average income'. One way of measuring the wealth of a country is to look at its per capita income and compare it to other countries. In 2016, the per capita income of Mongolia was $11,290. In comparison, Australia's per capita income was $46,000. This is around four times higher than Mongolia.

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Look at the pictures. The first shows a typical Australian classroom. The second shows a typical Mongolian classroom. List as many similarities and differences as you can.

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Australia is a multicultural home to many religions. In Australia, there is no state religion. This means that people are free to follow any religion they choose or have no religion at all.

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Choose a religion that is followed in Australia to research. Include when the religion was introduced to Australia, what the belief systems are in this religion and what ceremonies/holidays are observed in this religion. Use this website to help you select a religion: 4www.racismnoway.com.au/about-racism/australias-culturaldiversity/diversity-of-religion-and-spiritual-beliefs/ REVIEW

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Natural Resources

Think about how natural resources attract people to settle in a place. Create a table like the one below in your workbook and write down jobs and/or industries that grow around these four natural resources. One has been done for you.

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Countries in South Asia have a rich trading history with Australia. There are seven countries which make up South Asia. They include: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

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Include Australian imports, Australian exports and why it is important to maintain our relationship with this region.

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Bhutan

India Bangladesh

Sri Lanka The Maldives

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Research a natural disaster that has happened in Australia. Write a report about it. Include when the event occurred, impact, and recovery. Use this website to help you: 4www.abc.net.au/news/emergency/find-an-emergency/

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Natural disasters are disasters which are caused by nature. They can hurt people and cause damage to homes and businesses. Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are all examples of natural disasters that have been felt by Australians for thousands of years and have marked the continent’s environment and its wildlife.

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Read the information, then complete the task in your workbook. The Kokoda Track in the Owen Stanley Ranges of Papua New Guinea (see map right) is celebrated in Australian history. During World War II Australian troops, who were greatly outnumbered, fought off the advancing Japanese Imperial Army in the rugged rainforest-covered mountains there. Each year, Australian tourists venture to Papua New Guinea to follow in the footsteps of the diggers and experience the beauty and wildness of this landscape.

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Imagine you are going to walk the Kokoda Track. Write a description of how you are going to prepare for the walk, what you will take with you and what you expect to experience. Use this website to help you: 4www. kokodatrackauthority.org/kokoda-track-authority/trekking-information

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Endangered Species

The Australian Capital Territory is home to various endangered species. Do your own research on one of its most iconic animals: the Earless Dragon Lizard or the Brindabella Ranges Corroboree Frog. You can find out more about these animals at the following websites: 4www.canberra.edu.au/centres/iae/pubs/Research-Flyer-14.pdf 4www.corroboreefrog.com.au/corroboree-frog

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Complete your report with details about the animals’ habitats, why they are endangered and what is being done to conserve these species in the Australian Capital Territory.

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It is estimated that there are over 22 million unused mobile phones in Australian homes. On average Australians replace their handsets every two years. Over 90% of the materials in mobile phones, batteries and their chargers can be recycled. However, if they are not recycled they can be a threat to the environment. Approximately 8,000 tonnes of batteries and mobile batteries which are thrown in the bin go into landfill each year. Many batteries are made from heavy metals which contain harmful elements such as: nickel, cadmium, lead and mercury, which can leak into the soil and water supplies at landfill and pollute the Earth. This pollution can harm both humans and wildlife. Currently there is no government legislation (laws) to make manufacturers or retailers participate in the responsible disposal of batteries.

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Section 1: English Task Card 1 Singular And Plural word singular plural dozen

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Task Card 5 - Teacher to check Task Card 6 - Teacher to check Task Card 7 - Apostrophes a. A dingo's lonely call was heard over a long distance. b. The meerkats' dens are scattered around their territory. c. Many of the endangered parrots' nests had been raided by goannas. d. Sharks' teeth were being sold in the souvenir shop. e. The jean's zipper was broken. f. Those boys' bags are in the way. g. The clowns' noses were round and red. h. The dentist's chair was special to him. i. The teacher's iPad was not working, she was annoyed. j. My parents' car is new - they can't wait to drive it.

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Task Card 2 - Teacher to check Task Card 3 - Be An Editor Sent: Saturday 5th October Dear Jordan, It was great to get your e-mail and hear what you’ve been doing. I’m pleased you liked the joke book I sent you for your birthday. Have you heard these? • What did Rudolph want for Christmas? A pony sleigh station. • What do you do if a monster rolls his eyes at you? Just pick them up and roll them back. • What do you find in a clean nose? Finger prints. • What’s the difference between a maggot and a cockroach? Cockroaches crunch more when you eat them. My teacher told me the last two jokes - he’s really cool. Sometimes he wears sunglasses in the class because he says we’re so bright. Mum said you may be coming for a visit in the holidays - I can’t wait to see you. Write back soon Your friend Toby

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Task Card 11-Word Square The word 'Dangerous' uses all 9 letters

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Task Card 20 - Genre 2. Set in the future; acts as a warning; usually is dystopic; usually includes the theme of resistance or rebellion 4. Murder-mystery

Section 2: Maths Task Card 21 - Code Crack 5 triangles, 1 circle, 20 squares

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Task Card 22 - Possibilities The shortest way to get to the movies is: home - supermarket - ice cream shop movies. Total distance = 5 km.

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Task Card 23 - Watching Your Watch Patterns 1: 3:28:30 The watch is losing time at the rate of 2 secs: 3 mins - a 2/3 rate. The lost time over the course of the day must be added on to the two minutes lag at 8.50.

Task Card 24 - Problem Solving © ReadyEdP ubl i cat i ons There were 12 people in each carriage in the beginning. •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•

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Task Card 17 - Teacher to check Task Card 18 - Palindromes pip; level; deed; racecar; madam; pop; civic; rotor; toot; radar; nun; eye; bob; dad; refer; solos; sexes; pup Task Card 18 - Teacher to check Task Card 17 - Teacher to check

Task Card 26 - Work Backwards Amoeba Division: The amoeba in the second jar first began to divide and grow at 11:20 am. The amoeba in the second jar have been growing 1 hour longer than the culture in the first jar. Students are not asked to calculate the exact answer to the lab assistant’s question but the correct answer is 6 hrs 20 mins. Guesses should be reasonable and based on previous information. 61

Task Card 27 - Logical Reasoning a) 8 b) 24 c) 8 Task Card 28 1) 360 2) a) 304 b) 300 c) 320 Challenge: $7440.00 Task Card 29 - Costing Answers = STOP = $70 FOR RENT = $96 SAVE = $47 ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS = $183 Answers will vary e.g. $12 = bee, $18 = can, $38 = sand, $72 = school

Task Card 38 - Swimming Carnival 1) 194 2) a) 9, b) 8, c) 8, d) 7 3) a) 53 b) 109 Task Card 39 - Survey 1) a) 77, b) Pizza, c) Red Rooster. 2) Answers will vary but should mention various types of graphs. 3) Teacher to check / answers will vary. Challenge: Teacher to check.

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Task Card 31 - Guess And Check 2.53 km; 2.49 km

Task Card 40 - Spatial Awareness 1) Answers will vary. 2) 88 Challenge: 96

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Task Card 30 - What's The Time? 1. 10 min, 2. 760 min, 3. 215 min, 4. 10 min, 5. 130 min, 6. 175 min, 7. 60 min, 8. 720 mins, 9. 13 hours 42 min, 10. 4 hours 40 min, 11. 13 hours 15 min, 12.2 hours 6 min, 13. 4 hours 25 min, 15. 3 hours 5 min

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Task Card 34 - Plane Problem There are 6 planes leaving in an hour, therefore 144 planes fly out every 24 hours. There are 365 days in the year so 365 x 144 = 52560. If you calculate the answer based on how many planes leave in one week, the answer will be 52416. Technically, this second amount is incorrect as it is based on 364 days only.

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Task Card 35–Planning 1) Answer should mention: Measure the height of the tallest students. 2) Teacher to check. Task Card 36 - Trip Home From School The girls left school at 3:15pm. Task Card 37 - Who Lives Where? 62

Rocks: Geosphere Earth’s core, mantle, crust, continents, ocean floor, rocks, mountains, sand, dust. Life: Biosphere Plants, humans, animals, insects, microbes. Water: Hydrosphere Oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers, polar icecaps, rain, snow. Air: Atmosphere Oxygen, nitrogen, water vapour, ozone, wind.

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Task Card 33 - Area Of A Square The area of the sixth square = 1cm2.

Task Card 43 - Teacher to check Task Card 44 - Series Circuit 1. This is a circuit where there is more than one light. There is only one path for the current to flow. If there is a break in the circuit then no lights will shine. 2. The combined amount of light will drop by one third.

3. The amount from each globe will remain the same. 4. The amount of light will increase but not double because of the globe’s capacity. Task Card 45 - Teacher to check

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Task Card 59 - Force Examples: slap on the face: 100g race car crash: 214g

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Task Card 47 - DNA 1. Possibly; they could do this, by leaving another person's possession at the scene of the crime. 2. Because their DNA would already be present at the scene/on the person. 3. Could be a breach of privacy if used for the wrong/corrupt reasons. If used responsibly, yes.

1. The pull forces are when the roller-coaster car is moving up the track. The pull forces are when the roller-coaster is moving down the track. 2. Pushed: wheelbarrow; trolley; soccer ball Pulled: pulley; pull along toy, etc. 3. Rocket launched; ball rolling down a hill, etc.

Section 4: History

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Task Card 65 - Asia - Our Neighbour 1. WAR: to avoid war/conflict to garner support in war TRADE: to promote healthy trade relations ECONOMY: trade and tourism boosts economies AID: Australia gives foreign aid to help less wealthy countries MIGRATION: Encourages the movement of people from place to place. 2. Teacher to check

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Task Card 53 - Matter Gases: balloons, air, smoke machine, etc. liquids: water, soft drink, etc. solids: party food, party cake, table, decorations, etc.

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Task Card 52 - Friction And Air Resistance Friction occurs between the tyres and the road. Air resistance will push against the biker (in the opposite direction to the movement of the biker)

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Task Card 54 - Producing Heat Mechanical: spinning a spinning top, using roller blades, etc. Electrical: overhead projectors, lamps, flashlights, etc. Human: running, jogging, dancing, clapping etc. Task Card 55 - Teacher to check Task Card 56 - Teacher to check Task Card 57 - Teacher to check

Task Card 66 - Source Analysis Source 1: involved hard physical/manual labour; had to serve other officials; had to obey laws/rules Source 2: Had to endure harsh punishments such as floggings Task Cards 67 - 72 - Teacher To Check Task Card 73 - Goldfield Life The sources suggest that miners had to move from place to place frequently to find gold and did not settle in one spot for long; they lived in temporary accommodation such as tents; there were mainly men 63

families did not accompany the miners, etc. Task Card 74 - 80 - Teacher to check

Section 5: Geography Task Card 81 - Continents 1. Because nobody permanently lives there. 2. Oceania 3. Asia 4. Asia and Oceania

Task Card 91 - Climate 1. Because it is so large 2. More temperate climates - cooler winters and warm summers 3. They are more livable; less harsh 5. Miners; farmers; harsh climates - extremely hot in the summer with little difference in the winter.

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Task Card 83 - Fair Trade 1. Everyone! People who make goods can work in healthy and safe conditions. People who buy goods can have a clearer conscience. 3. Refuse to buy from companies who do not support fair trade - create awareness of their lack of support - buy from smaller more ethical companies.

Task Card 92 - Indigenous Rights discrimination; racism; lack of respect for other cultures; disconnection with culture; loss of traditional practices and beliefs

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Task Card 82 - Population 1. Sri Lanka because it has the same number of people in a smaller area - possibly because it is a less-developed country 2. Iceland is more remote/has a less livable climate 3. It has grown; greater aging population; less war/conflict, etc.

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knock on effect to all the animals in the food chain. This is why every part of a food chain is essential.

Task Card 93 - Exploring Differences Australian classroom has more technology; less students; lower student to teacher ration; more spacious; more equipment. Mongolian classroom is more traditional with blackboard and individual desks, pen and paper. Answers will vary.

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Task Card 84 - City Dwellers Advantages: more jobs/services/livable climate Disadvantages: pollution; over-crowding; expense

Task Card 95 - Natural Resources Forests: timber processing factories (wood chipping, pulp), forest ranger, conservation, education officer, truck driver, forestry manager, timber sales. Oceans: lifeguards, fishing, marine biology, emergency services, tourism, resource exploration, marine archaeology. Minerals: mining, engineers, transport drivers, construction workers, catering services, explosives detonator. Rivers/Lakes: water treatment, dam building, farmers, wildlife conservation, flood management, fishing, tourism.

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