'Brekkie with a Techie' - Kariong Mountains Learning Community 'Brekkie with a Techie' is a weekly 15 minute presentation by teachers for teachers covering a wide variety of ICT tools, tips and tricks to support the relevant, meaningful integration of technology into teaching and learning. 'Brekkie with a Techie' is delivered online via Adobe Connect every Wednesday morning from 8.15am sharp to 8.30am. Click on a link below to view a 'Brekkie with a Techie' recording: To join our weekly 'Brekkie with a Techie' sessions: 1) Open Internet Explorer 2) Go to: connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/kps 3) Login using the following details: USERNAME: detusername@detnswPASSWORD: your portal password For more information download the 'Quick Start Guide' using the link below. Anyone is welcome to present at one of our weekly 'Brekkie with a Techie' sessions. Contact Justine Abell: justine.abell@det.nsw.edu.au Contact Kerri Mullane: kerri.mullane@det.nsw.edu.au
Koori Mail Australian Curriculum Lessons Maths - Text Ideas Olivia Counts - Ian Falconer Five Little Monkeys Play Hide-and-Seek - Eileen Christelow Follow the line - Laura Ljungkvist One Bear at Bedtime - Mick Inkpen One Frog Sang - Shirley Parenteau One Gorilla - Atsuko Morozumi One Hundred Days of Cool - Stuart Murphy The Shopping Basket - John Burmingham Ten Apples Up On Top - Theo LeSieg The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle City by Numbers - Stephen Johnson Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure - Doreen Cronin Chicka Chicka 123 - Bill Martin & Michael Sampson How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten - Jane Yolen & Mark Teague Potato Joe - Keith Baker Five Creatures - Emily Jenkins and Tomek Bogacki My Little Sister Ate One Hare - Bill Grossman One Hundred Hungry Ants - Elinor Pinczes & Bonnie Mackain Teeth, Tails, and Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book - Christopher Wormell Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book - Yuyi Morales Ten Black Dots - Donald Crews How Many Bugs in a Box? Let's Count to 100! 10 Little Penguins, Jean-Luc Fromental
Science - Text Ideas Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat - Stephen Michael King The Great Bear by Libby Gleeson Phasmid - Rohan Cleave One Small Island - Alison Lester, Coral Tulloch The Rescue Ark - Susan Hall Desert lake : the story of Kati Thanda- Lake Eyre -Pamela Freeman Mister Cassowary - Samantha Wheeler Darcy Moon and the Deep Fried Frogs - Catherine Carvell The Story of Rosy Dock - Jeannie Baker Belonging - Jeannie Baker Yakkin The Swamp Tortoise – Survival - Guundie Kuchling I Saw Nothing: The Extinction of the Thylacine - Gary Crew and Mark Wilson I Said Nothing: The Extinction Of The Paradise Parrot - Gary Crew and Mark Wilson Migaloo the White Whale - Mark Wilson Little Dolphin - Mark Wilson Deepsea Whale Rescue - Ramage, Jan and Mark Wilson Journey of the Sea Turtle - Mark Wilson Stranded - Mark Wilson Count Them While You Can - Anne Bowman Uno's Garden - Graham Base Fern Gully Kayak - The Tomorrow Book - Jackie French Blue Back - Tim Winton Refugees - David Miller The Great Kapok Tree The Lorax - Dr Seuss Lester and Clyde
Aboriginal inventions: 10 enduring innovations ABORIGINAL PEOPLE FORMED one of the most technologically advanced societies in the world when they first arrived in Australia. The way they adapted to our country's challenging conditions is a testament to Aussie inventiveness. It was once a widely-held belief in Australia that before contact, Aboriginal culture stood still. But forming the kinds of agricultural societies typical of English settlers just wasn't the right strategy to endure Australia's harsh conditions. Even with imported English technology, agriculture was a precarious business in Australia. "Diversification was the key to surviving in such a diverse landscape," says Lyndon Ormond-Parker, a research fellow from the indigenous studies unit at the University of Melbourne. This diversity can be seen in the wide range of technology Aboriginal people used. The boomerang The boomerang's distinctive sound and remarkable return flight has made it famous throughout the world. The woomera Thermoplastic resins Weirs and fish traps Toys
Mathletics: powering maths learning across Australia Science for Kids Science is the study of the world around us. Scientists learn about their subject by observing, describing, and experimenting. There are many subjects and branches of science. Some study outer space like astronomy. Other sciences study life (biology) or the earth (geology) or even matter and energy (physics). Below are some subjects that you may be interested in or studying in class. Much of the science we know today was discovered using the Scientific Method. Most pages below have a 10 question science quiz at the bottom to help review the material. Go here for kids scientific experiments and projects on Electricity, Sound, Weather, the Solar System, and more. Activities Science Crossword PuzzlesScience Word SearchesScience Quizzes