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THE FMS LEARNING FROM HOME SERIES PACK FOR Lower Primary (6 – 9 years) Wednesday 6 October 2021 Term 4 2021 Montessori learning ideas 1 and 2 Weeks

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THE FMS LEARNING FROM HOME SERIES PACK FOR

Lower Primary (6 – 9 years)

Wednesday 6 October 2021

Term 4 2021

Montessori

learning ideas1and 2Weeks

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From your teachers

Dear 6 – 9 children and parents

Welcome back! We have arrived at the beginning of a new term, the last one

of the year. We have been looking forward to seeing all of you again.

This term will see the children coming back to school for face-to-face

learning, but we still have a few weeks of online learning before this

happens. Please continue to be patient with us as we continue to support

your children at home as best we can.

This Learning From Home pack will cover weeks 1 and 2, and has

introductory activities for units of work we will be working on this term.

We will restart our URStrong program that focuses on building resilience in

friendship and self-esteem. We will be running two programs concurrently as

the children in the 6 – 9 are in stage 1 and 2 of the NSW curriculum.

We will have separate videos for level 1 and 2, and for level 3. Please be sure

that you are watching the correct videos as labelled.

We will be starting our History unit on the Fundamental Human Needs, with a

focus on self, family, local community, global community, and historical

comparison.

The group meetings for each level will be starting again in week 2. Please note

that these meetings will focus on working through concepts with the

URStrong program and the Fundamental Human Needs, so please ensure

that your children are in the meetings if possible. If that is not possible, let us

know and we will work with you to find an alternative to help support your

child in their learning.

We are looking forward to seeing the children face-to-face later in the term,

but we are looking forward to working with them as much as we can.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Warm regards

Xarifa, Emily and Harini

Lower primary (6 – 9 years) staff.

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Here is the link to our virtual classroom.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15falPkJiFQ1CSWPa_TWR6NFeB5Y1jAzp1e7zHskCC8E/edit#slide=id.gf4e0704441_1_0

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Rhyming words online game

Fundamental Human needs

video.

Use this to reflect on what your

needs are?

A funny video on what our

grandaprents usd to eat.

Can you interview your

grandparents and ask them

what they used to eat? Or

even try it.

A video about what people

around the world eat for

breakfast.

Make your own video about

what you eat for breakfast.

Images of childrens toys from

around the world.

Can you take a photo of your

room and all the things you

loove?

Watch the story

‘Children of the World’

What is your favourite part of the story?

Use this to reflect on your own needs?

‘Round is a moon cake’

Listen to the story and use it to

constrcut your own study about

the important shapes in your

own life.

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For ideas on how how you can be creative

with the art materials in your pack visit the

FMS virtual classroom.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/

15falPkJiFQ1CSWPa_TWR6NFeB5Y1jAzp1

e7zHskCC8E/edit?

pli=1#slide=id.gea1a532fab_4_17

Once in the virtual classroom click on the

different objects to discover video tutorials

and fun arty activities you can try at home

using your new equipment.

6 – 9 Visual arts: the art packs

Share the original artworks you have been making

at home on the FMS Gallery of Awesomeness

by emailing your images or videos to:

[email protected]

Click here to enjoy the wonderful work created

by the children of FMS displayed in the gallery.

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Last term the group decided that the 6 – 9 class art

auction artwork will be a beautiful collage of mini

beasts thriving together in an imaginary natural

environment created by the children.

Over the next 2 weeks we will be finishing all of our

mini beast project work so that we can create our

masterpiece by combining all of our artwork together.

The 6 – 9 art auction masterpiece: mini beasts

The Zoom lessons

Week 1: Drawing from nature, using your own

photos or take your art pack outside and draw

or paint in your garden.

Week 2: Bring your favourite mini beast or

nature picture to the lesson and make it even

more amazing.

Email all of your artworks to

[email protected] by the

end of week 2 term 4 so that they can be

added to the whole class picture.

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FMS 40 year anniversary commemorative project:

Thriving together

‘Photographs open doors into the past,

but they also allow a look into the future.’ Sally Mann

This year to celebrate the 40 year anniversary we would like

everyone that is willing to partake in a special photography

project that marks the occasion and leaves a legacy for the

future.

The idea is for every FMS family to take a photograph of the

whole family in front of a doorway demonstrating their

individual personalities and connection with each other.

Although it is a time of distancing and separation we will

connect all the images of the families to make a montage of

the school community in beautiful framed poster bringing

everyone together.

There will also be a special anniversary photo-book

produced that includes all of the families which will be

available for order for anyone that would like to own a copy.

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What to do:

• put on your favourite outfits

• place yourselves in front of a doorway – it can be

anywhere in the house and can be open or closed

• get the whole family in to position – you can be

doing whatever you like in the photo

• set the orientation on portrait

• make sure the whole door and family fit into the

frame

• set your camera or phone on timer or someone

could take the picture if they don’t want to be in it

• take loads of photos and most importantly have

fun!

Email your favourite photos to

[email protected]

by the Monday week 2 of term 4.

• For the photo-book we would love to have a small piece of text to accompany each family’s

photo of whatever you would like to share with the school community.

• Some ideas of what you might like to write about: A favourite memory of FMS, what you like

about FMS, what would you like to say to families in the future or to the founders of the school,

or maybe you have a family recipe you would like to share.

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6 – 9 Jump rope for heart

For more ideas on how you can be

super sporty at home

Check out the FMS virtual

classroom sport slide

Once in the virtual classroom click

on the different sports to discover

video tutorials and fun ways to

move your body

Jumping jellybeans, Jump rope for heart

will go ahead this term in week 6 when

we can all be together again having fun

with our friends!

Click on this link to make your own

fundraising page, get skipping and start

raising money for the Heart Foundation.

Or click here for further info

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Ready to challenge yourself?

Try out these skipping skills and

tick them off once you have

perfected them.

Click here for videos on how to

perform these skipping skills.

Too easy or too hard?

Check out the full list of skipping

challenges to master

6 – 9 Jump rope for heart

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Week 1: Wednesday 6 October 2021

Start time: Activity: End time:

Reflection: How was your day? What do you need to continue working on? Did you have any problems? How did you solve them?

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Week 1: Thursday 7 October 2021

Start time: Activity: End time:

Reflection: How was your day? What do you need to continue working on? Did you have any problems? How did you solve them?

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Week 1: Friday 8 October 2021

Start time: Activity: End time:

Reflection: How was your day? What do you need to continue working on? Did you have any problems? How did you solve them?

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Week 2: Monday 11 October 2021

Start time: Activity: End time:

Reflection: How was your day? What do you need to continue working on? Did you have any problems? How did you solve them?

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Week 2: Tuesday 12 October 2021

Start time: Activity: End time:

Reflection: How was your day? What do you need to continue working on? Did you have any problems? How did you solve them?

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Week 2: Wednesday 13 October 2021

Start time: Activity: End time:

Reflection: How was your day? What do you need to continue working on? Did you have any problems? How did you solve them?

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Week 2: Thursday 14 October 2021

Start time: Activity: End time:

Reflection: How was your day? What do you need to continue working on? Did you have any problems? How did you solve them?

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Week 2: Friday 15 October 2021

Start time: Activity: End time:

Reflection: How was your day? What do you need to continue working on? Did you have any problems? How did you solve them?

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URStrong: what is URStrong?

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Creating a kinder world by empowering kids with friendship skills.

URSTRONG’s whole-school friendship strategy has improved the

social climate in schools around the world, connecting

over a million kids, parents, and teachers with a common language of friendship.

How does URSTRONG work?URSTRONG is all about empowering kids with friendship skills! 

We’ve developed a proven, skills-based strategy that teaches kid-friendly

concepts, skills and language to help them build and maintain healthy friendships.

1Mindfulness and wellbeing

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https://urstrong.com/about/

Creating a kinder world by empowering kids with friendship skills.

URStrong: what is URStrong? 1Mindfulness and wellbeing

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In the following videos, there will be some parts where Dana will ask you to discuss things with the

class, or to brainstorm ideas. She say things like ‘ask your teacher’ or ‘your teacher will…’ or ‘as a

class…’, and that’s where you may need to think of ideas or discuss something with someone.

We will be sharing these ideas during our Group Meetings so do your best to write down or keep a

record of your answers. You don’t have to share with the group, but you could email your thoughts to

Xarifa or Emily.

Even though the videos are aimed towards different lLevels, feel free to watch both and do the

activities for each Level if you want.

Watch this video about our coloured days:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/O3gQHWU_djs

A child is reading Dr. Seuss’ book My Many Coloured Days.It talks about how our

emotions can change everyday and how we feel is important.

URStrong: what is URStrong? 1Mindfulness and wellbeing

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https://urstrong.com/friendology/12_innerninja/

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In order to create healthy friendships, we need children to first look

inward + treat themselves like a best friend.

This session is focused on self-compassion, teaching children ways

to treat themselves like a best friend.

As part of our work with mindfulness and wellbeing, we are going to be

taking a closer look at howe we can be kinder to ourselves and others.

The URStrong program focuses on building resilience in friendship and in

life.

We are going to restart our URStrong program this term with the first

lesson in their new curriculum for Stage 1 (Level 1 and 2).

You will need a favourite stuffed toy to help

with the activities in the sessions for

URStrong.

These are to help with role playing and to make

things easier as sometimes we talk more or find it

easier to our stuffy friends than our people friends.

1URStrong level 1 and 2: lesson 1 – Inner Ninja

Mindfulness and wellbeing

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What did you think about the video?

Did you find it helpful for understanding how we can be kinder to ourselves?

What are the sort of things that you love about yourself?

Write about your thoughts on these questions here

1URStrong level 1 and 2: lesson 1 – Inner Ninja

Mindfulness and wellbeing

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Complete this sentence, ‘I am…’ and be sure to focus on your strengths. Create a word splash of amazing qualities that you have.

Be sure to use LOTS of colours, bubble letters, block letters… get creative with your fonts and have fun with it!

On the next page, in the space provided, write down or draw all the things that make you who you are. Below is an example of what you could do.

I am…

InterestingA good cook

GREAT at playing Tetris

Interested in new experiencesSomeone who loves spending time with my family and friends

Supportive of people I care about

Great at thinking up new ideas

A person who loves trying new foods

? Fun to be around

Curious about games from all over the world An early ri

ser

Loved and loving

1URStrong level 1 and 2: lesson 1 – Inner Ninja

Mindfulness and wellbeing

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I AM…

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1URStrong level 1 and 2: lesson 1 – Inner Ninja

Mindfulness and wellbeing

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URStrong level 3: lesson 1 – Inner Ninja

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https://urstrong.com/friendology/34_innerninja/

As part of our work with mindfulness and wellbeing, we are going to be

taking a closer look at howe we can be kinder to ourselves and others.

The URStrong program focuses on building resilience in friendship and

in life.

We are going to restart our URStrong program this term with the first

lesson in their new curriculum for Stage 2 (Level 3 and 4).

Bonus activity

Write about or make a short video about what you thought of this video.

In order to create healthy friendships, we need children to first look

inward + treat themselves like a best friend.

This session is focused on self-compassion, teaching students how

to tame their butterflies and feel calm when they are experiencing big

emotions.

You might want some paper and pens

and pencils handy if you want to write

anything down.

1Mindfulness and wellbeing

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New colourful feelings

‘Sometimes we have big feelings inside of us and it’s important to

put a name to those feelings. Can you help me name this feeling?’

When we think of feelings, do you think we can give them a name and a

face?

When we are frowning and crossing our arms, what could we be feeling?

Angry? Mad?

What about when we are smiling? Happy? Glad?

If you think about emotions, what kinds of colours do you think about? Is

mad red? Is happy yellow? Think of different emotions and assign them

colours and give them life!

‘One of the cool things about being human is that we have ALL THE

COLOURS of feelings, emotions, and moods inside of us. They’re

all part of what makes us human and even the negative feelings are

important. How do you think negative feelings help us?’

On the following page, in the space provided, write about how positive and

negative feelings help us. Draw your own colourful feelings! Our colourful feelings

Watch this video about our coloured days:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/O3gQHWU_djs

A child is reading Dr. Seuss’ book My Many Coloured Days.

URStrong level 3: lesson 1 – Inner Ninja 1Mindfulness and wellbeing

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My Colourful Feelings

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URStrong level 3: lesson 1 – Inner Ninja 1Mindfulness and wellbeing

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Mindfulness and wellbeing

1Online mindfulness colouring pages

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Many children said that they enjoyed colouring in the mindfulness pages, so we

have added more into this pack.

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/arts-culture/mandala

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/arts-culture/zentangle

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/arts-culture/pattern

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/arts-culture/abstract-animals

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-books/floral-fantasy

https://colormandala.com/

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We have another number word search

for you to try!

This one is a bit different, as you need

to do the addition problems and then

write the number out as its word, rather

than its symbol. Then, find that word in

the word search!

Can you find all the words?

Mathematics: addition word search

copyright: www.mathinenglish.com

Addition Word Search

Find the answers to the math problems below and find

and mark all the answers in the word search box.

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3 + 3 =

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3 - three

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A Fubuki puzzle is a logic and math puzzle combined

together to make a fun math game. In this puzzle, you

need to place each number from 1 to 9 only once in

the grid.

To work out where each number goes, you need to pay

close attention to the value at the end of each row or

column. These values represent the sum or product of

each row or column.

By using this information, you can solve the Fubuki

puzzle by logically working out which number needs to

go where, and there is only one valid solution for each

puzzle, so take your time to work out the answer.

Have a look at the example to see how they work. This

example is an addition Fubuki puzzle.

Maybe you can make up your own!

Mathematics: Fubuki puzzles – addition

Addition Fubuki Puzzle

Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the 3 by 3 grid so that each horizontal and vertical

line adds up to the given sum. You can use each number only once.

Some numbers are already placed for you.

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Mathematics: multiplication Fubuki challenge

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Fubuki Multiplication Puzzle

Place the numbers 1 to 9 in the 3 by 3 grid so that each horizontal and vertical

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Some numbers are already placed for you.

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It follows the same rules as an addition Fubuki puzzle.

You can only use the numbers 1 to 9 once in each grid,

and the values at the end of each row and column are

the products of the numbers.

This is a big challenge, so have fun with it!

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Mathematics: area and space2

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In this activity, you need to fit the different grocery items into

the cart by using your spatial understanding to turn, slide and

fit the pieces into the cart.

Cut out the pieces and then try and find a solution that fits all

the different grocery items into the cart.

Look at the example to see what we mean. Please note that

where we’ve put the tissues may not be where it is meant to fit

in the final solution.

Can you find more than one way to solve this puzzle?

It’s a bit like playing Tetris! Have you ever heard the term

‘just Tetris it?’

Cut out the shapes below and place them inside the dotted line area in the shopping cart above. Try turning some shapes around to see if they’ll fit!

Will it fit?

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Language activity suggestions

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We would like you to keep a record of all the books you

are reading.

See the table to record your books on the next page.

Choose different ways to respond to the books you are

reading, try to do at least 2 of these this week.

1. Answering questions from the question sheet on the

following page

2. Comparing 2 books using the Venn diagram

3. Write a story map

4. Retell the story to your parents – be sure to describe the

beginning middle and end of the book.

5. Book review – record a podcast or make a video of you

promoting your favourite book to a friend.

6. Draw a picture of your favourite part.

7. Retell the story in a simple comic strip form.

Don’t forget to visit Epic! For access to books

online during school hours.

https://www.getepic.com/sign-in/educator

Watch the book

"Children of the World"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=ps7yPHphJ4w

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Book Response

Choose a book you

have read and record

some of these

questions and your

answers on paper, or

in your own

workbook.

Not every question

may be relevant to

your book.

Choose at least 5

questions to answer.

Or use a story map or

compare it with

another book on a

Venn digram (following

page) to respond to

your book in some

way.

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Language activity revision

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Emily’s Video Lesson links from last term

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3e1b3VmV-4

Twig vs The Travel Bug (Story Comparison)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udvl5Hy5g8M&t=15s

The Very Clumsy Click Beetle (Story Map)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhPbp061EfM&t=1s

What the Ladybird heard (Sound Investigation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y19VfJ9sO4w&t=2s

The very lonely Firefly (Favourite Part of the Story )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii34BtljZgQ&t=7s

The very hungry caterpillar (Modelled Writing)

Maybe you would like to

record yourself reading part

of your favourite book aloud!

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4History: Fundamental Human Needs – an introduction of focus

When we think about history, we can consider things as

grand as the universe, or as small as our local community.

However, what we focus on in Montessori, is the history of

human beings, but not just civilisations that have risen and

fallen throughout time, but as we have developed

ourselves through the satisfaction and fulfilment of our

Fundamental Human Needs.

The Fundamental Human Needs apply to all human

beings, across all of time. They are universal and not just

tied to a particular group of people, place, moment in time

or age of a person (for example, infant, toddler, teens,

adult, etc). They are the key factors in understanding

human history.

What we are going to explore this term is focusing on

human beings as a whole, and not just the leaders or those

who are famous. We are going to look at the ways in which

human beings differ across space and time. We want to

look at what we have in common but what also makes us

different as an individual, and as a people across the world.

Human beings have an enormous amount in common, but

also in what we need to be happy, healthy and whole.

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However, in saying that, we differ just as much in how we

satisfy these needs. What we have in common units us,

but it’s also important that we understand how we differ,

why we differ, and what we differ in.

We can celebrate our differences, but also appreciate

them. There are a few videos on the virtual classroom

about children from around the world. The link below is a

collection of photographs of children's bedrooms. Maybe

you can take your own photo of your room and the things

that are important to you. Are they needs or wants?

https://petapixel.com/2013/03/13/portraits-of-kids-

around-the-world-posing-with-their-favorite-toys/

Our ways of life differ according to where we live, but also

when we live as the way of life changes over time.

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4History: Fundamental Human Needs – an introduction of focus

This term, we are going to focus primarily on how

we fulfil our needs on different levels:

• Personally: How do I fulfil my Fundamental

Human Needs?

• Family and/or friends: How do my family

members fulfil their Fundamental Human

Needs? How do my friends fulfil their

Fundamental Human Needs?

• Community: How does my community fulfil

their Fundamental Human Needs?

• Globally: How do other children fulfil their

Fundamental Human Needs? How do other

groups of people fulfil their Fundamental Human

Needs?

• Historically: How did peoples of ancient times

fulfil their Fundamental Human Needs?

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We will start with looking at how we fulfil our

Fundamental Human Needs Personally.

The following activities will give us a good start

on how to look at what we do to fulfil our own

personal needs.

Please note that we will be doing activities

focusing on this concept during our group

meetings starting in Week 2.

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What is a need and what is a want?

Write down a few sentences about what a need is and what a want is.

What is the difference?

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The following slides have a set of tables and pictures of different

items and activities.

In the first table, there are two columns: Needs and Wants. Cut out

(but don’t glue) the different items and activities and sort them into

what you believe to be their proper place - are they a need or a

want?

In the second table, there are three columns: Very Important, Quite

Important and Not Important. Like with the previous activities, sort

the activities and items into the columns you think they belong in.

Why did you put those items in those columns? Have a think about

why you answered the way you did.

Ask someone else to do the activity and see if you had any

similarities or differences. Why do you think there might be any

differences or similarities?

Bonus activity

Write about or make a short video about what you thought of this

activity and why you sorted the items and activities the way that

you did.

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Geography: science experiments

5 Even though Science Week is finished, that doesn’t mean that we can’t still explore science

experiments and concepts! You can still visit their website and explore the experiments that they

have on the site.

https://www.scienceweek.net.au/diy-science/

Visit the Science is fun! page in the FMS Virtual Classroom and follow the prompts to view some of

these experiments.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15falPkJiFQ1CSWPa_TWR6NFeB5Y1jAzp1e7zHskCC8E/

edit#slide=id.ge9f18deb76_3_73

Have a look through some of the previous videos and see if they inspire you to make a video

that we can share with the class!

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We have had children send us some wonderful videos of them

performing experiments and we would love it if you would continue

to send us videos!