Hartwell PS ICT

Fantastic website with lots of information about biomes and ecosystems

Help to write articles for a local newspaper. Investigate community attitudes to a development planned for a local park. Look at development plans for the site. Interpret graphs showing results of a public opinion poll. In this scenario, the community is in favour of the proposed development. This learning object is one in a series of five objects.\n\nThe purpose of this learning object is for:\n\nStudents to decode a range of texts which state a position on the same topic. \nStudents to construct literal and inferential meaning from exposition texts. \nStudents to consider the position taken by a range of texts on the same topic. \nStudents to identify how textual choices contribute to how texts convey a point of view. \nStudents to identify bias and author's viewpoint in texts. \nStudents to use logical reasoning to match an author with a particular text.\

Students work on practical problems in which the complexity of computations extends to include addition and subtraction of three-digit numbers, multiplication by single digits, and division by a single-digit number using arrays.

Add or subtract a given number to achieve the "wishball" number in 20 turns.

Look at long-term effects of development at a beach resort. Explore effects on fish stocks, coral cover, wildlife, sedimentation and coastal erosion. Consider social and economic impacts. Compare proposals to plant mangroves, cocos palms or build a sea wall. Try to maximise economic performance, environmental protection and community satisfaction. Recommend a solution and look at the long-term outcomes. This learning object is one in a series of five objects. The purpose of this learning object is for: Students to compare the merits of environmental mangement solutions. Students to explore social, economic and environmental issues in a coastal management setting. Look at long-term effects of development at a beach resort. Explore effects on fish stocks, coral cover, wildlife, sedimentation and coastal erosion. Consider social and economic impacts. Compare proposals to plant mangroves, cocos palms or build a sea wall. Try to maximise economic performance, environmental protection and community satisfaction. Recommend a solution and look at the long-term outcomes. This learning object is one in a series of five objects. The purpose of this learning object is for: Students to compare the merits of environmental mangement solutions. Students to explore social, economic and environmental issues in a coastal management setting.

FANTASTIC SITE for maths games - HEAPS of interactive maths games. Stop the Clock is great for time (varying levels), Power Lines is great for mathematical reasoning

IWB Abacus great for counting in early years.

Build your own food webs 1. Australian Grasslands 2. African Grasslands 3. Antarctic 4. Marine

Interactive website with infomation, games and activites regarding environment and sustainability.

Food chains - explanation teaching tool and activity.

Could be used for a range of activities. Select letters and students could make words with those letters, or set task how many words can you make with a 'tion' ending for example. Words can be sent to and stored in a wordbank once created.

Interactive activity using sport races to provide times (decimal) to work out mean, median and range. Could be used on single computers with students or IWB.

Exploring 2D & 3D shapes

IWB What is a 3D shape (explanation tool)

Range of activities for teaching about angles and using a protractor.

IWB Activiity like memory matching sinmple fractions and decimals.

Division Bingo. Could be used on IWB or on individual computers for students.

Excellent for those with IWB interactive dice you can choose either 6, 8, 10 or 12 faces.

Spelling activities - online and also printable resources. Games and activites as well as information sheets.Also includes links to grammar, reading, writing and listening activities. (UK site, so some UK references).

Excellent website full of FREE resources for the middle/upper classroom (visual timetables/posters/borders/templates) and also lots of free quality downloadable resources for literacy, numeracy and various integrated topics. Also a photo section of teachers displays etc for ideas.

Excellent website full of FREE resources for the lower years classroom (visual timetables/posters/borders/templates) and also lots of free quality downloadable resources for literacy, numeracy and various integrated topics. Also a photo section of teachers displays etc for ideas.