Category Archives: Year 5-7 STEM

Scratch Task – Week 1 Term 3 2021

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Learning @ Home – STEM

Overview: Your objective is to s t r e t c h your Scratch/ block-coding skills

Your Task:

  1. Set an overall goal for your Scratch learning. You should aim to make either;
  • Amination Script
  • Game Script
  • Interactive Poster / Story Script

 

You might already be able to make these types of scripts. So how can you stretch your skills and make them even more complex?

SHARE YOUR GOAL (A FEW SENTENCES ONLY) IN SEASAW – IN YOUR STEM/SCIENCE FOLDER

  1. How will you make your first step toward your goal? It doesn’t matter if you are not going to complete a script in the next few sessions, you might need to start with a very simple tutorial. Have a browse through the tutorials and decide how you are going to make your next step.

SHARE YOUR NEXT STEP (WHICH TUTORIALS YOU WILL COMPLETE) IN SEASAW

  1. Work on your tutorials and start your own script. When you get stuck, look for tutorials, Scratch Help, do an internet search or ask an adult. Be persistent! Save your script and share it on Seasaw.

SHARE YOUR SCRIPT AND WRITE A FEW SENTENCES ABOUT YOUR LEARNING IN SEASAW 

FAQ:

Can I use the Scratch App? YES

Do I need to have an account / username & password? No, you can still save your work to your device.

Do I need to complete a full game/animation script? No. You need to make your way closer to this goal, by learning some new skills.

Links:

DOWNLOAD TASK:

Scratch Task Term 3 2021

SCRATCH

www.scratch.mit.edu

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH SCRTATCH

https://blogs.craigburn.sa.edu.au/stem20/2021/07/21/scratch-getting-started/

 

Tinkercad – Introductory Activity Yr7

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Tinkercad – Introductory Activity Yr7

Computer-aided Design (CAD) is the use of digital systems (computers) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation of a design.
CAD enables ideas to become reality.
Drawings made in CAD programs can be exported as files that can then be fabricated using a 3D printer, laser-cutter, lathe or other method. File types include .STL, .OBJ, .AMF, and .3MF.
Task:
Alone or in pairs, you will plan and create a 2-3 minute tutorial explaining the Tinkercad actions listed below. The definitions for each term, should be taken from the glossary below.
You must also use all the terms listed in the glossary.Use iPad screen recorder to record your actions and you can edit in or record live voiceovers.
Glossary:
Manipulating Actions/Tools: Align, Duplicate, Export, Flip, Group, Rotate, Scale
Viewing Actions/Tools: Pan, Ruler, Zoom
Other Terms: CAD, Dimensions, Fabricate, Handle, Hole, Primitive, Workplane, X,Y,Z axes.

Tinkercad Task

Beginner_3ddesignglossary

Intermediate_3ddesignglossary

F27 Tinkercad Names

F26 Tinkercad Names

F26 Class Code  BZNLGAKI91DC

F27 Class Code  6CTEZHKH4TBQ

Rain Moths in Aberfoyle Park

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It’s that time of the year! The Rain Moths (Trictena atripalpis) are out.

Have you seen any?

Unlike so many of the plants and animals we see in our local area, these moths are indigenous to the area. That means that they have evolved right here and have adaptations that are suited to the pre-human environment.

Week 2-4 Task – Creating A Fair Test

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While I was cleaning some bottles an I had an idea…

Hypothesis

IF a vortex is formed in the bottle,

THEN the bottle will empty faster.

Complete these questions / tasks in any media you choose, and post to the Science folder in Seesaw.

1. What was the hypothesis for this idea?

2. Was it a fair test? Why / Why not.

3. Can you design a fair test for this hypothesis? What things do you need to consider?

4. Maybe try your test and see if your test supports or rejects the hypothesis. Is one test enough?

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Here is a Year 7 template:

Word: Experimental Design

Pages: Experimental Design

Here is a Year 5 template:

Word: Experimental Design Yr 5

Pages: Experimental Design Yr 5