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Educational Resources from a teacher of 30 plus years in a wide variety of subject areas and age groups
Rock Music Research Task - Years 7 or 8
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Rock Music Research Task - Years 7 or 8

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This worksheet engages students in researching musical terms, the history of the electric guitar, a band of the 60's or 70's, and a band of their own era. The completed research is to be compiled in a Powerpoint presentation. There is also a design task which involves creating a CD cover for a band (real or imagined). Suitable for stage 4 music students - NSW Curriculum - Australia.
Board Games Worksheets - Yrs 7 and 8 Mandatory Technology (Australian Curriculum - NSW)
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Board Games Worksheets - Yrs 7 and 8 Mandatory Technology (Australian Curriculum - NSW)

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3 pages of worksheets developed for a unit on designing and creating board games. The first sheet engages students in researching the format and history of a number of common board games, the second requires students to sketch designs for simple chess pieces to be made in timber and the third is a standard checkerboard template for students to customize. This unit comes under the classification of Product Design - Timber Technologies.
Sketchup Make Basics - Wooden Box With Hinged Lid
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Sketchup Make Basics - Wooden Box With Hinged Lid

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Complete step by step instructions for drawing a wooden box with a hinged lid in 3D using Sketchup Make (Freeware). This resource is an ideal introduction to using the software for project visualization in STEM and mandatory and elective technology courses. The full colour pdf can be supplied to students as a printed handout (not so eco-friendly at 6 pages) or as a digital file for self pace learning. It can also be displayed on a screen for use in more formal teacher directed instruction and includes a number of extension activities
Interior Design using Sweet Home 3D (Freeware)
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Interior Design using Sweet Home 3D (Freeware)

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Sweet Home 3D is free software that allows the user to design and furnish buildings in 3D. This resource introduces students to the software and its use through practical exploration. Designed with middle school STEM, high school mandatory technology, and elective design and technology classes in mind, the print ready instructions and practice task are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction.
Naplan Language Conventions Practice
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Naplan Language Conventions Practice

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This resource focuses on Language Convention practice for the years 7 and 9 NAPLAN in English and covers contractions, homophones, past and present tense and spelling. The spelling resources include respelling of identified misspellings and identify spelling mistakes and making corrections.
English Comprehension - Fast Food - Science Fiction Short Story
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English Comprehension - Fast Food - Science Fiction Short Story

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Suitable for stages upper stage 4 and stages 5 and 6 English classes, this comprehension resource includes a black comedy science fiction short story and a set of comprehension questions for group discussion and interpretation. It is provided in both pdf and editable docx formats. The resource author's original short story is about a call centre operator who encounters a client well beyond the job description's ability to deal with.
Making Your Own Comics in Microsoft Word
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Making Your Own Comics in Microsoft Word

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Simple instructions for creating your own comics using the drawing tools in Microsoft Word. This is a fun and imaginative way to teach English language essentials such as visual literacy, story writing and dialogue (both external and internal) to middle school students. It may also prove useful as a means of story boarding drama and multimedia projects or exploring social interactions. This resource can be used by teachers as an aid for guided instruction or distributed directly to students as a printed worksheet. If you find it useful please provide a review.
Creating a Sunset Silhoutte in Microsoft Word
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Creating a Sunset Silhoutte in Microsoft Word

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Are you an 'old school' art teacher who needs a cheap and easy way to get your art students started in computer graphics? Try this simple tutorial out for yourself or use it as a worksheet. See also 'Drawing in Microsoft Word - The Basics' and 'Making Faces - Using the Drawing Tools in Microsoft Word' by the same author.
Sketchup Make Basics - Wooden Toy Train
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Sketchup Make Basics - Wooden Toy Train

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Complete step by step instructions for drawing a toy train in 3D using Sketchup Make (Freeware). This resource is an ideal introduction to using the software for project visualization in STEM and mandatory and elective technology courses. The full colour pdf can be supplied to students as a printed handout (not so eco-friendly at 7 pages) or as a digital file for self pace learning. It can also be displayed on a screen for use in more formal teacher directed instruction.
Rounding Numbers for Middle School Mathematics
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Rounding Numbers for Middle School Mathematics

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This two page worksheet for middle school mathematics gives simple explanations, examples and questions for Rounding Numbers to 10s, 100s and decimal places. It is available in A4 size in both editable docx and pdf formats and suitable for printing as student handouts.
Making Art in Microsoft Word
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Making Art in Microsoft Word

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3 simple and fun tasks to get your students creating art on computers without the need of additional expensive software. These activities utilise the drawing tools in Microsoft Word and are designed with students in middle school in mind. If you are an 'old school' art teacher who needs to incorporate IT in your teaching program these simple exercises are a great way to start.
Italian - Animale Domestici  (Pets) Bingo - Stage 4 - Mandatory Languages
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Italian - Animale Domestici (Pets) Bingo - Stage 4 - Mandatory Languages

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Complete lesson for teaching the names of Animale Domestici (Pets) in Italian. This is in the form of a bingo game. Students construct their own bingo card from the template and pictures provided and then the teacher draws the names and calls them out (in Italian) for students to mark them on their card. See also 'Italian Worksheet - Pets - animali domestici - Stage 4 - Mandatory Languages' by the same author.
Italian Lessons and Posters
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Italian Lessons and Posters

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Activities and accompanying posters for stage 4 - Mandatory languages - Italian. Outside, Spring and Autumn and Parts of the Body.
Introduction to Bryce 3D - Exhibition Demonstration of Process
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Introduction to Bryce 3D - Exhibition Demonstration of Process

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This video was created to compliment a gallery exhibition of works by the author created using Bryce 3D. It briefly explains how this software can be used to create virtual worlds. Detailed video and paper based tutorials on the use of the software for visual arts and multimedia classes are available for purchase from this author's shop at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/kellyocs.