Stage 2 students are investigating mountains during their Term 2 library lessons. These Youtube clips will hopefully provide some field knowledge for class discussions.
Where do mountains come from?
GCSE science revision – formation of sedimentary rock layers
Blue Mountains formation
Ring of Fire: earthquakes and volcanic eruptions around the Pacific explained – TomoNews
This week, Stage 2 students are investigating aspects of the islands that make up Australasia.
Family holidays | Best Fiji island resorts for family vacations | Jean Michel Cousteau
New Zealand top ten things to do, by Donna Salerno Travel
Samoa tourist attractions: 15 top places to visit
One News – Tokelau to be entirely solar powered
As part of the Stage 2 History unit, Places are similar and different, we are learning about Australia in relation to its nearest neighbours during Library lessons. Here are some Youtube clips we are be examining, concerning the Continental Drift theory, the Pacific Ring of Fire and Australia’s strategic position in the Pacific region.
Continental drift
‘Ring of fire’ threatens a larger earthquake
Australia’s geographic challenge
Stage 2 students continue their investigations into Australian cereal crops.
All about Australian rice (Full video)
Dad’s oats
Sweet corn harvest in Australia 2016 [Maize]
Stage 2 students continue their investigations of cereal crops grown in Australia.
The wheat farmer (1974)
Wheat sowing in Australia 2011
Stage 2 students are investigating the Australian farming industry in HSIE:
Farming for the future
Australia’s biodiversity: farming, pastoralism and forestry
Stage 2 students continue their investigation into the history of transport.
Sydney Trains Vlogs special: Red Set F1 test run
Japanese high speed bullet train
Futuristic straddling bus allows cars running underneath
Future transportation technology / China straddling bus HD
In the final days before Sydney’s Monorail ceased on 30th June 2013, Powerhouse Museum staff filmed the ride from the driver’s cab. The Powerhouse has acquired this cab and a carriage for its collection:
Driving Sydney’s Monorail
J.A.Y. Walker Deceased (1950). [Re-released for Walk to Work Day, 2012.]
Several classes are researching the 50 years of decimal currency in Australia. Here are some useful Youtube clips.
Dollar Bill and Australians keep the wheels of industry turning
Decimal currency, 14 February 1966 – Television advertisements
New decimal coin designs
50 years of decimal currency – Studio 10 segment
Decimal currency – Behind the News
Royal Australian Mint Tour – Behind the News
More information is available HERE, the website of the Royal Australian Mint.
Class 4-6S is back from an excursion to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. Here are some video clips we used to sum up our term’s learning about space.
Ride the Vomit Comet: try life in zero gravity
Powerhouse Museum Mars Yard
NASA TV is HERE, with weekly updates!
More Youtube clips for Class 3-6S:
Ultra close up views of the Apollo 11 landing site – GoneToPlaid
Apollo 14 golf shot on the moon
Apollo 16 EVAs 2 (falling down on the moon)
Lunar Rover (LRV) on the moon – Apollo 16 – HD video stabilized
Caught for the first time: the early flash of an exploding star
