Let the Poo Thru: South Australian Water Corporation.

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Subject: Geography, Science, Digital Technologies

Year level: Year 4 and Year 7

Strand: Digital Technologies Processes and Production Skills

Geography / 4 / Geographical Knowledge and Understanding

Science / 7 / Science Understanding / Chemical sciences

Link to resource: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/let-the-poo-thru/id726985868?mt=8

Cross curriculum priorities and general capabilities: Literacy, Critical thinking

A classroom activity using this resource:
This application for iPads can be used as an introduction sustainable waste management for students. It can give them a visual representation as to what effective waste management is and how it can be an effective form of environmental consciousness. Due to the graphics that are used in the application, this will appeal and engage children, especially young male students. This can only be used if the school has iPads available for their students.

How to start using this resource:
This application needs to be downloaded by the ICT coordinator at the school. As this application is used by upper grades, they will be able to easily navigate around the application independently.

Geoboard by Numberkiz

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Subject:     Mathematics/ Digital Technologies (depending on the context in which you are seeking to teach)

Year Level: Years 3/4

Strand:

  • Digital Technologies Knowledge and Understanding,
  • Measurement and Geometry

Link to resource: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geoboard-by-numberkiz/id902906755?mt=8

Cross curriculum priorities and general capabilities: Literacy / ICT Competence

Links to other learning areas: Mathematics

A classroom activity using this resource:
This activity could be used as a plenary, to consolidate learning within a lesson that has encompassed geometry, or measurement. This resource gives students a visual of taught concepts. This activity can only be used for classrooms that have access to iPads. Students can be asked to create pictures of a certain measurement. They can also be asked to create symmetrical pictures, to consolidate their learning from a lesson about symmetry.

How to start using this resource:
The school ICT coordinator will be required to download the application onto the school iPads. The app after this will then be accessible for the students to use. The teacher will then be required to give the students a short presentation on how to navigate the application, and the activities that they are required to complete.