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OpenSTEM® Activities
This is a special grouped category containing all OpenSTEM® Activity style resources from any other categories, such as the OpenSTEM® Trade & Barter Activity, and Aunt Madge’s Suitcase.
While they fit particularly well within our full programs, they can also be used independently. Depending on their content and complexity, most are FREE for subscribers.
The Ancient Sailing Ships Activity is designed to complement the Year 4, 5 and 6 ‘Explorers’ units, whilst addressing aspects of the Science curriculum.
Aunt Madge is travelling around the world, and has forgotten one of her suitcases! Figure out where in the world she is, so you can take the suitcase to her.
The Class Calendar Activity provides a 2019 calendar – one month per landscape A4 page.
This resource can be used by any class, but aligns particularly with the Australian Curriculum History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and HASS for Foundation (Prep) to Year 3.
Grouping items into categories is often used in mathematics and of course everyday life, but also in computer programming! In this activity, we explore the concept of Grouping, which is not the same as Sorting.
This activity has variations which make it suited for all of the Primary year levels.
This resource provides a brief overview of the history of electricity and human’s experiments with it since the days of Antiquity, as well as a set of 6 experiments which can be done in class.
Activity to investigate scientifically the processes of freezing and thawing water, and potential effects on the landscape; as well as the processes and technology involved in making mud bricks. A model answers PDF is included for teachers.
This resource, aimed at the youngest students, provides a paper doll cut-out template for use in a colouring-in activity by students to help them describe their family. Students can colour in one doll to represent each member of their family and the teacher can assist the students to display these in the form of a family tree.
This activity aligns with the Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS for Foundation (Prep).
This activity is designed to give students a first-hand example of Australian democracy, whilst exploring some of the historical aspects of our democratic process, including the use of secret ballot, ballot boxes, election officers and preferential voting.
This resource is designed to complement the Running A Class Election activity and gives a brief historical overview of voting by a show of hands, as well as a quick activity developed to encourage students to think about the advantages and disadvantages of this method of voting.
Our class created ginger beer with the help of the ginger beer kit. The children were really engaged with the…
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