Student Learning Path

L8740 Wonderful words, creative stories: pets

Published 18/10/2016
TLF-ID L8740

Add descriptive words to two simple sentences about a cat and a fish to make the sentences more interesting. Substitute different descriptive words in each sentence. Notice how your choice of words affects the animations for the sentences. Use your two lively sentences as the start and ending of an imaginative story. Check your word choices to see if the story could flow better. Then complete the following extension activities: describe a pet-related image; use a new set of words to create another vivid sentence; extend your story about pets.

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L9479 Procedural texts: let's plant a tree

Published 16/05/2017
TLF-ID L9479

Explore the three steps in a procedure; aim, materials and steps by looking at four examples. Discover the steps to plant a tree. Find the materials you'll need for planting the tree hidden in a classroom. Investigate the steps to plant the tree by taking photos. Put the jumbled steps of the procedure in the right order. This learning object is one in a series of five objects.

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L8304 Pirate treasure hunt: eight challenges

Published 27/09/2016
TLF-ID L8304

Join forces with Pirate Jack. He needs your help to solve eight problems and find the hidden treasure. Use the map to work your way through the obstacles one by one and in the right order. Apply your maths and literacy skills to make sure you collect the correct item before tackling the next obstacle. For example, you’ll need to order a set of words from coldest to hottest to find a lantern before you can explore a dark cave. Use different strategies to solve the clues, and you’ll find the booty.

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L188 Create a soil environment [no spoken instructions]

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID L188

Grow flowers or vegetables in a garden bed. Compare results when adding things such as water, organic matter, digging tools and earthworms.

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L30 What on Earth?

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID L30

Help an alien to understand how flowering plants are adapted to living on Earth. Watch a demonstration about plant functions such as photosynthesis. Then examine plant parts to see how they work. This learning object is the first in a series of two objects titled 'Plant life'.

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L1360 Life cycles: flowers

Published 24/04/2017
TLF-ID L1360

Look at the development of a waratah flower from a tight bud, the bud opening up to a full flower, and finally, the flower wilting. Grow some flowers and take daily notes on their development. Record changes in a calendar. This learning object is one in a series of six objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.

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L1036 Job match: choose the characters

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID L1036

Meet a range of people gathered at community scenes. Select people best suited to cook for a party, put out a house fire, provide medical care and resdesign a damaged house. Choose people according to their abilities, not their appearances. Gather information to make good decisions. In most of these situations, only one person is suited to each task. This learning object is one in a series of three learning objects.

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L1798 Water matters: watering the garden

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID L1798

Compare the amount of water used when watering a garden with equipment such as a hose or a sprinkler system. Choose how often to water the garden. Look at the results of using mulch on garden beds. Use a graph to compare the efficiency of water use options. This learning object is one in a series of six objects.

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L32 Why recycle?

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID L32

Meet a group of children eating their lunch at school. Notice how each child uses or disposes of their plastic lunch bag in a different way. Predict where the bags might end up and how they may affect the environment. Find out about the durability of plastics and environmental benefits of recycling.

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L903 Buds: level 2

Published 10/04/2020
TLF-ID L903

Help a farmer to win an award for business innovation. Start out by farming fresh flowers and selling them. Think creatively to find new market opportunities and meet demand. Decide when to use equipment to make different products such as compost and pressed flowers. This activity is a medium level of complexity in a series of four activities.

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L9512 Discovering democracy: joining in

Published 26/04/2021
TLF-ID L9512

View a slideshow of images and text to find out about volunteer groups and people who contribute to the Australian community such as Clean Up Australia and Meals on Wheels. Complete a related task.

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