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TV Animal Wrangler - a new ad for the RSPCA Primary Middle Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy
Cooperative Learning
1.
With a partner, list as many animal TV shows or show with animals in
them that you know about.
2. Share with
another pair. Did your list have the same shows or some different ones? 3. Ask
your parents, carers or grandparents if they can tell you any famous TV
shows featuring animals. Make a list and share with your partner. What
stories did your parents, carers or grandparents share with you about
their favourite animals? Share with your partner. 4. Did you know that animals have to be trained for TV advertisements? Look at this RSPCA ad from the past:
RSPCA ad (Australia)
With a partner analyse the ad using the following questions: Did you enjoy this ad? Why? Why not? Did the music help? What was the message?
What made this ad uniquely
Australian? Why were African animals used as well? 5. What
sort of training do you think was needed for the animals? What made the
animals walk across the screen? What about the Wombat? Draw at least 5 scenes and write up the 1 minute story to go with your scenes. Did you add some humour? What was your message? What would be the music you selected?
Training Dolphins - how clever are they? Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability Philosophy Cooperative Learning Activity
1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, read the following article from The Conversation 19 September 2018
2. Discuss as a group, the research involved in this article. Is this a surprise to you? Why? Why not?
3. To know more about the ability of dolphins, view this video
4.
6. As a class, form a Community of Inquiry and discuss the three statements made at the end of the video above.
7. Reflection. How did the use of dolphins in the military effect you?
Clicker Training for your dog Primary Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability
1. Individually you and your dog can undertake obedience training using the following steps from Advantage Petcare website using a clicker.
2. This method of obedience training involves: Time, a Clicker and small treats.
3. "Clicker training, which
relies heavily on positive reinforcement, is an effective and fun
approach for training your dog. You can use clicker training to teach
your dog basic commands or complicated tricks. When your dog hears the
clicker, they know they will receive a treat!
Use the clicker to teach
your dog a command Add vocal commands
How to Train Your Dog with a CLICKER
Optional Extra: Muster Dogs ABC
Have you looked at the series "Muster Dogs" on the ABC? Are these trainers different in their approach to the clicker method? Why? How?
A sneak
peek at the Muster Dogs series | Muster Dogs | ABC Australia
The special bond between kelpie puppy Annie and third-generation farmer Frank Finger | Muster Dogs - Champion Dog for this series
What do you think of Frank's approach?
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