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What is this job about?

PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle High SchoolSecondary

LiteracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

NumeracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

 

 

1. Watch the following video - Skills One TV - David Anderson Video

Skills One TV

2. What is David's role? What is he called?

3. List the jobs that David attends to during the day. Put them onto a timeline.

4. What precautions does David take for each job?

5. Look at the next video - Skills One TV - David Millard Video

Capitol Theatre

6. What is David Millard's role at the Capitol Theatre? What does this job entail?

7. List the jobs he looks after.

8. What extra courses has he done for this job?

9. Discussion

With a partner, discuss the type of job you would like to do. Why?

 




Electricity Bills - Yuck! Research & Action Plan!

PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle High SchoolSecondary


CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

NumeracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority

 



1. Australians are very concerned about their rising electricity bills!

You are to find out:

  • Your household's quarterly electricity bills. Which quarter is the most expensive for your household? Why?

2. Compare these bills with other students in your class. Are they similar? What is the difference?

Put all the class' electricity bills into a graph. What is the average cost per quarter?

3. How many students in your class have solar panels? Do any of the households supply energy to the grid? How many are self-sufficient - they don't have or have very little electricity bills?

4. In order to reduce your family's electricity bills, you are to read the following article listing "22 ways to cut your energy bills" The Conversation 15 June 2016 Reading

The Conversation

How many of these 22 ways your family has undertaken? Are there any others on the list that your family could do? How will you help to achieve these extra ways?

5. Find out from the Principal the cost of the school's electricity bills. Are you surprised at the cost?

Discussion

Discuss with a partner, how using the 22 ways, you could adapt this list to apply to the school. 

6. To help cut down on the school's electricity bills, you are to create a poster explaining to the rest of the students and staff what measures they can do to reduce this commodity.

Canva

7. How will check that your strategies to reduce the school's electricity bills has worked?

 

Energy Crisis 2022 - Sammy J's Take!

MiddleMiddle  High SchoolSecondary

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority

PhilosophyPhilosophy

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning Activity

 

Introduction

Sammy J is Samuel Jonathan McMillan an Australian musical comedian, satirist, writer and radio presenter who performs under the stage name Sammy J. He embraces a variety of media in his comedy, including the use of video and self-composed music, and frequently collaborates with Randy the purple puppet.

In June 2022, the eastern states of Australia were undergoing stress on the electricity grid. Here is Sammy J's take.

1. Form groups of 3 - 4 students and watch the following video

Energy crisis hits home | Sammy J (S5 Ep19) 23 June 2022 Video
https://youtu.be/jI478igoCaU

 

2. There are lots of messages within this creative piece. You are to find and write up 10 messages.

3. Compare notes with the rest of your group. Did you have the same messages?

4. You are to create an additional script about the effect of the stress on the electricity grid from the viewpoint of a teenager and record this script as a video. As a group, you will divide up the roles but create the script together:

a. Teenager 1

b. Teenager 2

c. Script overseer

d. Video recorder

5. Show your group's video to the rest of the class - have fun!

 

 

 

 


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