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Picture Dictionary for ESL Beginners
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Picture Dictionary is designed for newly arrived ESL students to use at school and at home to support their English language acquisition. It enables users to see and hear commonly used words with an Australian pronunciation. It aims to improve literacy across the curriculum as a general capability, within the Australian Curriculum. It may be used on a desktop computer or mobile computing device. This resource is an updated version of the original Flash resource first published in 2009. Old website address: http://www.clic.nsw.edu.au/picturedictionary/website/.
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6/27/2018
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numeracy, literacy, multicultural, ESL, vocabulary, quiz, Picture Dictionary, ESL Beginners, intensive english centre, IEC, nesb, Dictionary, ESL literacy, learning English, Australian Curriculum, Game, memory game, ESL dictionary, EAL, EAD, Australian pronunciation, ACNSW
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Picture Dictionary for ESL Beginners
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Writers Talk 2008
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A resource for primary and secondary students featuring video interviews and some masterclasses with guest writers at the 2008 Sydney Writers' Festival. The resource explores each author's background, books and approach to writing. Related resources and teacher notes are included.
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9/25/2019
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representing, representation, ACNSW
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Writers Talk 2008
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Writers talk 2007
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A resource for primary and secondary students that features ten award-winning writers from the 2007 Sydney Writers' Festival. The resource explores each author's books, background, beliefs and approaches to writing, and includes advice for young writers. Video interviews of each author are accompanied by a biography, bibliography. Related resources and teachers notes are included.
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9/25/2019
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representing, representation, ACNSW
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Invictus Games Sydney 2018 - Stage 3 - Adaptivity and Invictus
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<p>This Stage 3 unit explores the idea of ‘adaptivity’ and identity across a number of KLAs. Students will answer the question ‘What is adaptivity?’ and will develop an understanding of how adaptivity serves inclusivity, especially in relation to adaptive sport. Students will explore the history and future of prosthetics. Finally, students are challenged to construct their own prototype prosthetic limbs using classroom equipment in a group STEM activity. This resource is also downloadable as a SCORM file: the downloaded version will only work if you upload it to a webserver, such as Moodle or Canvas. Updated December 2023.</p>
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3/6/2024
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Invictus Games, adaptivity, adaptive technology, inclusion, adaptive sports, Curtis McGrath, STEM
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Syllabus bites – responding to literature
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A web page with information, teacher guides and resources on responding to texts. This resource supports the NSW English K-10 syllabus.
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9/25/2019
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representing, representation, ACNSW, literacy circles
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Cartoons
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This resource is for Stage 3, Stage 4 and Stage 5 and introduces the purpose and features of cartoons. It includes information slides showing examples of different types of cartoons and interactive questions to test students' understanding of the content covered.
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1/29/2020
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representing, representation, ACNSW
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Cartoons
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Syllabus bites – visual literacy
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A resource with information, study guides and resources on visual literacy to support the English K-10 Australian Curriculum in English. It provides a series of activities, guidelines and tasks about visual texts from a variety of sources. Contains writing scaffolds, templates and proformas for responding and composing visual texts.
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9/25/2019
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visual literacy, representing, representation, ACNSW
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Syllabus bites – visual literacy
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Syllabus bites – types of sentences
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Information, activities and syllabus integrations to support understanding and teaching types of sentences. This web based resource has detailed explanations and learning links to writing templates and quizzes. The content is guided by the NSW and Australian Curriculum in English K–10.
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9/26/2019
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sentence structure, ACNSW, types of sentences, literacy, writing
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Syllabus bites – types of sentences
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Strictly Speaking
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<p>A public speaking resource including videos of student speeches, interviews, adjudicator comments, adults talking about their public speaking experiences, and support activities.</p>
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2/20/2024
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representing, representation, ACNSW
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Strictly Speaking
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Summing Decimals
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An interactive resource in which students learn how to add and subtract numbers that have up to two decimal places.
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1/16/2019
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decimal place, decimal point, difference, sum, total, ACNSW
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Summing Decimals
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Tristan Bancks
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This resource is a series of videos featuring writer Tristan Bancks talking about his writing. Related resources and teaching notes are included.
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9/25/2019
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representing, representation, Tristan Bancks
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Tristan Bancks
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Syllabus bites: Active and passive voice
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<p>A web page with information, teacher guides and activities on writing sentences using the active and passive voice. This resource supports the BOS NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum in English K–10.</p>
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3/7/2024
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representing, representation, ACNSW
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Sites2See: Surf safety
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<p>A webpage about surfing safety, dangerous waves and rips, and the history and science of surfing. A 'For Kids' section provides games and quizzes for young swimmers and surfers.</p>
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11/30/2023
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waves, surf safety, beach safety, rips, history of surfing, science of surfing, rips and currents, ACNSW
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Sites2See: Surf safety
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Syllabus bites – Venn diagrams and two-way tables
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An interactive exploration of the relationship between Venn diagrams and two-way tables.
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11/13/2018
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data sets, ACNSW, Venn
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Syllabus bites – Venn diagrams and two-way tables
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DIY Lava Lamp
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This resource contains lessons plans containing instructions and teachers' notes for an activity based on a chemical reaction that occurs when a soluble aspirin tablet dissolves and the fact that oil and water do not mix are used to create a model of a lava lamp. Students have fun while they learn about density of fluids. Older students can have fun while they learn about chemical reactions and mixtures.
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1/16/2019
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insoluble, immiscible, acid and base, mixture, ACNSW, buoyancy, density, float, sink
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DIY Lava Lamp
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experiMENTALS: Recycling plastics and glass
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This resource contains suggestions for students about the process of using the internet to do research recycling in their local area. Help save the planet and teach your family how to become better at recycling.
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1/16/2019
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recycle, ACNSW
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experiMENTALS: Recycling plastics and glass
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experiMENTALS: Spooky slime
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This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of making spooky slime with cornflour to produce a substance that is a little like a liquid and a little like a solid.
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1/16/2019
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solid, force, liquid, ACNSW
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experiMENTALS: Magic potion
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This resource contains a materials and instruction list and brief explanation for students about the process of dropping dry ice into food coloured water. Safety regulations should be checked and followed.
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1/16/2019
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gas, solid, liquid, dry ice, sublime, ACNSW
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Sites2See – earthquakes
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Resources on the topic of earthquakes to help explore the human and physical dimensions. Links to maps and interactive activities on plate tectonics, with a particular focus on the Caribbean plate, the movement of which caused the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, and links to news and information about the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Originally created in 2008. Content updated in November 2017.
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9/27/2019
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plate tectonics, landscapes and landforms, Earth and space, Richter scale, seismology
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Sites2See – earthquakes
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Syllabus bites: Electricity
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<p>This resource is designed to support science teachers in addressing concepts in electricity in the BOS NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum in Science - Stage 3. Making decisions about the use of electricity is approached from an understanding of circuits, sources and sustainability.</p>
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3/7/2024
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electrical circuits, energy, energy sources, environment, circuits, parallel circuit, sustainability, primary, ACNSW, series circuits, Sustainability action process, student investigation
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