Sydney Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. Cross/Cultural Sister Watershed Unit
...communication skills. To develop skills in interpersonal relationships. To encourage students to think on a local/global level. To encourage use/skill in computer communications. Objectives: 1. TSW know how to use a modem with a computer 2. TSW be able to converse via Project Green with students in Sydney, Australia 3. TSW collect data and/or information about Sydney, Australia's watershed such as: name location water quality test results environmental concerns demographics of watershed number/names of schools involved existing/future programs in Sydney working with the watershed problems/ concerns 4...

2. Time for Kids - Star Sisters
...illiams! Look at the pictures of Serena and her sister Venus. With your teacher, read what Serena said. What would you ask Serena? About the site This Web page presents an interview with Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams. Serena and her sister Venus won the women's doubles tennis competition in Sydney, Australia. In the interview, Serena shares her thoughts about her career in tennis, her family, and her hobbies. The interview is presented by Time for Kids magazine. What to do Invite children to look at the pictures of Serena and Venus Williams. Help children read the page. Explain that most of t...

3. Topic: Introduction to group projects on a Port City
..., the city that they have been given to research, their proposed plan of research and presentation, and a list where they will delegate different duties to the members of the group. The projects will be done on the six port cities that have been chosen (New Orleans, Buenos Aires, Yokohama, Antwerp, Sydney, Kuwait). 11. This duty list will not only include the person who holds on to all the paperwork and the person who is in charge of presenting to the class periodically on what is being done, but also will specify who is researching each topic. 12. This project will be on-going and the students will...

4. Illuminations: Airport Numbers
...within the United States and internationally from the United States. Have the students research the distance of the shortest commercial flight (25 miles from Green Bay, Wisconsin to Appleton, Wisconsin) and the longest commercial flight (at one time, 7,483 miles between Los Angeles, California, and Sydney, Australia). 3. Have the students use the airline information they collected in extension 2 to create problems, for example, "How many trips between Green Bay and Appleton equal one trip between Los Angeles and Sydney?" 4. The number on the runway, multiplied by 10 corresponds to the compass heading...

5. Let the Games Begin
...r in a class newspaper. Ask a Reporter Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Web Navigator _ Suggested Time Allowance: 1 hour Objectives: Parent Students will: Connections 1. Brainstorm, in small groups, ideas for stories that New York Conversation Times reporters already in Sydney might be assigned to cover the Starters day before the Games officially open. Family Movie 2. Read and discuss "In Quest for Tickets, It Pays to Be Patient" Guide to examine how these small news items are spun into engaging Vacation feature stories. Donation Plan 3. Distinguish the different section...

6. Topic: Introduction to Port Cities
...ress, 1985. ~Kalman, Bobbie. Japan, the Culture. Toronto: Crabtree Publishing Company, 1989. ~Kuklin, Susan. Kodomo: Children of Japan. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. ~Kuwait in Pictures (prepared by the Geography Dept). Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1989. ~Moore, Robert. Living in Sydney. Morristown, N.J.: Silver Burdett, 1987. ~Morris, Jan. Sydney. New York: Random House, 1992. ~Morrison, Marion. Argentina. Englewood Cliffs: N.J.: Silver Burdett Press, 1989. ~Pateman, Robert. Belgium. New York: M. Cavendish, 1995. Internet Sites: ~http://www.sydports.com.au/1html/ ~http://www.espo....

7. Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation Project
...itised historic documents' database on the Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation website Document 1239: Argus report on the Chinese procession at the opening of the first Federal Parliament Document 1240: Mei Quong Tart presents an address to the Duke of York Document 1246: Chinese merchants in Sydney complain about the imposition of the old Aliens Restriction Act and the new Immigration Restriction Act, 1901 Document 1247: Ping Nam, president of the Chinese Merchants Society, objects to idea of requiring all Chinese to carry passports Document 1248: Ping Nam responds to the government s position...

8. Customs
...echniques Discuss the function of the magic carpet ride sequence. How is this sequence linked to the marketing of the television series? What audiences would appreciate this sequence the most? The sequence gives an aerial view of some aspects of the Australian landscape (gorges, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House). Discuss the criteria that the filmmaker might have used in the selection of these images. Explore the theme Thematically this episode explores the idea of actions and consequences. Bruce lectures Penelope on thinking about the consequences of her wishes but she refus...

9. Things That Stick Out
SYDNEY JAMISON THINGS THAT STICK OUT OR: HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY AROUND ON A MAP GRADE: Intermediate LOCATION; PLACE; ACQUIRING, INTERPRETING & ANALYZING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; GEOGRAPHIC GENERALIZATION INTRODUCTION: Many of today's students are completely confounded when confronted with a map, labeled or no...

10. Squirrels and Hawks
...Lessons Write a Lesson Plan Guide Selection Criteria Lesson Plan : AELP-GAM0204 Copyright Statement Squirrels and Hawks An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: Nils Dahlgren Email: blue_rock4@hotmail.com School/University/Affiliation: University of Portland, Portland, OR Endorsed by: Sydney Steinbock University of Portland, Portland, OR Date: January 2, 2002 Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Subject(s): Physical Education/Games Duration: 5-10 minute rounds of play Description: This game puts a new twist on Capture the Flag. Two teams of Squirrels are competing for the same pile of nuts to...