Papermaking process

Click on the link below to view and read the steps invovled with making paper.

Papermaking

Ecological Footprint Calculator

Follow the link below to see how many planets are needed to support your lifestyle.

Footprint Calculator

Products and services

This term well will be looking at how technology is used in the everyday products and services we use. Below are some Youtube videos showing how certain products are made. Note the use of technology in each of these clips. These videos will be viewed in class on Friday.

How it's made- Chocolate

How it's made- frozen french fries

How it's made- frozen pizza

How it's made- Ice cream

How it's made- Potato chips

Studyladder

Following the success of Studyladder (Smartkiddies) last year, 3/4 will be using this online maths resource this term. Students have already been given their user names and passwords to access the work allocated to them on this website.

While students will be using this as part of this terms maths program, they are also welcome to use this website at home.

Have fun!

www.studyladder.com

Damper Recipe

For those of you who enjoyed cooking and eating the damper we made in class today, here is the recipe. There are plenty of other recipes available. Maybe you can give them a try too.

Ingredients

3 cups self-raising flour

¼ cup powdered milk

1 cup water

Pinch of salt

2 tablespoons caster sugar

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180ºc
2. Pour all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
3. Mix ingredients together until combined.
4. Spoon mixture into a large zip lock bag. Make sure air is out of bag before sealing it. Knead mixture.
5. Open zip lock bag and push bag inside out to remove mixture from bag.
6. Place dough into baking tin
7. Place tin into oven and cook for 20-30 minutes
8. Enjoy.

Themed Day

Dear Parents and Caregivers

This term, Year 3/4 has been studying the British Colonisation of Australia. In order for students to gain a sense of what life would have been like as an early settler, students will participate in a themed day on Thursday 23^rd June 2011.

To help enhance this concept, students are encouraged to come dressed as a convict, a free settler, a British Officer or any other person from the early settlement period. Remember, Op Shops can be a great source of inspiration when creating costumes.

If unable to dress-up for the day, please wear your school uniform.

Captain James Cook

Here is some information about the life and achievements of Captain James Cook. This with help with your empathetic reflection.

csusap.csu.edu.au/~rcarpe02/index.html

Task

Students compose an empathic reflection based on the life of Captain Cook. They introduce themselves as Cook and reflect on events in his life including his discovery of the east coast of Australia.