Teacher Guide

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CYCLONE BY JACKIE FRENCH AND BRUCE WHATLEY

ISBN: 9781743623596
Published: February 2016
Imprint: Scholastic Press Australia

This rhyming text takes readers back to Darwin,

Christmas of 1974, when Cyclone Tracy all but
destroyed the northern capital. This book explores
not only the power of the storm, but the spirit of
the residents affected.
Scholastic Press Australia, (2016) Cyclone, Retrieved from:
https://shop.scholastic.com.au/Product/8409812/Cyclone

DESIGN PROJECT IDEAS

* Students design and build a model of a structure that could withstand a major weather event

- Use recycled materials and/or lego to build a model of the structure.

- Experiment with the shape of the structure, and suitable materials to use.

* Students extend/support the text by creating an additional scene

- High Tech - Create a television news report using a green screen.

- Low Tech - Script the report and present it to a live audience.
Use posters or Power Point slides to help support the presentation.

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LINKS (POSSIBILITIES)

Learning Areas
Design Technologies - Design process (ACTDEP009), Forces and properties (ACTDEK011)
Science - Use and influence (ACSHE062), Informing decisions (ACSHE100)
Geography - Australian states and territories (ACAMAM064)
Media Arts - Plan, produce and present (ACAMAM064)
General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking
ICT Capability
Personal and Social Capabilities

DESIGN PROCESS
THINK: Investigating and Defining
- What interests/ideas are sparked by reading the book?
- Identify 'problems' to be solved - Choose a problem to work on
MAKE: Generating
- Brainstorm ideas for 'solving' the chosen problem
- Make a plan eg. sketch, list, mindmap, etc.
Producing and Implementing
- Gather appropriate materials
- Build a prototype, make adjustments/iterations during building phase
IMPROVE/ Evaluating
REFLECT: - Does the design solve the chosen problem? Does it work?
- Share prototype and seek feedback from others
Green Screen by D
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RESOURCES/LINKS
Green Screen by Do Ink http://www.doink.com

Microsoft Power Point

Australian Curriculum http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au

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PICTURE BOOKS, INSPIRING

STEAM Skills
* Science * Technology * Engineering * The Arts * Mathematics

CYCLONE BY JACKIE FRENCH AND BRUCE WHATLEY

ISBN: 9781743623596
Published: February 2016
Imprint: Scholastic Press Australia

This rhyming text takes readers back to Darwin, Christmas of

1974, when Cyclone Tracy all but destroyed the northern capital.
This book explores not only the power of the storm, but the
spirit of the residents affected.
Scholastic Press Australia, (2016) Cyclone, Retrieved from:
https://shop.scholastic.com.au/Product/8409812/Cyclone

DESIGN PROJECT IDEAS

* Design and build a model weather-proof structure
* Create a news report about the event
* Use the book as inspiration for a project of your own.

Record your progress through the design process

DESIGN PROCESS

Image by Lotte ten Hacken and Anaum Zahid. - CC by SA 4.0

EXAMPLES

Image by Miranda Streeter Image by Miranda Streeter

Create a weather or news report Use recycled materials to build a

using a green screen model of a weather-proof structure