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PYP Year 1 & 2, 2023

ScienceWorks Museum - Paper Planes
What makes a paper aeroplane fly? Learn how to make different kinds of paper aeroplanes and how/why they fly
ScienceWorks Museum - How to Make an Air Cannon
Can you make things move with air? Find out how to use household items to make an air cannon.
ScienceWorks Museum - Let's Make a Whirlygig
Learn how to make a whirlygig that will spin like a helicopter.

World Book: forces
An introduction to Forces.
World Book: Gravity
An introduction to Gravity
Britannica Online - Forces
What is a force? How do we measure force? Who defined the fields of motion?
Britannica Online: Gravity
What is gravity? How is gravity different on earth and in space?
Questacon Experiment: Bouncy Balls
Why do some balls bounce higher than others? In this experiment you will learn why balls made from different materials, and in difference sizes, react differently to force.
Questacon: Wonderful Windmills
Learn how to make your own windmill. Find out how windmills work and how different shapes can change the speed with which they turn.
Questacon: Balloon Powered Car
Create your very own balloon powered car! Can you make it go faster? What happens when you change the size of the wheels?

Sharing the Planet - Library resources
A list of non-fiction and fiction books in our library collection relating to the topics explored in "Sharing the Planet".

World Book This link opens in a new window
Visit World Book to access World Book eBooks from the homepage.

Click on Animals: Insects and Spiders - you will find ebook on Monarch butterflies.

Click on Animals: Amphibians, Reptiles and Sea Creatures - you will find a ebook on Frogs and the Red-Eyed Tree Frog.

Click on Nature and Science - you will find ebooks on Animal Life Cycles, Animals Making Homes and Plant Life Cycles.
Storybox Library This link opens in a new window
Go to Playlists and search for "PYP Year 1 & 2 Sharing the Planet" to find Australian picture books that explore themes of habitats, frogs and caring for animals.

Britannica - Adaptation
In the world of biology, the natural process by which an animal or plant becomes fitted to its surroundings, or environment, is known as adaptation. Click on the link to learn more.
Britannica - Amphibian
The life cycle of most amphibians is divided into two phases. In the first phase, the amphibian exists in the water in an immature form called the larva. Click on the link to learn more.
Britannica - Biodiversity
The variety of animal and plant life in any environment is known as biodiversity. Click on the link to learn more.
Britannica - Butterfly and moth
Butterflies and moths go through four stages of development: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis) and adult (imago). The process of changing from one stage to the next is known as metamorphosis. Click on the link to learn more.
Britannica - Conservation
As the number of people in the world grew, however, so did the need to watch what was happening to Earth’s resources. People became interested in conservation – ways to protect and preserve things found in nature. Click on the link to learn more.
Britannica - Endangered species
An endangered species is any type of plant or animal that is in danger of disappearing forever. If a species, or type, of plant or animal dies out completely, it becomes extinct. Click on the link to learn more.
Britannica - Life Cycle
A life cycle is a series of changes that happen to all living things. Every life cycle is the same for every generation. Click on the link to learn more.
Britannica - Seasons
As a year passes, regular changes occur in the weather. This cycle of weather changes is divided into four parts, known as the seasons. The four seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumn. Click on the link to learn more.
World Book - Butterfly
Butterflies are insects that often have beautiful, colorful wings. The colors on a butterfly's wings may form stripes, dots, bars, swirls, or other patterns. Click on the link to learn more.
World Book - Caterpillar
A caterpillar is a wormlike insect that turns into a butterfly or a moth. It is the second stage in the life of butterflies and moths. Caterpillars hatch from eggs, which is the first stage. Click on the link to learn more.
World Book - Frog
Frogs are small animals known for their ability to jump. Frogs have bulging eyes and no tail. Most frogs have thin, moist skin. Frogs can be many different colors. Click on the link to learn more.
World Book - Life Cycle
A life cycle is a set of stages in the life of a living thing. Living things go through these stages as they grow, reproduce (make offspring), and eventually die. All living things, including all animals and plants, have a life cycle. Click on the link to learn more.

PYP Year 1 & 2, 2024

Storybox Library - Go to 'My Playlists' and search for 'PYP Year 1 & 2: Who We Are' to explore Australian picture books that explore cultural identity.
ABC Education - Creating a Nation: Modern Immigration Stories
Library Resources - Who We Are: What It Means to be Human
- A list of fiction and non-fiction resources available in our library.

Storybox Library Resources - go to My Playlists, scroll down to PYP Year 1 & 2 How We Organise Ourselves.

Library Resources - a list of books available in our library.

Aboriginal Perspectives

Transportation

ClickView

Clickview includes lots of interesting videos on the history of different forms of transportation. From steam trains to helicopters, water transport to snow. View them all on the link above.

Britannica Online - Transportation

What is transportation? This article gives a brief history of the various forms of transportation through history.

Britannica Online - Inventors

Scroll down on the above article to explore some of the major inventors of different types of transport, including Leonardo da Vinci and Orvill and Wilbur Wright.

World Book - Transportation

This article briefly explains how transportation has changed over time.

Kiddle

Explore different forms of transport from around the world.

Eurokids

How do kids in Europe get around? Read this article to find out.

Food Production

Britannica Online - Agriculture

What is "agriculture"? Find out about all the different things farms produce.

World Book

People use farms all over the world. Find out how and why in this article.