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How do you make the Rock Cycle Interesting? I love geology, I think it is amazing the problem is not many people do. Making the rock cycle interesting without a field trip to Uluru or the Blue Mountains is even more difficult. I based my lesson on a YouTube I found by Chad Ackerson . He explains the rock cycle beautifully as he demonstrates the lesson. During my lesson I played the YouTube and pressed pause at each stage of the cycle. Goal: Investigate the Rock Cycle. Prelearning: 1 lessons Research different types of rocks Preparation You will need to cut up 4 lollies into 9 pieces each for the teacher prior to the lesson. Melt 18 of the pieces prior to the lesson so it has time to cool. Keep 18 pieces for the lesson Materials/Resources 3 packets of star burst lollies (2 lollies per student + 4 for the teacher) Groups of 2 Baking Paper - one piece per student 4 coloured pencils Washed scissors. Washed hands Worksheet  - one per student Work

Coding and Computational Thinking in NSW Curriculum In May 2016 BOSTES released a support document for NSW teachers. The document offers teachers ideas for integrating coding and computational thinking into each of the key learning areas. The first page http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/go/science-and-technology/statement-on-coding  has definitions and links to useful resources. This page is definitely worth exploring as many of them are free and they are useful in multiple key learning areas across multiple year groups. The document is divided into stages. By clicking on the button for a stage it will open a page with lesson ideas grouped under each key learning area. The activities are designed to be similar to the many tasks that teachers use regularly. Additional resources are included to enable teachers to modify tasks to include more detailed computational thinking and coding tasks. Example In stage 2 teachers reinforce the idea of writing a procedure.