This middle school science practical activity worksheet engages students in preparing Mixtures, Solutions and Suspensions and then recording (through drawings and text) and analyzing their observations.

Detailed instructions for drafting a Wooden Train Toy in Vue 3D. This practical introduction to the software will allow junior high school students to develop the skills necessary to design their own wooden toy for future production in the workshop.

This original short play (approximately 20 minutes) is a parody of the popular Lord of the Rings books and films. It has 12 speaking parts and roles in sound effects, sound mixing and lighting. As the title suggests it is designed as a radio play in the style of the Goon Shows. This allows students to practice voice production, characterisation comedic timing and live performance without the need for learning lines or creating costumes or stage settings. It is suitable for use with Elective Drama classes (NSW BOSTES Syllabus) or the Drama component of Junior High School English. If you find this resource useful please complete a review.

This 6 page resource for Industrial Technology - Multimedia Industries (Preliminary) - NSW BOSTES, engages students in researching and producing practical examples of the most common elements of multimedia, including sound, still images, animation etc. The unit is also designed to aid students in developing some of the organisational skills required to complete the practical component of the HSC course. It can be distributed to students in its entirety to allow for self paced learning or in sections as required. A checklist that could be used by students to track their work, or by the teacher as a tool for assessment, is also included in the package. The pages 'Making Powerpoint Truly Interactive' have been provided as a separate file for digital distribution. Please review this resource if you find it useful. Revision includes Assessment Notification and Marking Criteria as an editable word document.

This lesson has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It engages students in researching and analysing the impact of the rise of the Ottoman Empire from its emergence in Anatolia to the Fall of Constantinople. It is provided in both pdf and editable docx formats.

Are you an 'old school' art teacher who needs a cheap and easy way to get your art students started in computer graphics? Try this simple tutorial out for yourself or use it as a worksheet. See also 'Drawing in Microsoft Word - The Basics' by the same author.

Simple instructions for creating your own comics using the drawing tools in Microsoft Word. This is a fun and imaginative way to teach English language essentials such as visual literacy, story writing and dialogue (both external and internal) to middle school students. It may also prove useful as a means of story boarding drama and multimedia projects or exploring social interactions. This resource can be used by teachers as an aid for guided instruction or distributed directly to students as a printed worksheet. If you find it useful please provide a review.

This is the computer version of an art activity that used to involve colored crayons, black paint and drawing by scratching in the wet paint with the blunt end of a paint brush. Designed for teachers needing to include some computer technologies in their junior and middle school art programs the resource pages can be be used as a student handout or as a reference for guided instruction. The software named in this resource is paint.net (readily available and free ) but the instructions given are easily transferable to any paint or photo-manipulation software with layered transparencies. The zip file included contains a paint.net file that has the colored background and black top layers already created. This could be used as a template for younger students, allowing them to simply draw and have the background colors show through. Please complete a review of this resource if you have found it useful.

Are you an old school art teacher who needs a cheap and easy way to get your art students started in computer graphics? Try this simple tutorial out for yourself.

Are you an 'old school' art teacher who needs a cheap and easy way to get your art students started in computer graphics? Try this simple tutorial out for yourself or use it as a worksheet. See also 'Drawing in Microsoft Word - The Basics' and 'Making Faces - Using the Drawing Tools in Microsoft Word' by the same author.

Instructions for creating an Australian Aboriginal style 'Dot' painting using the drawing tools in Microsoft Word. This resource will assist middle school art teachers in fulfilling the mandatory programming requirements in Visual Arts to do with both the study of Indigenous Australian Art and the use of Computing Technologies in Visual Arts (Australian Curriculum). It can be presented as a hand out for self-paced learning or kept by the teacher as a resource for guided instruction. The sample image in pdf format for digital display is also included. Please complete a review of this resource if you have found it useful.

Complete lesson for teaching the names of Animale Domestici (Pets) in Italian. This is in the form of a bingo game. Students construct their own bingo card from the template and pictures provided and then the teacher draws the names and calls them out (in Italian) for students to mark them on their card. See also 'Italian Worksheet - Pets - animali domestici - Stage 4 - Mandatory Languages' by the same author.

This 2 page handout requires students to research online and write the Italian words for pets, listen to the Italian words, write English phonetic versions of each word and then draw the item. A completed teacher copy is also provided.

A complete lesson in reading and understanding poetry for Stage 5 and 6 English students. This resource engages students in analyzing a particular poem in terms of visual imagery and figurative language and also requires them to respond creatively by producing a persuasive writing piece that relates to the text. Topic - Drone Bombers.

This 50 page book of poetry in pdf format titled 'Slow Dancing in the Space Between' is licensed for 1 entire printing and/or the printing of individual poems as class sets for reading and analysis. See also 'Reading and Understanding Poetry' lessons by the same author.

A complete lesson in reading and understanding poetry for Stage 5 and 6 English students. This resource engages students in analyzing a particular poem in terms of visual imagery and figurative language and also requires them to respond creatively by producing a persuasive writing piece that relates to the text. Topic - Recreational Bicycle Riders

This 2 page handout requires students to research online and write the Italian words for zoo animals, listen to the Italian words, write English phonetic versions of each word and then draw the item. A completed teacher copy and an A3 size colour poster are also included.