**Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Biography Research activity ** This is one of a series of resources looking at the lives of the people depicted on the various Australian bank notes from 1966 onwards. Who could use this activity? You could use this resource as an emergency cover or sub lesson for a class refining their research skills, it could be used. You may want to use it as a homework task or To cover content for activities requiring research of a historical figure such as the HASS stage 3 syllabus Stage 4 Technology Mandatory Food Technology/Agriculture This resource consists of three activities for students to work through. This activity is designed to help students gain an understanding of the life of famous and important people in Australia’s and world history. The activity is intended to be used as a research activity. Students will research the story of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith who was a leading Australian Aviator. The activity will require students to search for information from a variety of websites. Space has been provided for students to record the sources of information. The activity should be used when learning about Australian historical figures. It could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover, or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present, or as an activity to complete during class time. There are three activities included in this activity. Research activity. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith word search activity (Find-A-Word) Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Extended research questions. If you find this activity useful, you will find similar activities on other famous explorers in the store. including Caroline Chisholm John Macarthur Captain Cook William Farrer Matthew Flinders Marco Polo

William James Farrer Biography Research activity This is one of a series of resources looking at the lives of the people depicted on the various Australian bank notes from 1966 onwards. Who could use this activity? You could use this resource as an emergency cover or sub lesson for a class refining their research skills, it could be used. You may want to use it as a homework task or To cover content for activities requiring research of a historical figure such as the HASS stage 3 syllabus Stage 4 Technology Mandatory Food Technology/Agriculture This resource consists of three activities for students to work through. This activity is designed to help students gain an understanding of the life of famous and important people in Australia’s and world history. The activity is intended to be used as a research activity. Students will research the story of William James Farrer who was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder sometimes refereed to as the father of the wheat industry in Australia. The activity will require students to search for information from a variety of websites. Space has been provided for students to record the sources of information. The activity should be used when learning about Australian communities or colonial figures of importance in the early settlement. It could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover, or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present, or as an activity to complete during class time. There are three (3) activities included in this activity. Research activity. Willian Farrer word search activity (Find-A-Word) William Farrer Extended research questions. Answer sheets are included If you find this activity useful, you will find similar activities in the store. including Caroline Chisholm John Macarthur Captain Cook Matthew Flinders Marco Polo

Caroline Chisholm Biography Research activity This is one of a series of resources looking at the lives of the people depicted on the various Australian bank notes from 1966 onwards. Who could use this activity? You could use this resource as an emergency cover or sub lesson for a class refining their research skills, it could be used. You may want to use it as a homework task or To cover content for activities requiring research of a historical figure such as the HASS stage 3 syllabus This resource consists of two activities for students to work through. This activity is designed to help students gain an understanding of the life of famous and important people in Australia’s and world history. The activity is intended to be used as a research activity. Students will research the story of Caroline Chisholm who an English born migrant to early Colonial Australia and who advocated for immigrants amongst other groups in the early 1800’s. The activity will require students to search for information from a variety of websites. Space has been provided for students to record the sources of information. The activity should be used when learning about Australian communities or colonial figures of importance in the early settlement. It could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover, or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present, or as an activity to complete during class time. There are two activities included in this activity. Research activity. Caroline Chisholm word search activity (Find-A-Word) Answer sheets are included If you find this activity useful, you will find similar activities on other famous explorers in the store. including Captain Cook Matthew Flinders Marco Polo

This is the first of a series of resources looking at the lives of the people depicted on the various Australian bank notes from 1966 onwards. This resource consists of two activities for students to work through. This activity is designed to help students gain an understanding of the life of famous and important people in Australia’s and world history. The activity is intended to be used as a research activity. Students will research the story of John Macarthur who has been described as the Father of the Australian Sheep industry. The activity will require students to search for information from a variety of websites. Space has been provided for students to record the sources of information. The activity should be used when learning about Australian communities or colonial figures of importance in the early settlement. It could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover, or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present, or as an activity to complete during class time. There are two activities included in this activity. Research activity. John Macarthur word search activity (Find-A-Word) Answer sheets are included If you find this activity useful, you will find similar activities on other famous explorers in the store including Captain Cook Matthew Flinders Marco Polo

The following resources covering Ancient Egypt are perfect for a those times when you need something quick and easy to provide in an emergency where you need some valuable on topic worksheets. These activities have been designed to cover a lesson when a casual or cover lesson is needed. They could also be used for early finishers or to provide a short homework activity. Each is able to be quickly printed individually. Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given at the top of the page. There are 6 activities included in this resource all with sample solutions included. 1.1) Ancient Egypt Find-A-Word (Version 1) - 15 - 20 min 1.2) Ancient Egypt Find-A-Word (Version 2) - 15 - 20 min 1.3) Ancient Egypt Cross word (Version 1) - 10 -15 min 1.4) Ancient Egypt Cross word (Version 2) - 10 -15 min 1.5) Ancient Egypt Research Task - 20 - 25 min 1.6) Ancient Egypt True/False questions - 5 - 10 min Copyright and terms of use - All rights reserved by the author. This product is to be used by the original purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is not permitted. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view and is intended for classroom and personal use only.

This set of activities can be used as a homework task, as an additional activity for students who complete set work early, as an introduction to a unit of work looking at famous individuals, explorers, pioneers or specific historical research of Sir Edmund Hillary. The activity could also be used as an emergency cover lesson/activity when the normal teacher is not able to be present. Activities included in this resource Activity 1 - Reading activity. Activity 2 - Research comprehension activity (With Sample SOLUTION) Activity 3 - Research activity (With Sample SOLUTION) Activity 4 - Time line activity (With Sample SOLUTION) This is one of a number of explorers activities you may find useful.

This set of activities can be used as a homework task, as an additional activity for students who complete set work early, as an introduction to a Ned Kelly or Bush Rangers unit of study or as an emergency cover lesson/activity when the normal teacher is not able to be present. Activities included in this resource Ned Kelly Find-A-Word (With Sample SOLUTION) Ned Kelly Research activity (With Sample SOLUTION) Ned Kelly Timeline activity (With Sample SOLUTION) Ned Kelly Wanter Poster This is one of a number of “Bushranger” activities you may find useful.

This activity can be used to assist in teaching about voyage of and history behind the R.M.S Titanic. You may wish to use the worksheet to further develop researching skills Students may be able to present their findings to the class to check accuracy of the researched information. This would be a great activity to use on days when the regular classroom teacher cannot be present or for significant anniversaries such the Titanic sinking anniversary in April each year. The activity would also lend itself to being used to teach sentence structure or sentence composition. Activities included in this resource RMS Titanic guided research activity RMS Titanic guided research activity (SOLUTION) You may also be interested in other Titanic related items in this store. Titanic Find-A-Word activity Titanic Timeline activity

Titanic Task This activity could be used as a homework task, as an additional activity for students who complete set work early, as an introduction to a Titanic study unit or as an emergency cover lesson/activity when the normal teacher is not able to be present. The activity includes three versions of the find-a-word so students seemed side by side can be given a different letter configuration so as to discourage copying. Version 3 is a slightly easier version which only includes words which are horizontal or vertical. Activities included in this resource RMS Titanic Find-A-Word (Version 1) RMS Titanic Find-A-Word (Version 1) SOLUTION RMS Titanic Find-A-Word (Version 2) RMS Titanic Find-A-Word (Version 2) SOLUTION RMS Titanic Find-A-Word (Version 3) RMS Titanic Find-A-Word (Version 3) SOLUTION Answer sheet included

This resource is designed to help teach your students about the First Fleet. This resource is great for classes when the classroom teacher may not be available for the class. The activity consists of one Find - A - Word activity presented in three versions depending on your printing availability. The activity could be used when learning about early European settlement. It could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present or as an activity to complete during class time for early finishers. This resource is an alternative to the larger First Fleet Set also available in the store and is a good alternative for classes that may not need a variety of resources on the first fleet. You may find the more detailed resource set The First Fleet 1788 more appropriate depending on the level of detail you wish to go into with your class.

This resource is designed to help teach your students about the First Fleet. These resources and worksheets are great for classes when the classroom teacher may not be available for the class. The activity should be used when learning about early European settlement. It could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present or as an activity to complete during class time. The activities are aimed at junior classes and include activities which will assist student to understand the reasons for sending the First Fleet to Australia and what impact that had on the Indigenous Australians and the convicts themselves. There are a variety of activities including find-A-Words, individual research tasks, reading comprehension activity, a quiz and word scramble activity. That is included in this activity? The First Fleet Quiz The First Fleet Quiz (SOLUTION) The First Fleet Ships Word Scramble The First Fleet Ships Word Scramble (SOLUTION) Ships of the First Fleet - Find-A-Word Ships of the First Fleet - Find-A-Word (SOLUTION) Ships of the First Fleet V2 - Find-A-Word Ships of the First Fleet V2 - Find-A-Word (SOLUTION) Ships of the First Fleet Research Task What was the First Fleet Reading activity British Settlement - Cause and Effect task First Fleet Voyage Route First Fleet Voyage Route with labels

Nancy Wake, The war time Hero This set of activities can be used as a homework task, as an additional activity for students who complete set work early, as an introduction to Nancy Wake or a World War 2 unit of study or as an emergency cover lesson/activity when the normal teacher is not able to be present. Nancy Wake was a World War 2 War Hero who worked tirelessly and often in great danger to help the French Resistance to overcome the German invasion of France. Her work in secretly assisting Jewish refugees and Allied troops to escape France and her ability to avoid capture earned her the nickname of “The White Mouse” from the Germans. This set of activities can be used in a variety of ways. It can be used as a reading comprehension activity (Activity 1 and 2) Activity 1 is a reading activity where students will read about the life of Nancy Wake. The teacher may direct students to create a summary from this, a diary entry activity or other class discussion around persistence for example. Alternatively, the activity could be used as a reading comprehension activity where the class answers the questions on page 2 (Activity 2). It can be used as a student research task (Activity 3) Students will research the life of Nancy Wake using the focus questions provided and answering as they go. The activity will require students to search for information from a variety of websites. Space has been provided for students to record the sources of information. Activities included in this resource Page 1 - Biography reading task Page 2 - Questions related to the Biography (Sample Solution included) Page 3 - Scaffolded research task (Sample Solution included) Page 4 - Find-A-Word activity (Sample Solution included) This is the first of a series of resources based around World War 2 heroes currently being created and which will be available in the store.

This activity is designed to help students describe their life as a convict in England and/or Australia in the late 1700’s who has just been sentenced to seven years transportation. The activity should be used when learning about convicts. It could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present or as an activity to complete during class time. Students will be able to write a creative description of what they are feeling and fears they may have about the transportation.

This activity can be used to assist in teaching about voyage of the HMS Endeavour during Captain James Cook’s First voyage of discovery. You may wish to use the cut and paste timeline activity to teach your students about the significant dates related to the ship. This would be a great activity to use for significant anniversaries such Captain Cook’s landing at Botany Bay or other places during his voyage. The resource consists of 3 pages. Events and key dates during the first voyage of discovery. Blank sheet for students to glue the events An alternative sheet for older students to write the key events.

This activity is designed to help students gain an understanding of the life of famous and important people in British, Australian and world history. The activity is intended to be used as a research activity. Students will research the biography of Marco Polo answering questions as they go. The activity will require students to search for information from a variety of websites. Space has been provided for students to record the sources of information. The activity should be used when learning about early explorers or Marco Polo. It could be used as a homework task after discussion in the classroom, as an activity to complete as a cover, or extra lesson when the regular teacher is not present, or as an activity to complete during class time. Answer sheet included If you find this activity useful, you will find similar activities on other famous explorers in the TPT store. including Captain Cook Matthew Flinders Christopher Columbas

The R.M.S Titanic Case Study The story of the titanic is widely known. This resource has been designed to provide the teacher with an opportunity to discuss the disaster in a setting of an Engineering or Metalwork class. The text could be used to assist in opening up a discussion around steel quality, manufacturing and joining techniques. The resources contained within this resource have been designed for use in the classroom to assist in presenting meaningful activities in the subject of Metalwork or Metal engineering. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc. Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given. The activities include within this resource are for students studying examples of great engineering feats. This activity specifically looks at The R.M.S Titanic, and includes a set of questions relating to the text. The case study include a find-a-word which could be provided to students after completion of the main activity and includes a Life Skills version of the Find-A-Word activity. Included in this resource Metalwork Case Study - R.M.S Titanic Titanic Find-A-Word Titanic Find-A-Word (Solution) Titanic Find-A-Word (Life skills version) Titanic Find-A-Word (Life skills version solution) Follow me! Be the first to know about new product, sales, discounts and giveaways Instagram Facebook Youtube Tasstudent Mailing list

Looking for some quick minimal prep printable resources for teaching Metalwork lessons. The resources contained within this booklet have been designed for use in the classroom to assist in presenting meaningful activities in the subject of Metalwork or Metal engineering. They have been formatted to allow for quick printing of individual lessons for emergency cover lessons when practical work cannot be completed due to teacher absence, unexpected unavailability of the workshop etc. Each worksheet has been formatted to allow for students to write their name and the date the lesson was given. The set of resources includes 2 case studies on significant steel engineered structures (The SS Great Eastern and the Brooklyn Bridge) and include a set of questions relating to the text. Both case studies include a find a word which could be provided to students after completion of the main activity. Included in this resource Metalwork Case Study - SS Great Eastern - 3 Pages SS Great Eastern Find-A-Word - 1 Page SS Great Eastern Find-A-Word Solution - 1 Page Metalwork Case Study - Brooklyn Bridge - 2 Pages Brooklyn Bridge Missing Word activity - 2 Pages Brooklyn Bridge Find-A-Word - 1 Page Brooklyn Bridge Find-A-Word SOLUTION - 1 Page