Australasia Children's University

 

Australasia Children's University is part of the Children's Universities Worldwide and operated in Australia by The University of Adelaide.

"On the Job" is an Australasia Children's University Online Learning Destination!

Get your students to investigate!

 

Here below are activities for the Australasia Children's University participants.

There is a direct link to the activities page for each Job described on the website for the whole process - step by step

or Please feel free to photocopy the linked Word docs describing the activities but you will need to go to the website to do the detailed activity (ies)

PrimaryPrimary: aimed at students from Years 5 - 7

MiddleMiddle:
aimed at students from Year 7 - 9
    
Job Activities
February 2023

Data Analyst

Data Analyst
This link will take you to the website and the detailed activities.
 
Christmas Holidays 2022-23

Naval Officer
This link will take you to the website and the detailed activities.

Naval Officer
Word Doc: Giving an overview of the activities as below

Activity 1:  Australian ‘Battleship’
PrimaryPrimary Years 5 - 6 MiddleMiddle Years 7 - 9

In this activity, students are to create their own game of ‘Battleship’ using the Royal Australian Navy’s own ships after investigation. There is graphing involved.

Activity 2:  
Knots & Knots: What Sailors ought to know!
PrimaryPrimary Years 5 - 6   MiddleMiddle Years 7 - 9

Students are to study a range of knots, work out as a class (or family) the simplest to the hardest, select one knot to practice; create the knot 3 times – collate all the times as a class; graph the results and compare these results to their earlier conjecture.


Activity 3:
Telescoping Periscope (from Try Engineering.org)

PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle High SchoolSecondary

Students are to design and build their own periscope and test it out.

Activity 4: Navy Cadets: STEM Activities

PrimaryPrimary MiddleMiddle High SchoolSecondary
  
The Bebras Challenge is available on the CSIRO’s Digital Careers Program. The Navy uses this program to promote the cadets’ Critical and Creative Thinking. There are challenging puzzles (with answers) for students to complete.

Past Activities

2022

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