south metropolitan education region primary extension and...

South Metropolitan Education Region Primary Extension and Challenge

Introduction

Here it is. The 2021 Cycle Two booklet for year 5 and 6 students. Lots of exciting new opportunities to challenge yourself and discover just what you can do. Take your time to decide which courses to choose. Discuss your ideas with your parents and your teachers. They will help you to choose options that do not clash with other commitments you have. Due to the follow on effect of Covid-19, as a gesture of goodwill, we offer Cycle Two, 2021 at subsidised costs. PLEASE carefully select 4 courses that you would like to do. We endeavour to allocate one of your 4 choices. A timetable has been included for Cycle Two to help assist your planning. Check out all the courses before you make your decision. Each course has been designed to take your learning to the next level. So whatever you choose you will be building your knowledge and experiences Once you have decided, please complete the Nomination Form on this website via the link. It is important that you let us know if you are not planning to attend a course you have been accepted

into

Contact Details

Curtin PEAC (Administration Centre)

Located at Curtin Primary School, Goss Ave, Manning. Entry is via Gillon Street off Manning Road

Phone: 9313 2981

Bull Creek PEAC Located at Bull Creek Primary School, Hardy Street, Bull Creek

Phone: 62164416

East Hamilton Hill PEAC

Located at East Hamilton Hill Primary School, Redmond Road, Hamilton Hill

Phone: 94879312

Brookman PEAC

Located at Brookman Primary School, 34 Brookman Avenue, Langford

Phone: 94585552

Walliston PEAC

Located at Walliston Primary School, Dianella Road, Walliston.

Phone: 9291 2018

Cycle Two Timetable

School MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

BROOKMAN

AM WONDERLAND OF MATHEMATICS

PM MINECRAFT

AM

PM

AM

PM GRAPHIC NOVELS

AM

PM

BULL CREEK

AM FORENSICS

PM BORDER SECURITY

AM SHARE TRADING

PM PHYSICS/CHEMISTRY

AM AVIATION

PM MYSTERIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

AM AMAZING RACE

PM ROBOCUP

CURTIN

AM MATHEMATICAL TIME TRAVELLERS

PM AFRICAN SAFARI

AM INTRO TO ROBOTICS

PM MEGALOMANIACS

AM MARINE BIOLOGY

PM FANTASTIC BEASTS

AM STRANGER THINGS

PM

EAST HAMILTON HILL

AM SPY SCHOOL CENTRAL

PM SCIENCE OF SPORT

AM AMAZING ARCHITECTURE

PM LEGO LEGENDS

AM SURVIVOR

PM WILDLIFE WARRIORS

AM BREAK OUT AM

PM BREAK OUT PM

WALLISTON

AM PM AM BREAK OUT WALLISTON

PM

AM GENETICS

PM CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS - FORENSICS

AM PM

..

Morning courses run from 9.00am-11.15am. Afternoon courses run from 12.15pm-2.30pm.

Please choose carefully. Once class lists are finalised it is difficult to make changes.

CYCLE TWO COURSES – MONDAY

5601 Wonderland of Mathematics

Location: Brookman Primary School

Learning Area: Mathematics Conducted by: Rob Denner

Times: Monday 9.00-11.15 am Cost: $5.00

Commencing: Monday 24th May, 2021 Finishing: Monday 23rd August 2021

Course Description:

We will be using an online platform, combining cutting edge technology with

innovative ideas. This makes learning mathematics more engaging than ever before.

The Wonderland of Mathematics will cover such topics as Fibonacci’s sequences and

patterns, probability, 3D shapes, Polygons, origami and transformation and symmetry.

Maths has never been so colourful, interactive personalised and fun. Come along for a

look at the changing nature of mathematics with understandings that are needed for

beyond school in the 21st Century.

5602 Forensic Investigations

Location: Bull Creek Primary School

Learning Area: Science Conducted by: Pat Cunningham


Commencing: Monday 24th May, 2021 Finishing: Monday 23rd August 2021

Course Description:

Do you like a good mystery and do you have an interest in solving crimes? Are you good

at finding the clues presented to you? Will your skills of observation and intuition help

present the final piece of evidence to solve the case? Even if you don’t think so… come

along and have some fun and learn about hair and footprint matching, handwriting

analysis and ransom note chromatography, fingerprint recording and fibre analysis. Use

microscopes and have a much closer look at all those clues we miss. Have a go and see

if you’re a good liar or not, can you tell when someone is lying…What are the indicators

that we can see?... or… even hear? How it is possible to reconstruct a person’s face just

from a skull. Become involved in a crime scene and attempt to solve it using laboratory

equipment supplied by Scitech when they visit our classroom.

5603 Mathematical Time Travellers

Location: Curtin Primary School

Learning Area: Mathematics, History Conducted by: Raewyn Donald


Commencing: Monday 24th May 2021 Finishing: Monday 23rd August 2021

Course Description:

Become creative thinkers and problem solvers and embark on a journey of discovery,

deciphering, code breaking and lateral thinking. You are in a travel machine in an

amazing race – time travellers who visit Ancient Greece, China and Russia, helping

historical figures to solve problems and puzzles. Upon reaching the solution you will

receive a safe pass into the next encounter. Work with a companion, enjoy the

challenges and try to win the amazing time travel race. You will then create your own leg

of the race. Will you transport your classmates to the pyramids of Egypt, or maybe to the

moon with Neil Armstrong…..you decide. But wait…there’s more. Enter the escape room,

Solve the puzzles; take the initiative and free yourself! A perfect course to develop your

problem solving and maths skills and learn some history as well.

5604 Spy School Central

Location: East Hamilton Hill Primary School

Learning Area: Maths, HASS, Design

Technologies, Science

Conducted by: Susie Swinhoe



Course Description:

Delve into the exciting world of espionage and real life spy practices. During this course

we will cover a variety of espionage topics including the history of espionage (did you

know the world’s first comic strip has spies?), what makes an effective spy, legal

authority to spy, intelligence, interrogation (can you tell if someone is lying to you?),

intelligence services in different countries and their collection methods.

We will discuss current events involving spies and look at the ethics of the whole spying

game – is it right to eavesdrop and infiltrate people’s lives?

Using your mathematical problem solving skills you will decipher and create codes,

improve your memory and observation skills, design futuristic spy gadgets and find out

who is a double agent. Are you ready to be a secret agent? Join up now.

5605 Minecraft Education Edition


Learning Area: HASS, English, Science Conducted by: Rob Denner

Times: Monday 12.15-2.30 pm Cost: $5.00


Course Description:

We will be using Minecraft:Education Edition to work in teams to solve problems and

master challenges. You will learn naturally through a combination of observation, trial

and error, and play-based practice. Much like in real life, there are no step-by-step

instructions—you will try, fail, and try again to achieve the result you want. Learning by

doing will give you a sense of accomplishment where you can demonstrate your

knowledge. There is a myriad of topics we can explore using Minecraft, such as a

Mission to Mars, Antarctica and Renewable Energy Resources. Come and join the

challenge.

5606 Border Patrol


Learning Area: Science Conducted by: Pat Cunningham



Course Description:

Why is protecting our borders so important? After seeing some of the effects of the

coronavirus have we, in Australia, learnt some important lessons? Or not?

We will look at protecting our borders from the illegal movement of weapons, drugs,

and people. We will investigate the risks associated with food, plants and animals

brought into Australia and the pests and diseases related to them.

Did you know that upon entry to Australia, plants or animals must be identified by their

scientific name, packed in clean packaging and inspected by customs officers to

ensure they are free from insects, fleas, worms, snails, soil, seeds, fruit or disease

symptoms? But.. is this always done? And if not ..why not?

We now realise that spreading a bacteria or virus around the world is possible, so what

can we do to prevent this? Let’s investigate some of the exotic diseases, bacteria and

viruses and their effects, and see just what is out there.

5607 African Safari


Learning Area: Science, English, Biology Conducted by: Sandra Whitehurst



Course Description:

This course runs for 12 weeks and every third week we will work out of the Perth Zoo. (June

7th, June 28th, July 19th and August 9th.) We will partake in the African Safari experience

which explores the interdependence of life on the African Savannah and how

conservation strategies are imperative in protecting species from extinction. We will

address animal adaptations and explore behaviours and body functions that enable that

species to survive in their environment. We will explore the main overview of habitat types

in Africa and we will investigate social relationships of different animals and how they

assist in hunting or protecting themselves. Come on safari and experience the struggle

for survival in the African Savannah. Investigate adaptations and strategies to improve

an animal’s ability to eat and avoid being eaten.

5608 Science of Sport


Learning Area: Science Conducted by: Susie Swinhoe



Course Description:

Do you love sport? Discover the science behind elite athletes’ physical and mental

preparation and performance. Study musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems and

how athletes can improve them. Learn about biomechanics, components of fitness and

ergogenic aids. Discover strategies and techniques to promote recovery and how

technology plays such a vital part in modern sport. Find out how smoking, drugs and diet

affect sporting performance. We will spend a session with a Personal Trainer and learn to

make up an exercise programme specifically tailored to your individual needs. Become

a ‘Sports Scientist’.

CYCLE TWO COURSES - TUESDAY

5609 Share Trading


Learning Area: Maths, HASS, English Conducted by: Rob Denner

Times: Tuesday 9.00-11.15 am Cost: $10.00

Commencing: Tuesday 25th May 2021 Finishing: Tuesday 24th August 2021

Course Description:

What do bulls and bears have to do with the share market? Come and find out whilst

participating in the Schools Share Market Game, which has been set up for Secondary

students. You will work in a syndicate of four and be given a hypothetical sum of

$50,000 to trade in real time on the Australian Share Market and make your fortune. The

Game is hands-on, interactive and fun. Create your own team portfolio using live prices

and real time trades. Gain experience in what it’s like to invest without spending a cent

of your own money. This is as close to real life share trading as you can get. While

playing the Game learn how the share market works and how to buy and sell shares.

You will also learn about historical events that have affected the share market e.g. The

Great Depression the GFC and Covid 19. Come on future investors and millionaires, let’s

make some money!

5610 Introduction to Robotics Location: Curtin Primary School

Learning Area: English, Science, Technologies

and The Arts Conducted by: Pat Cunningham



Course Description:

We know that robots, in various forms, are an important aspect of our lives and are we

are becoming more dependent on them. In this course you will build and programme

robots to perform to a routine you have created. The challenge will be to design,

construct and road test a robot that can perform some specialised functions. Learn

how to use light sensors to detect different surfaces and teach the robot to respond to

the different surfaces it encounters. Your robot will also be able to use its sound and

motion sensors. You will learn how to build and program robots: investigating

engineering concepts and techniques to stabilise and strengthen your robot. This will

require you to analyse design and construction techniques to take you to a higher level

using the computer software. You will investigate, devise and test your own solutions to

complex problems that you will encounter on the way.

5611 Amazing Architecture


Learning Area: HASS, Technology and

Enterprise, English

Conducted by: Maria Biscotto



Course Description:

Come on a journey discovering the world of architecture. We will look at how building

and structures have developed over the years and how this has led to the homes we

live in today. Along the way you will look at some of the great buildings, designs and

innovations through the centuries. You will enjoy using a drawing design package and

model making and you will have the opportunity to listen to a guest speaker who is a

professional building designer. Be ready to be amazed and creative.

5612 Break Out! (Walliston)

Location: Walliston Primary School

Learning Area: General Capabilities Conducted by: Raewyn Donald



Course Description:

Have you heard of escape rooms? Welcome to PEAC’s version – Break Out! Collaborate

and communicate with your team, employ your critical and creative thinking skills to

decipher the clues, unlock the padlocks and move onto the next challenge. These

interactive challenges will vary in their theme but you only have 60 minutes to escape!

Includes a visit to Escape Hunt in Fremantle (meet me there) where you will hone your

skills in order to create your own escape room. Choose your own adventure, create mind

boggling and thought provoking clues. Will your classmates break out? Will YOU break

out? A course for clever, cunning and crafty kids.

5613 Physics/Chemistry


Learning Area: Science Conducted by: Rob Denner

Times: Tuesday 12.15-2.30 pm Cost: $10.00


Course Description:

Physics and Chemistry is the scientific study of matter, energy and the interaction

between them. As a chemist, you might look at the amount of space an object can fill

(density). As a chemist, you might measure the energy of atoms (state of matter).

Chemists also look at the way acids can dissolve certain compounds (reactions).

Chemistry always goes back to the study of matter. Over thousands of years, chemists

have come to understand many different ways that matter changes and moves across

the Universe. What is the difference between an atom and a molecule? What is the first

element on the periodic table? Through hands on experiments using household

chemicals, you will be investigating the properties of materials and finding out about

physical changes and chemical reactions. In the world of Chemistry, the possibilities are

infinite. Every sector you can think of needs people with physics knowledge. Come and

find the answers to fascinating questions.

5614 Megalomaniacs


Learning Area: HASS, Design Technologies

English




Course Description:

Have you ever wished you could be the boss of your own country or even the whole

world? In this course you are in control. You will create your own country. A country where

everything is in your power. You will design a flag, currency and your national costume.

You will create an historical timeline and write legends about your country’s past. You will

enjoy a game session with Dr Andy Kirker. You will create terrestrial and aquatic biomes

based on the climate of your country. What type of government will you have? Each of

these activities will earn your country money which will allow you to trade with other

countries. This could put you in a position to overtake other countries. Beware though,

there may be other countries preparing to overtake you! If you ever wanted an

opportunity to be the most powerful person in the world then this is it!

5615 Lego Legends


Learning Area: Technology and Enterprise Conducted by: Maria Biscotto



Course Description:

Design and create amazing looking graphic novel or comic strip.

StoryStarter is a hands-on, innovative new tool from LEGO that inspires you to create

and communicate stories using LEGO bricks. You will work in small groups to develop

story boards, character and settings then build scenes with LEGO bricks and figures.

You will investigate legends from various cultures and the graphic novel genre. Record

your scenes using ipads. To bring your stories alive you will import your creations into the

LEGO visualiser software. This software programme allows you to create your story scene

by scene adding text, speech bubbles and other cool graphic effects. Leave this

course with a fabulous full colour graphic story to share with your family and friends.

CYCLE TWO COURSES – WEDNESDAY

5616 Aviation


Learning Area: Science, HASS,

Mathematics

Conducted by: Rob Denner

Times: Wednesday 9.00-11.15 am Cost: $10.00

Commencing: Wednesday 26th May 2021 Finishing: Wednesday 25th August 2021

Course Description:

What is the future of Aviation? The design of airports and planes will have to change for

a new travelling generation.

We are going to use the App: Flightradar24 and study the statistics of flight. We will track

planes all around the world moving in real time. We will study aircraft, airports, flights

and routes. Your knowledge of geography, navigation and weather systems will be

enhanced immensely.

So much planning goes into getting a flight off the ground. What actually happens at

the airport with equipment, fuel, baggage and passengers especially in a post Covid

environment? Do aircraft have any additional equipment for cleanliness?

After careful research of current airports and aircraft, you will design an aircraft or

airport of the future, incorporating critical and creative planning.

This course includes a possible visit to the Aviation Museum in Bull Creek, to discover the

history of flight.

Welcome aboard aviation enthusiasts, it will be a great flight!

5617 Marine Biology


Learning Area: Science Conducted by: Sandra Whitehurst



Course Description:

Marine Biology is the science of saltwater and everything that lives, moves and filters

through it. When you look at the Earth, you can see that nearly three quarters of the

Earth’s surface is covered with water. Scientists believe life on this planet started in the

ocean, and gradually adapted to life on land. Some land-based organisms eventually

returned to the water, like dolphins and whales.

In this course you will learn about life in the ocean depths, at the Polar extremes, in coral

reefs, estuaries and in the open sea. You will learn about plants large and small, marine

birds, reptiles, invertebrates and fish and discover how all these organisms connect with

each other in the marine biome. It is most important to place all our knowledge into

perspective and study the different reefs off the West Australian coastline. We will have

a Marine Biologist visit us and give us a detailed account of their job and we will

conclude the course with a visit to AQWA which will give us the opportunity to apply all

our knowledge in this marine habitat.

5618 Survivor


Learning Area: Science Conducted by: Susie Swinhoe



Course Description:

Are you a survivor? Are you a leader? Do you have survivor problem solving skills? Find

out your potential whilst learning vital survival skills. You will work in ‘tribes’ whilst you

design and make your tribal bandanas and colours. Each week you will be faced with

new challenges. Vanessa Paget from ‘Bush Wisdom’ will teach you about survival skills:

navigation, map reading, water collection, building shelters, signals, safe fire building,

bush tucker and bush medicine as well as snake handling and first aid. You will make a

survival kit in a small container which is based on the ones carried by the Australian

Army. Study real life survival stories. Investigate Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and then

decide on your own pathway to survival. Team work, leadership, resourcefulness and a

keen inquiring mind are necessary to solve a range of maths, science, technology,

physical and logical problems. Are you up for the Survivor challenge?

(Course fee includes three sessions with a Survival expert.)

5619 Genetics

Location: Walliston Hill Primary School

Learning Area: Science Conducted by: Raewyn Donald


Commencing: Wednesday 26th May 2021 Finishing: Wednesday25th August 2021

Course Description:

Everyone is biologically unique but – you share 99% of your genes with a chimp, 85% with

a mouse and 50% with a banana! Take the genes test and identify all your curious quirks.

Can you blame your parents for your good looks? Or your intelligence? Is it nature – or

nurture? Work with experts to extract your DNA (safely of course), investigate DNA

fingerprinting, build your own DNA model and create punnet squares. Become a

geneticist and explore as to why some genes (or the absence of them) can cause health

issues. Delve into your genealogy and investigate your family tree through historical

research for hereditary traits. Should you take the genome test? You may have more in

common with a banana than you think!

5620 Graphic Novels


Learning Area: English Conducted by: Sherry Parker

Times: Wednesday12.15-2.30 pm Cost: $20.00


Course Description:

KAPOW! THWACK! Sharpen your pencil as we delve into the world of graphic novels.

Just what are they made of? Paper and ink you say. BUT…there is so much more.

What is a graphic novel? Well ‘graphic’ means ‘told in images’. “Novel means ‘long

book’. So…you will learn how to write a story sequence, create vivid settings and

memorable characters. Following in the footsteps of the great Stan Lee your journey will

take you through many worlds from Superheroes to Shakespeare.

A picture is worth a thousand words – from rock art to comics to graphic novels.

What’s your story?

5621 Mysteries of the Ancient World


Learning Area: HASS Conducted by: Rob Denner

Times: Wednesday 12.15-2.30 pm Cost: $10.00


Course Description:

Travel back in time and unravel some of the mysteries that have puzzled scientists and

archaeologists for centuries. What is the mystery of the Pyramids of Egypt and Mexico?

Who did build, inhabit and then, abandon the ancient city of Machu Picchu? Who

formed the lines of Nazca which can only be seen from the air? We will study the

ancient civilizations that left us to puzzle these unsolved mysteries. We will even try to

decipher the Mayan calendar! Come on a journey into the past and discover ancient

secrets!

5622 Fantastic Beasts


Learning Area: Literature, Science Conducted by: Sandra Whitehurst



Course Description:

We will complete a global excursion to find and document extraordinary creatures both

alive and mythical. After a day at the Perth Zoo you will create a viable environment

for your fantastic beast to live in. The environment will be based on your knowledge of

classification, zoology and animal adaptations. We will plan and write about how we

intend to research the many fantastic beasts you invent. At the conclusion of the

course your own fantastic beast will appear. Are you ready for a little bit of magic?

5623 Wildlife Warriors


Learning Area: Maths, Technology and

Enterprise, English, Humanities, Social

Sciences




Course Description:

You are the protectors of our animal heritage. At least ten species of native mammals

are extinct and another thirty animal species are at serious risk. In this course you will

study the issues that are impacting on the lives of endangered animals, reasons why

and what we might be able to do to reverse this trend. W.A Birds of Prey will visit us and

you will have a ‘hands on’ experience with these fascinating and beautiful birds. We will

visit the Perth Zoo and learn about the role of zoos in protecting endangered animals

around the world. You will learn fascinating facts about skulls and scats, animal

enclosures, introduced species and the work of an Environmental Scientist. You will

study classification methods, dichotomous keys and how to use them, look at ethical

trapping techniques and how they record the animals they find. Just imagine being

able to hold an echidna, getting close to a bilby or a Stimson’s python right in your

classroom- well you will be able to when Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre visits our

classroom. Join us on our wildlife crusade- become a Wildlife Warrior! (Course fee includes a visit to the Perth Zoo, Kanyana Rehabilitation Centre and WA Birds of

Prey incursion.)

5624 Crime Scene Investigations - Forensics

Location: Walliston Primary School

Learning Area: Science Conducted by: Raewyn Donald



Course Description:

Do you like solving mysteries, searching for clues, conducting experiments and applying

your creative and critical thinking to determine – Whodunit? This course is for you! After

solving multiple mystery cases in class, we will then discover how vital forensic science is.

A Forensic Investigator from the Midland Forensic Team will take you through the steps

needed to solve a crime in today’s world. You will refine your investigative skills in

fingerprinting, handwriting and hair analysis – to name a few. Put your new knowledge to

the test. Create a scenario for your classmates to solve. Will you develop the critical skills

needed to be a successful Crime Scene Investigator? This could be a career for you!

CYCLE TWO COURSES– THURSDAY

5625 PEAC’S Amazing Race


Learning Area: Humanities and Social

Science, Science. Conducted by: Pat Cunningham

Times: Thursday 9.00-11.15 am Cost: $20.00

Commencing: Thursday 27th May 2021 Finishing: Thursday 26th August 2021

Course Description:

Can you work collaboratively in a team to overcome all the obstacles you come up

against and be first across the finish line? Are you up to the challenge? Can your team

master the tasks set for you? Will you be able to follow the directions and instructions set,

and finish your activities both quickly and accurately? Students will be introduced to the

sport of Orienteering, which has been described “running while playing chess” and

“cunning running”, and will have to negotiate their way around various courses, finding

various checkpoints on their way. This is a very “hands on” and physically demanding

course, are you up for it? Challenges will have a focus on sustainability both from a

local and global perspective and will require creative problem solving to look at

possible solutions.

5626 Stranger Things


Learning Area: English, HASS Conducted by: Tracy Greenacre


Commencing: Thursday June 3rd 2021 Finishing: Thursday 26th August 2021

Course Description: (Please note this class starts one week later due to other

circumstances)

This course will be investigating mysteries past and present. Are there explanations for

phenomenon that we call mysteries? How do forensic investigations help us find the truth?

What evidence can prove or disprove conspiracy theories? Man-made marvels,

unsolved mysteries, myths and legends will be explored. Students will write their own

reports of strange and unbelievable events and delve into the world of science fiction

5627 Break Out AM





Course Description:









5628 RoboCup


Learning Area: English, Science, Technologies

and The Arts Conducted by: Pat Cunningham

Times: Thursday 12.15-2.30 pm Cost: $20.00


Course Description:

In this course you will build and programme robots to perform to a routine you have

created. Some of the challenges you will be presented with will be, designing your own

team logo, compiling a sound track for your robot to dance to, costuming your robot and

then choreographing your robot’s dance routine (programming the robot) to synchronise

with your sound track. You will be continually analysing and modifying your robot’s

performance as you encounter the complex problems that will confront you. You may

want to use sound, motion and touch sensors to enhance the performance. You will learn

how to build and program robots whilst also investigating engineering concepts and

techniques to stabilise and strengthen your robot. All work in this course is leading up to

the RoboCup competition held in late in July. So if you enjoy a challenge and have the

ability to come up with novel solutions to difficult problems this course is for you!

5629 Break Out PM



Times: Thursday 12.15-2.30 pm Cost: $20.00


Course Description:









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