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Quantum Victoria is offering an exciting opportunity for students to participate in a fully interactive, experiment based program that will introduce them to the fundamental principles of electricity, conductors and insulators.

MaKey MaKey is an invention kit for the 21st century. It's great for beginners & experts doing art, engineering and everything in-between!

During this program students will learn about conductors, insulators and basic circuits whilst expressing their creativity in fun and whimsical ways.

The basics of circuits will be explored using a MaKey MaKey, alligator clips, laptops and conducting materials like play dough & children!

This hands-on program will have students excited and active while exploring circuitry and design.

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Curriculum Audit

Level 2
- Digital Technologies
  - Creating Digital Solutions
    
    Follow, describe and represent a sequence of steps and decisions (algorithms) needed to solve simple problems (VCDTCD017)
  - Data and Information
    
    Collect, explore and sort data, and use digital systems to present the data creatively (VCDTDI015)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units (VCMMG115)
    
    Compare masses of objects using balance scales (VCMMG116)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Number and Place Value
    
    Explore the connection between addition and subtraction (VCMNA106)
    
    Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies (VCMNA107)
    
    Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arrays (VCMNA108)
    
    Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representations (VCMNA109)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS052)
    
    Analysing and Evaluating
    
    Compare observations and predictions with those of others (VCSIS054)
    
    Communicating
    
    Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways (VCSIS055)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    People use science in their daily lives (VCSSU041)
    
    Physical Sciences
    
    Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed (VCSSU049)
Level 3
- Digital Technologies
  - Creating Digital Solutions
    
    Define simple problems, and describe and follow a sequence of steps and decisions involving branching and user input (algorithms) needed to solve them (VCDTCD023)
  - Digital Systems
    
    Explore a range of digital systems with peripheral devices for different purposes, and transmit different types of data (VCDTDS019)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, area, mass and capacity (VCMMG140)
  - Number and Algebra
    
    Number and Place Value
    
    Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction (VCMNA132)
    
    Recall addition facts for single-digit numbers and related subtraction facts to develop increasingly efficient mental strategies for computation (VCMNA133)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (VCSIS065)
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies (VCSIS067)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS068)
    
    Analysing and Evaluating
    
    Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (VCSIS070)
    
    Communicating
    
    Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language (VCSIS072)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Chemical sciences
    
    Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties; these properties can influence their use (VCSSU060)
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions (VCSSU056)
Level 4
- Digital Technologies
  - Creating Digital Solutions
    
    Define simple problems, and describe and follow a sequence of steps and decisions involving branching and user input (algorithms) needed to solve them (VCDTCD023)
  - Digital Systems
    
    Explore a range of digital systems with peripheral devices for different purposes, and transmit different types of data (VCDTDS019)
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures (VCMMG165)
    
    Compare objects using familiar metric units of area and volume (VCMMG166)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (VCSIS065)
    
    Planning and conducting
    
    Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies (VCSIS067)
    
    Recording and processing
    
    Use formal measurements in the collection and recording of observations (VCSIS068)
    
    Analysing and Evaluating
    
    Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (VCSIS070)
    
    Communicating
    
    Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language (VCSIS072)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Chemical sciences
    
    Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties; these properties can influence their use (VCSSU060)
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions (VCSSU056)
Level 5
- Mathematics
  - Measurement and Geometry
    
    Using Units of Measurement
    
    Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass (VCMMG195)
- Science
  - Science Inquiry Skills
    
    Questioning and predicting
    
    With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be based on previous experiences or general rules (VCSIS082)
  - Science Understanding
    
    Physical Sciences
    
    Energy from a variety of sources can be used to generate electricity; electric circuits enable this energy to be transferred to another place and then to be transformed into another form of energy (VCSSU081)
    
    Science as a Human Endeavour
    
    Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people's lives (VCSSU073)

Audience

Student learning

Learning Areas

Digital Technologies Mathematics Science

Year Levels

Level 3 Level 4