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Melbourne (Docklands), Brisbane

2013 EARLY YEARS EXCURSION PROGRAM

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1: Building Fairy Tales

Enjoy "hands-on" fun engaging listening, memory and visual skills. Work playfully and collaborately to design and build a solution to a problem related to a well known fairytale.

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Grade 1-2

A:

Design a strong house for the Three Little Pigs.

B:

Create a stable chair for Goldilocks and the Three Bears.


C:

Build a tall tower for Sleeping
Beauty.

D:

Design a safe bridge for the Troll in Trouble.

 

2: Fun with Mechanisms

Explore large gears pulleys, levers and wheels to investigate how simple machines function in the real world. Design a solution related to real life themes:

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Grade 1-2

A:

Wheels Go Around:
Explore wheels & friction, Axles & steering.

B:

Mechanical Toys:
Explore gears, levers & pulleys to make movement in toys.



C:

Machines at Home:
Explore wheels, gears and pulleys in real life machines.

D:

Carnival Fun:
Explore levers, wheels and gears to build fairground rides.

 

3: Creative Construction

Children are involved in systematic creativity around engaging themes. They design imaginative solutions while working collaboratively to create a solution to a real life problem.

Grade P-1


 

Grade 1-2

A:

Our Community
Create a home, fire station, hospital, train & playground

B:

Animal Antics
Build a farm, zoo, sea world and imaginary animals


C:

Inventions
Invent crazy machines and cool creations

D:

Fantasy Fun
Create stories about knights, dragons and princesses

 

       4: Simple Movie Making                                                                                         Grade 1-2

                                                                                                Tell a story making the DUPLO scenes come  alive.
                                                                                                Film with a LEGO video camera to put their story on a time line 
                                                                                                and add sound effects to create their own "blockbuster".

 

Suggested Timetable Rotation

Cost (incl gst)


9.45am - 10.45am
11.00am - 12.00pm
LUNCH
12.30pm - 1.30pm
1.30pm - 2.30pm

$450 for 2 workshops up to 30 students ( min $15/student)
$600 for 3 workshops up to 30 students (min $20/student)
$750 for 2 workshops up to 60 students (min $12.50/student)

*$900 for 3 workshops up to 60 students (min $15/student)
*$1000 for 2 workshops up to 100 students (min $10/student)
Prices are ex GST                                    *Melbourne only    

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(Maximum of 60 students per 1/2 day)