Department of Education
Government of Western Australia
North Metropolitan Education Region
Primary Extension And Challenge
Would you like to work as
an engineer? Check out
the ‘Young Engineers’
courses inside this
booklet.
Round One Course Booklet
2017
YEAR 6
INTRODUCTION
This booklet contains information for Round One 2017 PEAC courses for year 6 PEAC students only. It also provides a course calendar
and contact details.
COURSE SELECTION
Students usually attend one half-day course for the whole round at any of the venues, however there are full day courses which run for
only five weeks. Courses run at different times and may vary in their duration.
IT IS IMPERATIVE TO READ THE COURSE CONTENT CAREFULLY
Online courses are also available which students can undertake from home and/or school.
At least one course preference needs to be entered however it is recommended that students enter four preferences to increase their
chance of being placed into a course. Please do not select courses previously completed at PEAC.
PEAC courses are self-funding and course charges range from a minimum of $10 up to $100. The base $10 charge applies to all
centre based courses for the provision of classroom consumables, photocopying and printing costs. Some courses may incur an
additional charge to cover the use of an external venue, incursions/excursions, specialist teachers or specific course materials.
ADDRESSES & CONTACT DETAILS
In the event of student absences or a specific course enquiry, please contact the PEAC course teacher. Their contact details will be
provided on your course acceptance letter. For other enquiries contact your school’s PEAC Coordinator.
PEAC Office & Administration
Yuluma Primary School, 21 Ambrose St
INNALOO WA 6018
Tel.
9204 2969
Fax
6323 3371
Email: [email protected]
Please visit our website for PEAC Centre Locations: www.northmetropeac.wa.edu.au
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COURSE TIMETABLE ROUND ONE 2017
Venue
Mon
AM
Tue
PM
AM
Wed
PM
AM
Thu
PM
Fri
AM
PM
GameMaker
Blood and
Guts
Math
Magician
Carnaby’s
Cockatoo
AM
PM
Quixotic
Quests
Creaney
From Bean
to Bar Creaney
Young
Engineers Creaney
Governor Stirling
Making a
Better
World
Kinross
Mt Claremont
North Balga
Weld Square
Yuluma
From Bean
to Bar – Mt
Claremont
Young
Engineers –
Mt Claremont
The Great
Debate
Futuristic
Me
A Novel
Approach
Cartoon
Connection
Robotics A & B
Chess Master
Science
Investigators
Mapping and
Orienteering
Law and
Order
Design My
Restaurant
CSI PEAC
AQWA
AQWA
Experts
Scitech
Lab Techs
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PEAC 2017 ROUND 1 TIMETABLE
PEAC
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
20/2
21/2
22/2
23/2
24/2
27/2
28/2
1/3
2/3
3/3
6/3
7/3
8/3
9/3
10/3
13/3
14/3
15/3
16/3
17/3
20/3
21/3
22/3
23/3
24/3
27/3
28/3
29/3
30/3
31/3
3/4
4/4
5/4
6/4
7/4
26/4
27/4
28/4
School Holidays
8
9
10
24/4
Pupil Free Day
Most schools
ANZAC Day
1/5
2/5
3/5
4/5
5/5
8/5
9/5
10/5
11/5
12/5
PEAC Course Preference Process for Round 1
Students are to utilise the Web Based Preference System to apply for Centre-based and Online PEAC courses. Please read the
following process below.
Students receive their Information Package from their School Coordinator.
Students choose up to four courses from either
Centre-based or Online courses from the Booklet
Only Centre-based PEAC courses chosen
Only Online PEAC courses chosen
Note online courses are provided as an option for
country students and those who are unable to get to a
PEAC centre
Go to the PEAC website.
Click on the Centre-based course link.
Follow prompts to submit preferences by 8th February
Go to the PEAC website.
Click on Online course link.
Follow prompts to submit preferences by 8th February
Sorting of students into courses
14th February
PEAC Course acceptance letters sent to Schools
20th February
PEAC Round One Commences
Check out the PEAC Calendar at www.northmetropeac.wa.edu.au for updates.
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CENTRE-BASED COURSES
Please check the dates and locations carefully to ensure you can attend
Day
Start
Time
Finish
Time
Venue
First
Session
Last
Session
Weeks
Teacher
Learning
Area
Course
Fri
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
AQWA
24-Feb
12-May
10
Alysia
Colless
Science
AQWA
Experts
Tue
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Creaney
PS
21-Feb
9-May
9
Kirsteen
McCrory
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
From Bean
to Bar Creaney
Tue
12:15
PM
2:30 PM
Creaney
PS
21-Feb
9-May
9
Kirsteen
McCrory
Technologies
Young
Engineers Creaney
Course Content
Throughout this course you will become a
marine scientist and study at AQWA. You will
research the weird and wonderful science of
ocean animals and their environments. This
course will involve identification, classification
and field research on marine animals. Develop
an observational journal, conduct research and
then prepare to become a “marine expert” as
you present your findings to an audience.
Have you ever wondered why chocolate has
been part of our lives for thousands of years? In
this course we will unravel the mysteries and
myths that surround this delicacy from
Theobroma Cacao. We will also explore the idea
of 'Fair Trade' and how it helps to make the
world a better place. You will also work with a
chocolatier to create new ideas for your own
chocolate bar and use your enterprising skills to
market your creation to the world.
Would you like to work as an engineer: Planning,
designing, constructing and critiquing amazing
things? With guidance from Engineers
Australia's "EngQuest" resources, you will
engage in individual and team challenges
designing, constructing and testing your
creations. The possibilities are endless!
Cost
$70
$25
$30
Day
Start
Time
Finish
Time
Venue
First
Session
Last
Session
Weeks
Teacher
Learning
Area
Course
Wed
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Creaney
PS
22-Feb
5-Apr
10
Jane
Caswell
English
Quixotic
Quests
Thu
9:20 AM
11:35 AM
Governor
Stirling
SHS
23-Feb
11-May
10
Alan
Slater
Technologies
Gamemaker
Thu
12:15
PM
2:20 PM
Governor
Stirling
SHS
23-Feb
11-May
10
Alan
Slater
Technologies
Blood &
Guts
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Course Content
Do you love fantasy novels? Wizards, dragons,
monsters and reluctant heroes? Trolls, gnomes,
orcs and treacherous landscapes? Novels of
bravery, friendship and overcoming great odds?
How would you like to create one of your own?
In this course you get to design and construct a
fantasy world and then to create and write a
story of your own involving a perilous quest
through your land to finally achieve a heroic
goal. The course requires you to use technology,
art and language and you will leave with a
product that you can share with others for a long
time to come.
You will use GameMaker to design and create
your own computer games through planning,
problem solving, investigation and patience. You
will place them on your very own gaming
website. Who knows? Your games may become
famous!
Calling all budding doctors on a journey into the
world of the human body. You will be dissecting
real hearts, lungs, eyes and more. You will look
deeply into how your body works, analyse the
main organs and investigate some of the world's
worst diseases. You will learn first aid from an
Emergency nurse and apply this knowledge to a
critical situation. Definitely not a course for the
squeamish!
Cost
$15
$10
$35
Day
Start
Time
Finish
Time
Venue
First
Session
Last
Session
Weeks
Teacher
Learning
Area
Course
Tue
12:00
PM
2:15 PM
Kinross
PS
21-Feb
4-Apr
9
Jane
Caswell
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
Making a
Better World
Thu
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Kinross
PS
23-Feb
11-May
10
Jane
Thomas
Mathematics
Mathemagic
Thu
12:30
PM
2:45 PM
Kinross
PS
23-Feb
11-May
10
Jane
Thomas
Science
Carnaby's
Cockatoo
Mon
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Mt
Claremont
PS
20-Feb
8-May
9
Lorraine
Chia
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
From Bean
to Bar - Mt
Claremont
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Course Content
Making a Better World? What does this mean?
Who or what has made this world better? Who or
what has made it worse? This course is part of
the National History Challenge. This Challenge
gives you a chance to be an historian, you could
research world history, examine Australia’s past,
investigate your own community or explore your
own roots. You might have an ancestor that has
made the world better! This course emphasises
and rewards quality research, the use of
community resources and effective
presentation...and there are great prizes too!
There is even a trip to Canberra if you are a
state winner. Come and take the challenge.
Come on a mathematical, magical tour and revel
in the joy of numbers; the jigsaw pieces of the
puzzle of life.
The last 50 years has seen a 50% drop in this
iconic bird's population. Join this course if you
want to know why and how you can help to save
them. Included will be a visit from experts who
will bring a special guest so you can meet one of
these cheeky birds in person. We will explore
and develop our own creative solutions to help
these birds survive.
Have you ever wondered why chocolate has
been part of our lives for thousands of years? In
this course we will unravel the mysteries and
myths that surround this delicacy from
Theobroma Cacao. We will also explore the idea
of 'Fair Trade' and how it helps to make the
world a better place. You will also work with a
chocolatier to create new ideas for your own
chocolate bar and use your enterprising skills to
market your creation to the world.
Cost
$10
$15
$15
$25
Day
Start
Time
Finish
Time
Venue
First
Session
Last
Session
Technologies
9-May
9
Lorraine
Chia
English
The Great
Debate
21-Feb
9-May
9
Deb
Kempe
English
A Novel
Approach
Mt
Claremont
PS
21-Feb
9-May
9
Lorraine
Chia
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
Futuristic Me
Mt
Claremont
PS
21-Feb
9-May
9
Deb
Kempe
The Arts
Creative
Cartooning
8-May
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Mt
Claremont
PS
21-Feb
Tue
9:30 AM
11:45 AM
Mt
Claremont
PS
Tue
12:30
PM
2:45 PM
Tue
12:45
PM
2:45 PM
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Course
9
20-Feb
Tue
Learning
Area
Young
Engineers Mt
Claremont
2:45 PM
Mon
Teacher
Lorraine
Chia
Mt
Claremont
PS
12:30
PM
Weeks
Course Content
Would you like to work as an engineer: Planning,
designing, constructing and critiquing amazing
things? With guidance from Engineers
Australia's "EngQuest" resources, you will
engage in individual and team challenges
designing, constructing and testing your
creations. The possibilities are endless!
Do you have strong opinions? Do you like to
argue and prove a point? If so, The Great
Debate is the course for you! In this course you
will explore current affairs and hot topics. You
will formulate strong arguments and work with
your team to battle it out against your opponents
using a formal debating structure. Join us in this
fast paced verbal tussle!
Attention readers and book lovers...If you love
reading, thinking, discovering new authors and
genres, then this is the course for you. Using a
"novel approach" we will develop your analytical
and reasoning skills. To begin, bring a favourite
or recently read novel to our first session as we
"Swap Meet” our books with each other.
Are you an aspiring inventor, teacher or
entrepreneur? Alternatively, do your passions
and strengths lie elsewhere? This course offers
the opportunity to design your dream life by
exploring the ins and outs of different career
paths and how they can help you achieve your
personal, financial and lifestyle goals.
Join Cartoonist, Tim Wilson, together with Deb
Kempe, as we lead you through many aspects of
cartooning and creative thinking. Improve your
drawing techniques, develop the art of
caricature, animation, special effects and your
understanding of political satire. Analyse topical
issues, use social commentary and employ your
cartooning skills to express your ideas in
creative and humorous ways. Bring a colour
picture of your pet or animal of your choice to the
first session.
Cost
$30
$10
$20
$10
$80
Day
Mon
Start
Time
9:00 AM
Finish
Time
2:00 PM
Venue
North
Balga PS
First
Session
20-Feb
Last
Session
20-Mar
Weeks
5
Teacher
Carol
Callaghan
Learning
Area
Technologies
Course
Course Content
Cost
Robotics A
An opportunity to design, build and test EV3
Mindstorms robots for five full days. Devise your
own challenges and solve them by applying your
newly acquired knowledge and your creative
problem solving expertise. Group challenges are
an option, if you prefer. This 5 full-day course will
also enable you to undertake an in-depth
investigation of how robots are used in today's
society and the possibilities for the use of robots
in an area of your choice.
$25
Mon
9:00 AM
2:00 PM
North
Balga PS
27-Mar
15-May
5
Carol
Callaghan
Technologies
Robotics B
Wed
9:00 AM
11:30 AM
North
Balga PS
22-Feb
10-Mar
10
Carol
Callaghan
Mathematics
Chessmaster
Fri
9:30 AM
11:30 AM
Scitech
24-Feb
12-May
10
Carol
Callaghan
Science
Lab Techs
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An opportunity to design, build and test EV3
Mindstorms robots for five full days. Devise your
own challenges and solve them by applying your
newly acquired knowledge and your creative
problem solving expertise. Group challenges are
an option, if you prefer. This 5 full-day course will
also enable you to undertake an in-depth
investigation of how robots are used in today's
society and the possibilities for the use of robots
in an area of your choice.
Learn to play the game of Kings under the expert
tutelage of a Chess Master, or strive to improve
your existing chess skills if you feel you are
already a competent chess player. You will also
be researching the history and intricacies of a
board game you find particularly appealing in
order to extract the best features prior to
modifying it to create your own personal edition.
Once you are happy with your finished product
you can experience the pleasure of playing it
with your peers.
Work like a real scientist in the CSIRO
Laboratory at Scitech where you will be
conducting a range of experiments to record
your results and draw valid conclusions. Become
an expert at using the scientific process and
conduct an investigation of your own choosing at
home. Parents will need to transport their
children to and from Scitech for the duration of
this course.
$25
$25
$70
Day
Start
Time
Finish
Time
Venue
First
Session
Last
Session
Weeks
Teacher
Learning
Area
Course
Mon
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Weld
Square
PS
20-Feb
8-May
9
Donna
Wilson
Science
Science
Investigators
Thu
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Weld
Square
PS
23-Feb
11-May
10
Donna
Wilson
Mathematics
Mapping and
Orienteering
Tue
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Yuluma
PS
21-Feb
9-May
9
Donna
Wilson
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
Law and
Order
Wed
9:00 AM
11:15 AM
Yuluma
PS
22-Feb
10-May
10
Lorraine
Chia
Humanities
and Social
Sciences
Design My
Restaurant
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Course Content
Do you want to be a real life Power Ranger? Are
you interested in making a difference to the
world? In this real life STEM course you will
become an energy auditor and use professional
tools to conduct an energy audit in your school.
You will practise your mathematical and
analytical skills to discover the science and
technology behind power and energy. Finally,
you will make recommendations to reduce your
school energy use. Your small changes can
make a BIG difference.
This course includes Orienteering; a challenging
outdoor adventure sport that exercises both the
mind and body. The aim is to navigate between
specified control points using maps. It’s now
more important than ever that you develop mapreading skills. In this course you will become a
cartographer. You will improve your visual
literacy by understanding how to decode many
different types of maps while also making your
own map.
Do you have ambitions to be a lawyer, or simply
like to argue? In this course you will be
introduced to the origins and basic principles of
our legal system. Learn the language of the law
and learn how laws are made beginning with the
Magna Carta. We will visit the State's oldest
courthouse, Francis Burt Law Centre, on
Tuesday, 2nd May, 9.30am - 12.30 pm. Parental
transport is required. At the Francis Burt Law
Centre we will observe a Magistrate's Court in
session and take part in a mock trial.
Discover the secrets of successful restaurant
design as we explore reviews, marketing
strategies and other behind the scenes decisions
made by restaurateurs. How important are
location, layout or branding in designing your
own unique food haven? What will you do
differently to keep diners coming back for more?
Cost
$35
$35
$25
$15
Day
Fri
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Start
Time
12:30
PM
Finish
Time
2:45 PM
Venue
Yuluma
PS
First
Session
24-Feb
Last
Session
12-May
Weeks
10
Teacher
Velu
Ramasmy
Learning
Area
Science
Course
Course Content
Cost
CSI PEAC
Enter the fascinating world of forensic science
aswe learn the skills and techniques used
bydetectives to identify victims and find
thecriminals. Study graphology, etymology,
fingerprinting, chromatography, blood spatters,
DNAanalysis and more. Join us as we create our
veryown crime scene.
$50
PEAC ONLINE COURSES ROUND ONE 2017
Year 6 Only
The PEAC Online program offers courses to PEAC students who have trouble accessing courses at the regular PEAC Centres, or who prefer to learn in
a more independent and flexible manner. The online learning environment we use in PEAC Online is the same one used by the online secondary
selective program for country students.
By participating in an online PEAC course the students have the opportunity to:
 Develop specific course content outcomes from a variety of Learning Areas;
 Develop skills in personal self-management and using information and communication technologies to share their learning; and
 Work with other like-minded peers from across Western Australia in an innovative learning environment.
Students should be aware that it requires a good deal of self-discipline to complete an Online course and that the activities will be as challenging as,
if not more challenging than, those done in the regular PEAC classroom. At the same time, many find the courses great fun and enjoy working with their
online classmates.
Students need regular access to a reliable computer with the Internet and reasonably up to date programs in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. We encourage
classroom teachers to utilize the online courses as part of their provision for their gifted students, by allocating at least an hour of class time per week
for the students to work on their online course. This is flexible and can be negotiated between the classroom teacher and student. Of course, the student
can access and complete online courses from their home computer.
The available online courses for this round are listed on the next page.
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ONLINE COURSE DETAILS
Course
Code
Title
CSI
CSI
Forensics
Course Outline
Science, English
MB
Mythbreakers
Science
MO
Maths
Olympiad
Maths
Become a Crime Scene Investigator and learn the forensic techniques that
are used to catch Criminals. Practise fingerprinting, handwriting analysis,
DNA analysis, chromatography and more as you use the evidence and your
own deductive thinking to solve a crime online.
The popular television program, “Mythbusters” is based on the concept of
exploring urban myths and investigating to see if they can be confirmed,
seen as plausible or completely busted”. You will examine a number of
myths, Develop your science investigation skills and select a myth you wish
to study in depth, set up the testing conditions to confirm or break those
myths!
Join the competition to see who will be the PEAC Mathematical Olympian for
Round One, 2017. Each week you will be training for the Olympiad by
solving a range of problems and explaining the strategies you used. This
training will culminate in the “PEAC Mathematical Olympiad” where you will
pit your problem solving skills against your fellow ‘Mathletes’.
To nominate for Centre-based or Online courses, please proceed to
the PEAC Web Based Preference System and follow the links:
www.northmetropeac.wa.edu.au