Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be aware that this document may contain images or names of people who have since passed away. Teachers should use discretion and sensitivity when using this content with their students. Note to teachers: The producers of VAMPtv are aware of how busy teachers are. We are aiming to provide to activities that enhance your weekly program rather than create more work for you. These teaching resources provide a combination of activities that students can do on their own as well as richer tasks that require leadership and supervision by a teacher. As the show progresses, we’ll also be providing you with ideas for ways that your students can produce content for the show. Just as we are asking students to provide us feedback on the show, we ask that you provide us with feedback on what you want from the show's teaching resources to ensure that VAMPtv can genuinely and effectively be integrated into students' learning (and into your workload!). VAMPtv – Production team. Rod Balaam VAMPtv School Liaison [email protected] ACTIVITIES TO DO ON YOUR OWN (OR WITH A FRIEND!) NINJA CODE MUSICAL SCALES There are many different types of musical scales; the ninja code scale is called C Major. It is called C major because it starts and finishes on the note C, though the last C is a higher C. The ‘gaps’ between notes are in the major scale pattern. The notes in the C major scale are written like this. (notes going up) C D E F G A B C TASK: See if you can use the ‘ninja code’ to work out what words these music notes ‘spell’ by filling in the missing letters. 1. _B ___ ___ 2. ___ _A_ ___ ___ 3. ___ _E_ ___ ___ 4. ___ ___ _G_ ___ If you are working on a computer, you can listen to the C Major scale here. Otherwise, type in this address http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_scale DCP 3.1 Investigate CRA 3.1 Music SkP 3.1 Music RAK DIRRPEDERR: PEOPLE OF THE RIVER Rak Dirrpederr was made by students from the Daly River region for the Northern Territory’s centenary (100 year anniversary) this year. TASK: Watch the Rak Dirrpederr clip carefully and answer the questions below. Some questions require careful listening while others will test your observation skills. 1. What is the motto on the Woolianna School sign? 2. How many hours is Nauiyu Community from Darwin? 3. How do the students describe their country? a) flat b) dangerous c) rugged 4. During the sulphur‐crested cockatoo dreaming how many people are standing by the road? 5. What is the name of the boat on the river? 6. What does falanpan mean? 7. What is the golden catfish helping to cook? 8. Where do the Woolianna students say that they belong? a) at a party b) river c) desert 9. Finish this sentence: The springs feed the river like the veins in our ________ feed our __________. 10. What animal is on the Nauiyu Community sign? TASK: Come up with a quiz of your own to test a friend’s observation or listening skills based on Rak Dirrpederr. TASK: A mock up of a postcard saying ‘Nauiyu Community…Wish you were here’ features in Rak Dirrpederr. Postcards feature pictures of beautiful landscapes, images or interesting landmarks that people might like to visit. Find examples of postcards on the internet and use them as inspiration to design and produce a postcard for your community. You might choose to take a photo of something that makes your community special or design some artwork that represents where you live. L/S 3.3 Strategies L/S 3.1 Texts and contexts RL 3.1 Communication SOC 3.4 Values, beliefs and Cultural Diversity ILC‐C Band 3 Country and Land SOC 2.3 Civics, government and justice SOC 2.2 Indigenous studies ILC‐C Band 3 Country and land NT COMMUNITIES The Woolianna students said that Nauiyu Community was 2.5 hours from Darwin. How long does it take to get to your community from Darwin? TASK: Below is a list of communities around the NT. Put the correct place name into the crossword so that all the words fit. Pirlangimpi Yirrkala Utopia Binjari Peppimenarti Milingimbi Wadeye Yuendemu Umbakumba Ikuntji Gapuwiyak Y U P P B W M I TASK: Find each of these places on a map. Work out how far they are from where you live in kilometres. SOC 2.2 Indigenous studies W 2.2 Language structure and features ILC‐C Band 3 Country and land DREAMING STORIES RL 3.1 Communication There are lots of references to dreaming stories in this week’s episode. The Woolianna students shared some of their stories, while the students from Gunbalanya shared a story about the turtle and echidna. The band Seven Star is named after the seven sisters constellation, a famous dreaming story throughout much of Australia. TASK: Go to the website Dust Echoes: Ancient stories, new voices to explore other dreaming stories from Arnhem Land http://www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/default.htm TASK: Develop a comic based on an important dreaming story in your community. This comic could also be a storyboard if your class decides to make an animation like Echidna and Turtle. TURTLE AND ECHIDNA The students from Gunbalanya tell the story of how the turtle and echidna as we know them came into being. Turtles are reptiles and are related to snakes, lizards and crocodiles. Echidnas are something else altogether. They are called monotremes. Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs (other mammals give birth to live babies) and live only in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The echidna and the platypus are the only monotremes in the world. TASK: Using a dictionary find a definition for the following words. Find an example of each of these animals: Mammal: Reptile: Monotreme: SOC 2.2 Indigenous studies W 2.2 Language structure and features RL 3.1 Communication WL 3.1 Communication CC 3.1 Life and living ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH YOUR TEACHER LT‐S S1 Band 3 DPC 3.1 Investigate SkP 3.1 Media ANIMATION Stop motion animation can be very time‐consuming. It’s coming up to the end of term so we don’t expect teachers to be undertaking such a large task during assessment time. However, there are lots of websites where students can create their own animations online. TASK: Check out some of the following websites to make your own animation online: http://www.fluxtime.com/animate.php http://www.aniboom.com/shapeshiftermain/ http://goanimate.com/ http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html http://www.animasher.com/ http://www.xtranormal.com/ http://www.abcya.com/animate.htm Note to teachers: If creating a stop motion animation is something you would be interested in doing with your class, please get in touch with the VAMPtv production team and we can develop a tutorial to help you out. SEVEN SISTERS Seven Star band named themselves after the constellation of stars called The Seven Sisters (also called Pleiades). The Seven Sisters feature strongly in stories from communities all across Australia. Many communities have dreaming stories about the stars. TASK: Have your teacher install Google Earth on the school computers (many classrooms have this already). Once you have the program open, go to ‘View’ in the toolbar and select ‘Explore’ > ‘Sky’. Search for the Seven Sisters in the search box. You will have to use the Greek word Pleiades. Once you have found the Seven Sisters you can search for the other constellations below (again, using the Greek or Latin word) or just spend some time exploring space! The Seven Sisters ‐ Pleiades The Saucepan – Orion Taurus the Bull – Hyades LT‐S S1 Band 3 DPC 3.1 Investigate Southern Cross – Crux Australis WS 3.1 Planning CC 3.4 Earth and beyond HEALTHY EATING DPC3.1 Investigating RL 3.3 Language structures and features Every week we show you clips of strong kids who are eating healthy food. Now it’s time for you to make some of your own! TASK: With your teacher, cook this healthy butter chicken recipe. This recipe is for 4 people so remember that you will need more ingredients if you are cooking for more people. Some of these spices can be hard to get at your local shop so you might need to ask around and see if anyone can get them for you. Also leave out the chilli if you don’t like spicy food! Reduced Fat Butter Chicken Ingredients (serves 4) 800g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into 3cm cubes 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, grated 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder 2 teaspoons garam masala 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 cup plain reduced‐fat yoghurt 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 cinnamon stick 410g can tomato puree 3/4 cup extra‐light thickened cream steamed basmati rice and fresh coriander leaves, to serve Method Combine chicken, garlic, ginger, chilli, garam masala, cumin, ground coriander and yoghurt in a ceramic or glass bowl. Cover. Refrigerate overnight. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium‐high heat. Add cardamom and cinnamon stick. Cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add chicken mixture. Cook, stirring, for 5 to 6 minutes or until browned. Add tomato puree and 1/2 cup cold water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium‐low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Remove and discard cinnamon stick. Add cream. Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through. Divide rice between bowls. Top with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with fresh coriander. Serve.