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Rainy Day RosieA resource for the Early Years
Created By QM Learning 2012
Links to Australian Curriculum
The following digital resource is intended for use with younger learners to develop their scientific understanding and investigations of the forms of water in the environment and the importance of water for living things. More specifically, the content is intended to help facilitate the delivery of the following aspects of the Australian Curriculum: Science
Science Understanding
Foundation Living things have basic needs, including food and water (Biological Sciences)
Yr 1 Living things live in different places where their needs are met; Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape
(Biological Sciences)
Yr 2 Earth’s resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways (Earth and Space Sciences)
Science as a Human Endeavour
Use and influence of science
Yr 1 /2 People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things
Nature and development of science
Yr 1 Science involves asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events
Science Inquiry Skills
Foundation Respond to questions about familiar objects and events (Questioning and predicting) ;Share observations and ideas (Communicating)
Yr 1/2 Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (Questioning and predicting); Compare observations with those of others (Evaluating); Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways such as oral and written language, drawing and role play (Communicating)
Copyright• The text in this slideshow is written by Narinda Sandry and is available under the Creative Commons licences:
BY SA NC• Images marked QM are copyright (The State of Queensland - Queensland Museum) and must not be reproduced
in any format without permission. Please contact: Queensland MuseumPO Box 3300 South Brisbane BC Qld 4101Email: [email protected] Phone: 07 3842 9241
• Images sourced from flickr.com are used under creative commons licences: – Rainbow Lorikeet by Michael Gwyther-Jones (cc: BY)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12587661@N06/2334815361/– Rainbow Lorikeets by aussiegall http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/1190742003/ (cc: BY)
– St George by yewenyi http://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/3038135282/ (cc: BY, NC)– Southend South Australia by Holiday pointau http://www.flickr.com/photos/holidaypointau/8022686111/
(cc: BY, NC)– Sooes River Mouth by Sam Beebe Ecotrust http://www.flickr.com/photos/sbeebe/2848237223/ – Shattuck_N2-9477, Rainbow Lorikeet, Broulee, NSW by Steve Shattuck (Southern Ants)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_shattuck/3811363412/ (cc: BY)– River in Papua by Cifor (cc: BY, SA, NC) http://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/7239766910/ - Simpson Desert by Steve Boak (cc: BY NC)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalbarragup_artworks/4205219257/ • Animal calls:
– Beeping froglet courtesy of CSIRO– Rainbow lorikeet http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/birds/featured/Top-40-Bird-Songs
• Clip art: all sourced from clikr.com http://www.clker.com/ and http://www.openclipart.org
Teacher Notes
• View ppt. in slide show mode to hear sounds and enable animations.
• Photo quality is reduced to enable faster downloads. Should you require a better quality document contact QM for assistance.
• Please note that the selection of text and slide background was made intentionally for the benefit of vision impaired students. Information regarding this decision can be found in the following document. Individual students will have unique vision needs.
• http://www.colorcombos.com/coloring-your-website-with-the-vision-impaired-in-mind-article.html
• http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1479 • http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/resources/vi&multi/
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Rainy Day Rosie.
QM RV
“ Yippee!” squealed Rosie early one morning. “It’s
stopped raining at last. I hope it never ever rains
again!”
Michael Gwyther-Jonesflickr.com
“Be careful what you wish for,”
warned an older Rainbow Lorikeet named
Rusty. “Rain is very important to us all.”
QM RV
“Not me,” said young Rosie. “It makes my feathers
all wet and I can’t fly properly. Everywhere I sit
feels soggy!”
QM
“I think we need to
go on a little
adventure,” said
Rusty.
Follow me!”
aussiegall Flickr.com
The first place Rusty took Rosie was the river.
“If there was no rain, there would be no rivers,”
chirped Rusty.
Yeweni flickr.com
Rosie laughed “That’s silly Rusty.” The river is too
big to be made from rain! The river is just always
there.”
“ I know it’s hard to
believe Rosie but
the rain does make
the rivers and the
rivers are needed
by all of us. You
need the river
Rosie.”
Rosie didn’t
understand.
QM RV
Rusty and Rosie flew up the river.“ Without
rivers, there would be no homes and food for
river plants and animals,” said Rusty.
QM
“Rivers flow very long ways and across many
parts of our country Rosie,” Rusty explained.
“They carry the rainwater that animals and
plants need.”
Cifor flickr.com
Rusty flew off
again, this time
landing beside a
creek. “ I know
the river seems
like it is always
there but we only
have rivers
because the
creeks and rain fill
the river.”
QM JW
“The creeks are also very important
for so many creatures. Frogs,
insects of all kinds, yabbies, small
fish, birds, plants and many others.
These things need water and they
give us food Rosie.”QM JW QM JW
QM
Now Rosie was
really confused.
Rusty flew on
further until he
reached a
beautiful
waterfall. Rosie
had never seen a
waterfall.
“Rain helps to
make waterfalls
Rosie.”QM BC
“That is so beautiful Rusty. I never knew how
amazing water is.” Rusty took off to one last spot.
QM RV
Rosie and Rusty landed near a wetland that Rosie
knew well. “This is my favourite place in the
whole world Rusty! I love coming here to splash
and find juicy things to eat.”
QM
“I know Rosie. That’s why you need to understand
how important water is to us all. Without rain, there
would be no rivers, creeks, lakes, waterfalls and of
course favourite wetlands.”
QM RV
QM JW
QM RV
“Without rain Rosie, things would become very hard for us
Rosie. There are places where there is very little water.
They are dry and dusty places. Food is very hard to find
and there are no places to have a drink or a splash.”
Rosie didn’t like the sound of this place. It had been a silly
wish to make. Rosie had a nibble on some beautiful bush
flowers made healthy because of the rain . Then they flew
home.
Flickr.com The Waterboy
Later that day Rosie was playing with her friends.
One of them said “I’m so glad it has stopped
raining. I hope it never ever rains again!”
Steve Shattuck flickr.com
“Oh no,” said Rosie, “you must never wish for that! Let me show you why.”