Time/Length

Week 3
130 230, Tuesday 5th August,
Wednesday 6th August and
Thursday 7th August

Key Learning Area

History and SOSE

Topic/Focus
Darwin Celebrations: Bombing
of Darwin

Pre-Planning Considerations
Topic Summary
Bombing of Darwin
Learner Considerations
Group of five students, with activity based learning program in the afternoons.
Learner Prior Knowledge
Various
Curriculum Outcomes
Local history Bombing of Darwin
Art making model planes
Collaboration project based activity

Organisation and Management

Physical Environment
Room 3, and outside on the oval, or the undercover area in the assembly
Timing
130 230 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Behaviour
Goal: High levels of engagement

Resources and Equipment

Physical Resources
Use same format for each lesson all materials provided as attached
Human Resources
Sharon Godwin, supported by ISA, either Errin or Ryan
Same format for each lesson:
Watch
Read
Make
Fly

Outcomes
Context of Lesson
Know more about Australias involvement in a number of wars and conflicts over the last 100 years
Understand and empathise with some of the experiences of war and conflicts of individual people
Lesson Outcomes
Studies of Society and Environment: Time, Continuity and Change
Content / context
Australian history
Significant individuals
Australian identity
Lasting and changing aspects of history
Outcomes (skills, knowledge, concepts, values) to be achieved
Research and interpret information
Listen to Bombing of Darwin retells
Watch YouTube videos of events in Bombing of Darwin
Research flight of paper planes
Make, fly and record paper plane flight
Assessment of Lesson Outcomes
Engagement in lesson
Completion of project in each lesson
Quality of paper plane and flight details
Recall of Bombing of Darwin details

Lesson One
Getting Focussed
Watch youtube video of Bombing of Darwin and discuss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCb86C2O0s
Beginning
Read and discuss the book: The Bombing of Darwin: The Diary of Tom Taylor
Middle
Access fun paper airplanes website, view youtube clip on Arrow
http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/index.html
Use Airplanes KWLChart if appropriate before flying
Record Paper Airplane Data, if appropriate
Make Show Fly Back Model plane and fly
Conclusion
Complete activity Sequencing photographs as a group

Lesson Two
Getting Focussed
Watch youtube of video of Bombing of Darwin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox5s4NrJTt4
Beginning
Read and discuss the book: The Bombing of Darwin: The Diary of Tom Taylor
Middle
Access fun paper airplanes website, view youtube clip on Delta
http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/index.html
Use Airplanes KWLChart if appropriate before flying
Record Paper Airplane Data, if appropriate
Make Pocket Planes and fly
Conclusion
Use map to colour in The Japanese Advance

Lesson Three
Getting Focussed
Watch youtube of video of Bombing of Darwin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ukKfsVIbD8
Beginning
Read and discuss the book: The Bombing of Darwin: The Diary of Tom Taylor
Middle
Access fun paper airplanes website, view youtube clip on Classic Dart and Condor
http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/index.html
Use Airplanes KWLChart if appropriate before flying
Record Paper Airplane Data, if appropriate
Make Flying Model Toy Series jets
Conclusion
Colour in Darwin Harbour 19 February 1942 and make links to Manunda, Neptuna, Tulagi, Peary

Lesson Four
Getting Focussed
Finish all of the above or watch the Disney Planes

Assessment of Week Three: Darwin Special Events:

The Bombing of Darwin
Tuesday 5th August
Jaxon
Henry
Rossi
Jahmal
Jason
Takota
Davidson
Shaun/Jarell???
Wednesday 6th August
Jaxon
Henry
Rossi
Jahmal
Jason
Takota
Davidson
Thursday 7th August
Jaxon
Henry
Rossi
Jahmal
Jason
Takota
Davidson

BOD Video

Book

Paper Plane

Model Plane