GIFTED AND TALENTED

BEENLEIGH STATE SCHOOL

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LINKS FOR STUDENTS

YEAR

LEVEL SUITABILITY

 

LINKS FOR TEACHERS

1.

Enrol your students in any of these Ready-to-go courses.  

3-7

 

1.    Identification of Gifted and Talented Students

2.    Differentiating Instructions

3.    Ed Qld – Gifted and Talented   

4.    Competitions for the Gifted and Talented  

2.

The Case of the Mystery Roses

The Case of the Sneak Thief’s Sneakers

The Case of the Charlie Cheetah Theft

The Case of the Disappearing Signs

Write what clues help you to solve the mysteries.

4-7

 

3.

Escape from Nab

Print these activity sheets before you start.  They will help to focus you.

4-7

 

4.

No Matter What Shape Your Fractions Are In

Write your answers in your Maths pad.  Check the solution on the site.

3-7

 

5.

Rectangular Pattern Challenge

Work through this site, filling in the values where shown.  Did you find the pattern?

3-7

 

6.

Graph it

Survey 20 kids – What is their favourite food out of Hot Dog, Hamburger, Taco, Pizza, Spaghetti or Meat Loaf?  Use this site to graph their responses. 

3-7

 

7.

Rent-a-car

What rental car will be most economical for your trip?

6-7

 

8.

Checker Board Problem

Let Java help you with your solution.  Complete online. 

6-7

 

9.

Dice Problem

Complete online

5-7

 

10.

Towers of Hanoi

4-7

 

11.

Brain Teasers

Try these brain teasers for all ages.

3-7

 

12.

Figure This

A range of mathematical challenges.

3-7

 

13.

Verbal Reasoning

Complete online.

4-7

 

14.

Crack the Code

Work out the place where the thieves have taken the loot.

5-7

 

15.

The Red Album

Research task about Mars.  Collect information in a scrapbook.

5-7

 

16.

The Art of the Brick

Look what you can do with Legos!  Bring some Lego to school and make some art. 

2-7

 

17

Cartoonster

Make your own cartoon flip book.  You will need paper and pencil.

3-7

 

18

Make Believe Comix

Write your very own comic strip here.

2-7

 

19

20 Questions

You can also click on the 20Q Junior link.  How can this site read your mind?  Create a Powerpoint slide show which answers the following question:  Which Simpsons character am I thinking of?

4-7

 

20

Logic Puzzles

Try the one star puzzles. 

4-7

 

21

Puzzlemaker

Make your own puzzles and share them with your friends.

2-7

 

22

Puzzle Parlour

Lots of puzzles for you to solve.

2-7

 

23

Duality

Look at this online art.  There are 4 colours in all of the examples in the inner section, and 4 colours in the outer section.  Save the .gif template at the end of the art show and open into the Paint program on your computer.  Make a series of these graphics using different colours and bring them into Powerpoint.  Show your friends and ask them for their favourite one.

2-7

 

24

Botz Puzzles

Program these Botz.

3-7

 

25

Make Your Own Widget

Have fun making your own widgets.

3-7

 

 

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