Teacher Guide

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PARACHUTE BY DANNY PARKER AND MATT OTTLEY

ISBN: 9781921894206
Published: July 2013
Imprint: Little Hare Books - Hardie Grant Egmont

This narrative picture book follows Toby and his need to always wear a
parachute to help him feel safe. But one day he finds someone who needs
it more than he does. A great story about building independence.
Little Hare, (2013) Parachute, Retrieved
fromhttp://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishin
g/bookfinder/book/parachute-by-danny-_- ParachuteText copyright Danny Parker 2013, Illustrations copyright Matt Ottley 2013
ottley_-m-parker/9781742976778 Published by Little Hare, an imprint of Hardie Grant Egmont

DESIGN PROJECT IDEAS

* Students design and construct a working parachute for a small toy

Experiment with different materials and designs to make a working parachute for a small toy.

* Students recreate a scene of part of the narrative, eg. Rescuing Henry the cat

High Tech - Create an animation of a scene using SCRATCH, Hopscotch or Pyonkee

Low Tech - Students draw/paint/collage a scene

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM LINKS (POSSIBILITIES)

Learning Areas
Design Technologies - Sequencing (ACTDEP009), Project plans (ACTDP028)
Digital Technologies - Algorithmic thinking (ACTDIP010)
Science - Making predictions (ACSIS053), Comparing results (ACSIS215)
Media Arts - Animated sequence (ACAMAM063)
General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking
ICT Capability
Personal and Social Capacity

DESIGN PROCESS
THINK: Investigating and Defining
- What interests/ideas are sparked by reading the book?
- Identify 'problems' to be solved - Choose a problem to work on
MAKE: Generating
- Brainstorm ideas for 'solving' the chosen problem
- Make a plan eg. sketch, list, mindmap, etc.
Producing and Implementing
- Gather appropriate materials
- Build a prototype, make adjustments/iterations during building phase
IMPROVE/ Evaluating
REFLECT: - Does the design solve the chosen problem? Does it work?
- Share prototype and seek feedback from others

RESOURCES/LINKS
- SCRATCH https://scratch.mit.edu
- Hopscotch https://www.gethopscotch.com
- Pyonkee http://www.softumeya.com/pyonkee/en/
- Australian Curriculum http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au

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Student Guide

STEAM Skills
Brought to you by the
STEAM-powered books lab

* Science * Technology * Engineering * The Arts * Mathematics

PARACHUTE BY DANNY PARKER AND MATT OTTLEY

ISBN: 9781921894206
Published: July 2013
Imprint: Little Hare Books - Hardie Grant Egmont

This narrative picture book follows Toby and his need to

always wear a parachute to help him feel safe. But one day
he finds someone who needs it more than he does. A great
story about building independence.
Little Hare, (2013) Parachute, Retrieved
fromhttp://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publ
ishing/bookfinder/book/parachute-by-
ParachuteText copyright Danny Parker 2013, Illustrations copyright Matt Ottley 2013
danny-_-ottley_-m-
Published by Little Hare, an imprint of Hardie Grant Egmont
parker/9781742976778

DESIGN PROJECT IDEAS

* Design and create a parachute for a small toy.
* Create a scene from 'Parachute'
* Use the book as inspiration for a project of your
own.
Record your progress through the design process

DESIGN PROCESS

Image by Lotte ten Hacken and Anaum Zahid. - CC by SA 4.0

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Test your prototype. Does it work?