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TERM 4 · WEEK 1Gold Rush: Strike It Rich!

TERM 4 · WEEK 1

Gold Rush: Strike It Rich!

Young goldfield explorers panning for gold beside a mine and treasure vault at sunset.
FLAKES NUGGET COINS GOLD BAR JEWELLERY VAULT LEGEND

Dig it. Pan it. Weigh it. Spend it. Save it. Lock it in the vault.

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ENGLISH

The Word Mine

01 · Gold Mine

Let’s investigate the words for Gold Rush: Strike It Rich!. Look for what changes, then explain what you notice.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Decode and build money and goldfield words by identifying base words and meaningful endings.

YOUR MISSION

Crack four word rocks: trade → trader/trading, pay → payment, value → valuable, save → saving. Explain what one ending changes about the base word.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do.

  1. STEP 1Read or tap each word.
  2. STEP 2Look closely at the word part the mission is teaching.
  3. STEP 3Sort, build or compare the words.
  4. STEP 4Explain the pattern in your own words.
A young learner discovering glowing gold inside a timber-supported mine tunnel.
GOLD MINE · ENGLISH

Crack the word rocks

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LEARN THE TRICK

A base word carries the main meaning. An ending can change the word. Sometimes a final e drops when an ending is added.

WE DO ONE: save + ing → saving.

⛏️TRADEChoose the ending that builds trading.
Crack the rock by choosing the right ending.
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A glowing treasure pouch filled with gold.

ENGLISH

From Gold Dust to Gold Bar

02 · Panning Creek

Read the Gold Rush: Strike It Rich! information first. Talk the idea through, then answer one small question at a time.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Sequence key information in an explanatory text and identify a detail that explains why gold is weighed and recorded.

YOUR MISSION

Follow the journey: find → pan/separate → sort → weigh → refine → shape or store. Put the process in order, then identify why weighing and recording gold matters before it is traded or stored.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do.

  1. STEP 1Read once to understand what it is mostly about.
  2. STEP 2Read the question again and find the part that helps.
  3. STEP 3Say your answer aloud using because, then check it against the text.
  4. STEP 4Record a useful clue from the source.
  5. STEP 5Explain what that clue tells you.
A young learner panning for gold in a clear creek surrounded by a warm goldfield landscape.
PANNING CREEK · ENGLISH

From Gold Dust to Gold Bar

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Gold can be found mixed with sand or rock. Panning and other separating methods help remove unwanted material.

Useful gold is sorted and weighed so its mass can be recorded. Gold may then be refined before it is shaped into jewellery, coins or bars, or stored securely.

Keeping an accurate record helps people know how much gold is being handled.

Three stages of gold panning: dirty gravel, partly washed sediment, then clean revealed gold.
NOW YOU TRY · Put the journey in order

Tap the step that happens first, then keep going.

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Start with what happens before anything can be separated or weighed.

ENGLISH

The Treasure Journal

03 · Prospector's Camp

YOUR WRITING JOB: Plan then write 2–3 short paragraphs about a day on the fictional goldfield. Choose a discovery, a problem and an ending. Include a money or treasure decision and at least one line of dialogue.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Write a short first-person fantasy narrative with a clear sequence, problem, resolution, paragraphs and correctly punctuated dialogue.

YOUR MISSION

Plan then write 2–3 short paragraphs about a day on the fictional goldfield. Choose a discovery, a problem and an ending. Include a money or treasure decision and at least one line of dialogue.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do. First get your ideas ready. Then build the writing one part at a time.

  1. STEP 1Introduce what you are writing about.
  2. STEP 2Give your first important idea.
  3. STEP 3Add another useful detail, reason or example.
  4. STEP 4Finish so the reader understands your message.
A cosy prospector camp with a journal, map, lantern and treasure pouch at golden hour.
PROSPECTOR'S CAMP · ENGLISH

Plan your Treasure Journal

STORY
STORY SHAPE

A strong short story needs a beginning, a problem and a resolution. Dialogue lets the reader hear a character speak.

WE DO ONE: “Look at this!” I shouted.

1 · DISCOVERY
2 · PROBLEM
3 · ENDING
MY STORY PLAN

Discovery: Choose one.

Problem: Choose one.

Ending: Choose one.

Choose your three story cards, then write your adventure.

MATHS

The Assay Office

04 · Assay Office

Work through one maths question at a time. Your answers will be checked before the next mission unlocks.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Solve Year 4 money, multiplication and mass problems while weighing, counting, trading and saving gold.

YOUR MISSION

1) Two gold samples have masses 12 g and 9 g. Combined mass? 2) You have $50 and spend $18. How much remains? 3) Four supply packs cost $7 each. Total? 4) You save $6 each day for 5 days. Total saved?

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do.

  1. STEP 1Read the question and decide what you need to find.
  2. STEP 2Notice the important numbers and units.
  3. STEP 3Choose a strategy and work it out.
  4. STEP 4Type the answer, then check that it makes sense.
Young learners weighing and counting gold with scales at a sunset assay station.
ASSAY OFFICE · MATHS

Weigh it. Count it. Stack it. Save it.

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ONE JOB AT A TIME

Read the job, choose a strategy, calculate, then check. A wrong answer is useful — you can try again safely.

Gold flakes and nuggets ready to be weighed.
JOB 1

WEIGH IT

Two gold samples are 12 g and 9 g. What is their combined mass?

Work it out, then check your answer.
WEIGHCOINSBARSSAVE

MATHS

The Jeweller's Workshop

05 · Jeweller's Workshop

This is your real-world Gold Rush: Strike It Rich! challenge. Work out what the problem asks you to find or make.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Use a $50 budget to design a gold jewellery piece, calculate the total cost and money saved, then explain one spending choice.

YOUR MISSION

Choose one jewellery base, one optional detail and an optional presentation box. Keep the total at or below $50. Calculate the money left for your vault, then explain one choice you made.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do.

  1. STEP 1Read the whole challenge once.
  2. STEP 2Find the numbers, facts or rules you need.
  3. STEP 3Choose a useful strategy.
  4. STEP 4Show your solution clearly enough that someone else could follow it.
A young jeweller designing gold jewellery in a magical workshop.
JEWELLER'S WORKSHOP · MATHS

Spend, shape or save?

$50 BUDGET
THE RULE

You have $50. Design one gold piece, keep the total at or below $50, then put whatever is left into your vault.

1 · CHOOSE A GOLD PIECE
2 · CHOOSE A DETAIL
Choose a gold piece

Gold piece$0

Detail$0

Box$0

TOTAL SPENT$0

TO THE VAULT$50

Choose a gold piece and a detail. Watch your $50 budget as you build.

MATHS

Gold Vault Rush

06 · Great Vault
GREAT VAULT BRIEFING

Crack the rock face, pan the find, read the assay tags, then open the Great Vault. Wrong choices are safe — use what you discover and try again until your treasure is stored.

GAME BREAK · GREAT VAULT

Gold Vault Rush

Dig it. Pan it. Check it. Lock it in the vault.

DIGPANASSAYVAULT
PHASE 1 · DIG

Crack the rock face

Choose a rock. Some are only stone. One hides the nugget you need.

Pick a rock and start digging.

Campfire Check In

07 · Campfire

This part is about your own learning. There are no right or wrong feelings.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Reflect on independence, challenge level and one thing learned about money, gold, reading, writing or problem solving.

YOUR MISSION

Choose: Mostly by myself / Some help / Another go. Finish: 'One thing I understand better now is…'

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Choose what feels true for you, then write one thing you understand better now.

  1. STEP 1Choose how the week felt.
  2. STEP 2Write one thing you understand better now.

How did this week feel?

There are no right or wrong answers. Choose what feels true for you.

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