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KLA's
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Possible
Activities
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SOSE, English, The Arts
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Unit: The 'Watery' Frontier - (a) a
web quest into explorers of the past and their voyages of discovery across
oceans (b) a computer presentation on the
journey of an explorer including picture and map (c) with
a paint program, draw the journey of the explorer over a blank map and
label important points (d) a fictitious diary
entry of an important day in the life of an explorer (e) write
and perform a seafaring song which might be sung on a journey to pass the
time and keep spirits up. (collection of these published in a book)
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SOSE
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Unit: Continent Hopping - (a) a
computer presentation/storybook (group activity) of an Australian Kangaroo
who hops across oceans and travels to other countries - what it encounters
in geographical features and other animals - how other animals react to it
etc.. (b) d
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Science, HPE
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Unit: Evolution Revolution - (a) posters
published featuring 'alternative evolution' - a reinventing of Australian
Animals as they might have been if Australia was connected to South Africa
or South America (no separation of continents) (b)
students draw/design animals by editing existing pictures/combining
features from different animals. (c)
a web page (part of a class web) of
individual creatures and the features which make them unique.
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Science, SOSE, HPE, Technology
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Unit: Energy for Life - (a)
access to web sites to learn of energy sources to support the way we live.
(b) a short discussion paper published by
students on preferred options they would like to see in energy uses for
the future. (c) a class letter to local parliamentarians
inquiring about the long term plans for the provision of energy to
households and any incentives for change to renewable/ environmentally friendly
energy sources. (d) published posters or
brochures on different energy sources. (e) a
simple spreadsheet survey/graph of class households on energy use patterns
- eg lights at night/TV for how long over one week.
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SOSE, HPE, Technology
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Unit: A Day in the Life - Pre Settlement
- (a) access to web sites and CD ROM resources
regarding the settlement of Australia - collection of notes and images
with attention to source and copyright issues - a challenge to put
together the issues related to pre-settlement and what daily life was like
in Australia prior to settlement. (b) a
written proposal - contrast on culture - how
would they survive in Australia pre-settlement without the things
they take for granted today? (c) modernising
the dreamtime - adaptation of a dreamtime story to electronic story book
with a slide show and painting program. (d) taking
digital photos of local locations, looking at historic pictures of these
locations and doing computer drawings on what the land may have looked
like in pre-settlement times
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SOSE, Technology, HPE, Science
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Unit: Early Explorers from the Future -
(a) a study of web materials to choose an early Australian
explorer, and a published brief report on their journey by slideshow.
(b) a computer produced concept map of all the
issues/difficulties faced by early explorers. (c) a
published proposal, 'what if' the explorer could have travelled in time to
the present day, to take back a small number of items to help them on
their journey - what would they choose and how would the items change the
journey? (d) modified slide show according to
above on how the journey would be (how long, where etc...) (e)
A written plan for their own exploration in early days, taking on the role
of an early explorer with the advantage of knowing what we know today.
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