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Environments - AQUACULTURE FARMER
School of Fish - What's involved? Primary Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Cooperative Learning Activity
Landline - Fish Out of
Water
3. Analyse what the students have done in Kangaroo Island school and their production of Barramundi from these two resources. Make sure you cover:
4. The Principal, Peter
Philp [2015], states that there was a lot of Trial and Error setting up this
aquaculture farm and that the students were involved in the process. He
concedes at times the outcomes have not justified the costs and in the past
there was talk of shutting the program down. But he says after a review and
a revamp, the school has chosen to go the other way, investing in a food
processing centre so the students can finish what they start. As a class group, would you consider this opportunity is feasible for your school. What would you need to do to convince the rest of the school community of this venture? 5. To learn more about the pitfalls and this school's new vision, you will need to contact Kangaroo Island Community Education School at Parndana. Before you contact the school directly, you will need a list of questions about the project. Some ideas could be:
6. Compile your questions. Share with the class. With your Teacher's permission and guidance, contact the Kangaroo Island Community Education school about this program. You might choose to ring, write or email: Contact Kangaroo Island Community
Education 7. Work out if you would still like to set this program up at your school. Gather support if you think it worthwhile. How will you do this? 8. Make a submission in writing to your Principal and Executive Staff after you have all the facts and the commitment of your class and maybe school community.
BTN in October 2015 explored this "tank to plate" concept in Barra School, highlighting the school in Parndana, Kangaroo Island
In addition in 2020 another school, Good Shepherd Lutheran School in South Australia is following suit of the Kangaroo Island school in this video from BTN 23 June 2020
Teacher ABC Education developed "Focus Questions, Activities, Questions for Inquiry, & a Research Project".
Are Salmon Farms damaging Australian waters? Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority Philosophy Cooperative Learning Activity
1. In groups of four, investigate the following websites:
2. Analyse the information stated here. What is opinion and what is scientific evidence? Write up a list of the statements and categorise them under "Opinion" and "Scientific Evidence". 3. Using these articles as stimulus material, in your group, come up with 5 questions for each of the question quadrants:
Concentrate on the "Questions for Thinking". Share with another group your Questions for Thinking. Did they have the same questions? Collate both groups questions and share with the whole class.
Discuss. 4. List the concerns voiced from these articles. Discuss with another group of four students. Were any ethical questions raised? Were they in opinion or backed by scientific evidence?
5. What do you think? Is the Salmon Industry damaging Australian waters? If so, how? To what extent? If not, why not? Give clear reasons for your thinking.
It's about Domestication, changed Ecology, Sustainability! Should we do it? Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority
1. Read the following articles from The Conversation
2. Cleaner fish, ballan wrasse, think about:
3. Prawns/shrimps - analyse this article. Is there any connections between the articles? Any concerns? Any lessons to be learnt from this venture that would be applicable to salmon farming? 4. Write down any ethical concerns you can envisage. Share with a partner.
Discuss as a class.
Dangerous
Diving [from
National Museum Australia] &
Pearl Divers off the coast of Broome (1949) Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Asian Priority Teacher - this is a digital classroom resource for students studying History or Geography. It contains information and an online quiz.
"The
Pearl Diver" by Julia Johnson Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy
Teacher: There is a "Teacher's Pack" with a range of activities around this book - click here [PDF - 24 pages]
1. As a class, listen to The Pearl Diver by Julia Johnson (read by Julia Johnson) - Podcast 23 April 2020. Medina Books [32mins] 2. Complete at least 5 activities in the Teacher's Pack.
(developed by CSIRO, UTS & AAMT) Middle Secondary Teacher Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority Local Copy: Teacher's Notes [Word doc]There are 5 Mathematical & Ecology activities listed:
Students look at real life data, distribution, statistics, probability, number, algebra, populations, graphing, profit & loss, spreadsheets using the prawn industry as the basis.
mathsinside prawns graded MI
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