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Ocean Pools described using cartoons! Primary Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
1. "Depending on definitions, the coast of New South Wales, Australia, has about 70 ocean pools, with most located between Newcastle and Wollongong. South Africa has a comparable number, but the rest of the world has only a handful." With a partner, you are going to describe Australian ocean pools, their history and use using a cartoon. To give you an idea of the cartoon creation tools available [mostly free and educational], you are to go the Cartoon Creation page on this website. Investigate the types of tools available and work out which tool you would like to use. Play around to get a good idea of the functions of your chosen tool.
2. The content of your cartoon is to come from the following article from The Conversation 20 December 2019 Read the article and note down the interesting facts and figures. 3. You now need to decide the following:
4. While this cartoon is mainly giving information, you are to make up a story including an ocean pool.
Ocean pools, Mathematics and Google Earth Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
1. Individually, you are to select ONE of the four rock or ocean pools from the Kiama area in NSW listed below. Kiama is south of Sydney near Wollongong.
2. Using Google Earth [Education; My Maps - Create a new map], you are to find and calculate the following: a. the latitude and longitude of your pool b. the area of the pool c. the length and width of the pool
3. If the pool local authorities required only 1 person per square metre to be in the pool, how many people can be in the pool at any one time? 4. Record interesting things about Google Earth. How will you use it in future?
The Great Southern Reef - An Infographic Assignment Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority
1. You are going to create an infographic about the Great Southern Reef so that students, parents and teachers understand the importance of this reef to Australia.
2. Use one of the Infographic apps listed here. Look at their functionality to see what would suit you. 3. You are to read and list the interesting facts and figures from the following article from The Conversation 17 August 2015
4. Use a Mindmapping tool to gather all these facts and figures into a cohesive format. 5. Create your Great Southern Reef Infographic. Display it on your school's social media page or your classroom's documents.
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