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Government & Defence - LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSPECTORThe Parking Meter and The Beatles! Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy 1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, conduct a broad survey on how people feel about paying for parking and ways to improve pay parking.
2. Observe the various parking meters in your local area and find where the most expensive parking is. Why is it here particularly? 3. The term 'meter maid' was popularised in The Beatles' song "Lovely Rita," in which the male singer, smitten with a traffic warden, recalls:
What is the "look" today? In your group, re-write this stanza to describe a parking inspector and people's reaction to seeing one in their street where their car is parked. Read all the groups' stanzas out to the class and decide which is the cleverest!
Mr Bean - Parking Primary Middle Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability 1. In groups
of 4 - 5 students, have a look at this video clip: Mr. Bean-Parking
Write up a
list of the funniest scenes. Why are they funny to you? 3. Present to the class.
Deposit Schemes? What is involved? Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority Philosophy Cooperative Learning Activity
1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, as the Waste & Environmental Compliance Officers, you are to
a. research and write a
report about deposit schemes and their effectiveness from other places 2. Read the following articles to give you background information for your report:
The Conversation 6 June 2016
The Conversation 20 February 2018
3. From your research, write a report about deposit schemes and their effectiveness from other places
4. Create a proposal for the
introduction to a deposit scheme within the local council. Don't forget, you are the "compliance" officer too. What will you put in place to ensure that the deposit scheme helps the environment? Will you have any fines? Your proposal should be balance so a listing of Pros and Cons would be an idea.
From your research, you know that the local drink factory company will oppose this scheme. Develop reasonable arguments to show this drink company that they might benefit from supporting this scheme. You need to develop at least three arguments.
7. Estimate the cost (list all
the components involved) and plan the deposit scheme within your region.
8. How will you evaluate the success of the scheme? Amount? Cost? Impact on the environment? Community involvement? Other factors?
Littering Campaigns: Are they successful? What can we do to keep our beaches beautiful? Primary Middle Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking Cooperative Learning Activity
1. Read the following article from The Conversation 2 January 2019 2. Write up the relevant points - at least 5 points. Share with a partner and add to your own list. 3. Research the littering campaigns that Australia has had in the past:
Bin Your Butt (WA)
Hey Tosser
Hey Tosser - put it in the bin
Every Bit Counts
4. Which ad did you like the best? Why?
5. You are to develop in a group of 4 - 5 students an Anti-littering video using ONE of the cartoon or animation or video programmes on this page. The video is to be 20 seconds in length. 6. Littering Campaigns:
Are they successful? What can we do to keep our beaches beautiful? 7. Will your video be more successful? Why?
Websites, Games & Apps Park Patrol and Ethics Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding 1. Have a look at the App called ParkPatrol by Crwdpower and an article about this application Bye bye fines: app helps drivers beat parking cops.
2. Debate the ethics of this app!
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