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Research and Development - BOTANISTWhat is a fruit? Primary MiddleAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority Cooperative Learning Activity
1. Write down all the fruits you like in a list. Discuss with a partner. Do you have the same list? What makes something a fruit? Write down all the characteristics of "fruit"! Compare your characteristics with a partner. 2. Read the following article from The Conversation 31 August 2016 Do you have the same characteristics of fruit as the article? What would you now list as a fruit that you like? 3. Write down all the fruits listed in the article and the explanation of why they are a fruit. 4. Analyse the page on Fruit & Vegetables at the Victorian Better Health website! Has this website shown inaccuracies in their descriptions of fruit and vegetables and reinforces the misconceptions about fruit and vegetables. You will need to read the whole page! List the inaccuracies. Compare with a partner's list and discuss.
Which recipes do you think need to change to reinforce the difference between fruit and vegetables? List them and discuss with a partner. 5. If many of the "vegetables" are really fruit, develop a campaign to encourage students in your class to get 5 vegetables - true vegetables - into their diet! How hard would it be to convince your classmates to embrace more vegetables? 6. The avocado industry is trying to encourage Australians to eat more of this fruit. Landline studied the industry in May 2016 (in Landline's Archive). List two facts from this website. 7. Investigate the following All Recipes website and create ONE recipe using Fruit or Vegetables for your family meal. Provide feedback to All Recipes about your family's rating of the recipe!
Plants and Space: Can it be done on Mars? (initial idea from Reuban West ACU Education student) Middle Secondary Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy
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Critical and creative thinking Cooperative Learning Activity
1. In 2015, the movie The Martian hit cinemas and was praised for it’s acting and creativity and also its correct use of science. The main character, Mark Watney (Matt Damon), is an astronaut left on Mars after an emergency evacuation of the planet goes wrong. Alone he must find a way to survive until help comes. A main source of his survival comes in the form of his Botany skills. He effectively grows crops on Mars. But is this really possible? Look at the following trailer and discuss with a partner. What does Mark Watney do to survive using plants? Would this be possible do you think?
The Martian | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX
2. The following articles take a look at the movie and the science of growing plants in space. You are to read half and your partner is to read half. Make notes particularly in regard to Botany and the role of Botanists in space. Compare your notes and create a summary from all these articles. What do you think is the role of Botanists in Space? Why? Warning: These articles may contain spoilers about the movie.
3. Complete the following:
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