Exemplars and some sites

Hey Year 11,

I thought I would upload an exemplar up onto this blog for you to look at like I told you I would during class. This is a poster about the marine iguana and a status report on them.


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Status Report for Marine Iguana

Also, for those of you who want to have the online access to those reports that we were looking at today here are the links:

Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Collapse
Will Atlantic Cod Ever Recover?

You should all be really involved in your wikis now, and I will be checking them this week. I'd also like some drafts in this week to please.

Thanks,
Ms Dux

Field Trip

(Image courtesy of GoogleEarth - sourced May 2010) (Click to enlarge)


Hello year 11

Well this week we are off to Campwin Beach to have a bit of a look around and try to identify some of the human interferences that effect your species as well! I had added the same map I gave you in class for reference. We will start with a walk around the head land and to the rock pools and as the tide goes out we will be looking at the low lying reef. For most of you we will find species that are at least related to your own species (probably not the marine mammals though!). Keep your eyes open and remember about our safety talk. Don't touch anything, don't pick anything up and tread very carefully.

Also, all human interferences found NEED to be photographed and added into your assignments if applicable. We will have the school cameras with us and I will give you all a lesson on Flickr and Picnik in our next lesson to help with uploading the photos online.

Don't forget your hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and reef boots (or hard soled shoes that can get wet). Most of all don't forget to have fun!

Ms Dux

Genre? what genre??

Well we're now into week three and I thought we should talk about how you're going to present.

When designing your presentation its important to make sure you have an engaging method to present it in.

Most of you know that I personally am a fan of powerpoint, purely because of the cool movies and animations you can add. BUT! this doesn't mean that YOUR presentation has to be in PowerPoint.

Here are some ideas to get you started on how you might like to present:

Video (maybe even to upload onto Youtube)
PowerPoint (maybe not like this though
Poster
Trifold board
Dance
Mini Drama

Anything that convinces us, your audience that we NEED so save your species over everything else!

Remember to put all your planning up onto your wikis as I will be looking over them this week with the URLs I've been given!

Happy studying!

Ms Dux

Some References

Hi Year 11,

Here are some interesting and hopefully useful references for you. As I told you in class, I expect you to use these references as a start only. If you ONLY have these references at the end of the presentation you will be marked down.

Remember to pick your species from this list
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Australian Marine Environment Protection Association
The International Union for Conservation of Nature
Australian Marine Conservation Society
Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species
Save Our Seas

Don't forget to put the URL for your wiki in the comments on this week. You will be getting marked for each weeks work as well as your final assignments.

By now you should have picked a species and started thinking about how best to present your assignments.

Happy Studying!

Ms Dux

Introduction

Hi Year 11!

This blog has been set up to help you through the assessment task set and to allow you access to the task sheet, the criteria sheet and added information that I think might be helpful. From the references and resources found here I would expect you guys to come up with some ideas of your own and start your wikis!

Remember, this is a collaborative piece but you MUST have your own final report at the end. The presentations can be in any form you choose but remember that the head of the mackay office of the EPA will be watching them too. I know you all have some excellent ideas already but first off remember to pick a SPECIES you want to save.




Task Sheet
Criteria Sheet