Teachers

=Teachers= This teaching resource package comes in 2 sections.

Teaching time
1 double period – 80 minutes

Objectives
Students will  1)  revise previously covered material in the areas of i) Ecology, ecosystems and human impacts on the environment and ii) The scientific method, first hand investigations and research by undertaking the 2 revision resources provided.   2)   further develop their knowledge and understanding in these areas through student centred class discussion after each revision resource is completed in order to prepare the students to undertake the investigation in the investigate section.

Syllabus Outcomes
See the syllabus section of this site.

Teaching notes
This section is designed to assess prior learning, to revise material previously covered in lessons in the previous semester. Additionally students are assisted to further develop the students understanding in these subject areas in order to prepare them to undertake a role playing first hand research project – Grime Scene Investigation – in the investigate section that follows.

This section of the package has both a classroom and an online components involving individual computer based work and classroom based group work – primarily student focused discussions to allow students to connect their prior learning and understanding to the material being presented and to further develop and synthesis their knowledge in order to successfully complete the investigate section of this package. There is a discussion forum to assist students to collapborate with each other and to communicate with the teacher outside lesson time.

This site is currenlty set up as a wiki but if it is desired it can be operated as a wiki. If you want your students to put their report directly into this wiki you can arrange this by logging in to wikispaces and changing the permission in the control panel. If you have any trouble doing this please email me at peter.nangle@gmail.com

The target student group is year 10 students who have recently received laptops supported by the Laptops4Learning program. This classroom based with students being asked to complete the two resources in this section of the wiki but thereafter being encouraged to participate in a classroom discussion to further develop and clarify what they have learnt.

Suggested Lesson Sequence
Use this section to settle the class down and introduce to topics and remind them that this is mainly a revision of previous lessons but also an opportunity for the students to expand and synthesis their existing knowledge in order to prepare themselves for the investigation project that follows in subsequent weeks. At the end of this section ask them all to connect their laptops to the school wireless network, got to http://lastchancetosee.wikispaces.com/ and complete the first revision activity - Ecology, ecosystems and human impacts on the environment. This can be found in the revise section on the left hand menu bar.
 * 10 minutes Introduction**

This activity takes the form of a written text from which a number of words have been removed. The students have to drag and drop them into the appropriate places in the text. At the end of the activity they will be shown any incorrect answers and given the opportunity to repeat the exercise as many times as they need. The students should be able to complete the exercise 2 or 3 times in the time allowed.
 * 20 minutes Revision Activity 1**

Student lead discussion on the text and information learned and or revised in the activity. Use open questions to guide them to explore the area. Get as many students as possible to write something that they learnt or understood better due to the activity and/or discussion on the board.
 * 10 minutes Discussion**

This activity is a quiz that covers t he scientific method, first hand investigations and research skills. They have covered this material in previous lessons but they will have to not only recall what they have learned but also explore the meaning of the material they have covered. The quiz can be repeated until they get all of the questions correct and there is sufficient time allowed for the majority of students to complete the quiz at least 3 times. **10 minutes Discussion** Student lead discussion on the text and information learned and or revised in the activity. Use open questions to guide them to explore the area. Get as many students as possible to write something that they learnt or understood better due to the activity and/or discussion on the board.
 * 20 minutes Revision Activity 2**

Use this last section to sum up the salient points covered in this lesson and discussion, particularly those that will assist them to complete the Grime Scene Investigation in the investigate section that follows in future weeks.
 * 10 minutes Conclusion**

Teaching time
4 double periods (320 minutes) + 1 day field trip + report written as homework

Objectives
As a group (of 5) with each student playing a different the following is to be achieved  1)  research information before the field trip  2)   carry out the field trip and gather first hand information  3)  report your findings.

The students are to write a scientific report on some aspect of research that they carried out on their field trip. As a group they will also create a podcast reporting on the state of the Bay. Extension activities are available and are listed within the task section of the Grime Scene Investigation.

Syllabus Outcomes
See the syllabus section of this site.

Teaching notes
There are 4 double periods plus a full day field trip set aside for the completion of this investigation. The students will also be expected to complete the written component of this assignment as homework if they do not have sufficient time to complete the activities in the allotted classroom time. Students will be expected to work in groups in the classroom during the allotted periods so that you will be available to support and scaffold their learning. Comprehensive information and instructions regarding this investigation are contained within the resource itself - Grime Scene Investigation.

There is a [|discussion forum] to assist students to collapborate with each other and to communicate with the teacher outside lesson time.

This site is currenlty set up as a wiki but if it is desired it can be operated as a wiki. If you want your students to put their report directly into this wiki you can arrange this by logging in to wikispaces and changing the permission in the control panel. If you have any trouble doing this please email me at peter.nangle@gmail.com

Flow Chart
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