Design+Rational

Through this inquiry, learners will develop their knowledge of animals, their habitats, threats and needs making appropriate and creative choices in producing a PowerPoint presentation on an endangered animal. Learners will investigate the function, design and layout of zoos that incorporate the environmental habitats of desert, grassland, tropical rainforest and coral reef. The sequence of learning tasks will enable the learners to successfully answer the key question using the attributes of a lifelong learner. Learners will become active investigators, who use a variety of resources to access information about an animal, its needs, threats and habitat requirements. Learners become reflective, self directed individuals who evaluate the needs of the zoo keeper, the viewers and the animal, and how enclosures meet these requirements. Learners become effective communicators who use appropriate vocabulary-concise ideas and appropriate style/format and also become designers and creators, who use imagination and creativity to build on ideas to produce a PowerPoint presentation. Integrating SOSE, Science, ICTs and English this inquiry will allow learners to consider the rights and responsibilities of future generations and species, consider the consequences of personal and collective actions and create new visions (QSCC, 2000). The Office of the Queensland School Curriculum Council. (2000). // Studies of Society and Environment Years 1 to 10 Syllabus //. Brisbane, QLD.
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