ANTARCTICA ASSIGNMENT

TERM 1, 2011

Topic: Why is Antarctica important and how are people trying to protect it?

Contributing Questions 1.Where is Antarctica?

2. How do we use Antarctica? 3. What groups of people visit Antarctica?

4. What can we find in Antarctica? 5. What are the threats to this environment? 6. How have we discovered information about

Antarctica?

Outcomes: ENS3.5, ENS3.6, SSS3.7, LTS3.3, INVS3.7, DMS3.8, UTS3.9 Students will be able to; 1. Appreciating the environment, one's personal relationship with it and one's responsibility for its future. 2. Recognising the interdependence of people and the environment. 3. Showing commitment to ecologically sustainable development and lifestyles. 4. Being environmentally responsible. After learning about Antarctica, your task is to answer the above question as detailed as you possibly can. Use the contributing questions to help you. Think about the ways that you can present this. You may choose ONE of these ideas. You must discuss this idea with your teacher and your parents/guardians;

• Oral presentation • Written report with illustrations • Create a poster • Book • Video presentation (i-movie) • Model (with information) • Power-point presentation • Web-page • If you have another idea, you can discuss this with your teacher

You will need to cite where you found your information. This needs to be done in the following way;

Heading: Bibliography For Books: Author, name of book, date of publication –

eg, Clevelend, C, Living in Antarctica, 2003 For internet: Title of site, web address –

eg, Classroom Antractica, www.classroom.antarctica.gov.au You will have time to work on this task at school but you may need to complete certain parts at home. This will be part of your homework for 3 weeks. This assignment is due on Tuesday, 29th March (Week 10)

You will be marked on the following criteria;

Criteria 1 2 3 Continent No description of

where Antarctica is, life in Antarctica,

nature of Antarctica and why it is such a different place from

Australia

Describes where Antarctica is, some life in Antarctica, some nature of

Antarctica and a small comparison of

why it is such a different place from

Australia

Describes where Antarctica is, life in Antarctica, nature of Antarctica and why it is such a

different place from Australia

Exploration Has no reference to early explorers or of

Australia’s involvement.

Has minimal description of early

explorers and Australia’s involvement.

Describes early explorers and Australia’s

involvement in Antarctica

Environment Has no mention of the animals and

ecosystems found in Antarctica.

Describes some ecosystems and

animals in Antarctica. Has

little mention of the special environment.

Describes the special

environmental qualities and the

major components of the Antarctic

ecosystem including food webs and

animals Climate Has no mention of

the threats to the environment and the impact of climate

change.

Describes the special climate but has minimal mention of the threats to it.

Describes the impact of climate

change, the threats to the environment and what people are

trying to do to protect it.

Presentation Minimal effort put into presentation. No diagrams or

pictures includes

Some use of colour, pictures and

stimulating material

Provides clear, interesting and a

visually stimulating presentation. Use of colour, diagrams and

text. Information Gathering

Information is gathered from

electronic or non-electronic sources

only

Information is gathered from limited sources

Information is gathered from

multiple electronic and non-electronic sources and cited

properly.