WebQuest
Salinity in Wagga Wagga
Process
Research comprises of three phases.
1a) In pairs, use the concept map from the previous lesson to identify your gaps in content knowledge about salinity in Wagga Wagga.
1b) Use your judgement to choose resources from among the teacher recommended ones you think will best help you address your inquiry questions.
2a) Explore the resources and complete filling in key information in your concept map
2b) In groups of fours, role play an environmentalist, a new home owner, a landscaper and a farmer and create create an ensuing skit about salinity and possible management strategies. You will be expected to present the play to class.
2c) Use your mobile devices to take pictures depicting salinity causes, impacts and management strategies in Wagga Wagga, caption them and share with the class on Edmodo; photos can also be taken during field work.
2d) Use research template in the resources section to carry out a mini independent research, identifying and 'Edmodoning' a site about salinity.
3a) Critically Outline one new thing you have learnt about salinity and Edmodo it.
3b) Write a reflective blog about your learning journey; highlight life long learning skills you have developed as a result of the inquiry study of salinity making it clear how you acquired the skills. That is, reflect on information research process you did. Highlight: the skills you have acquired and the knowledges developed about conducting research, why and how to evaluate sources, types of sources that are likely to be more reliable and the value of using multiple sources.
Attachments
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Lloyd urban release area
Description: Wagga Wagga City Council guidelines for the development of the Lloyd surburb. The document also contains links to public awareness documents to engage residents in land management.
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Urban Salinity
Description: A Wagga Wagga Council document which briefly outlines the salinity problem in the city, contains a link to a salinity guide and links to salinity reports.
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Salinity
Description: A Skwirk site which contains well researched notes and animations on salinity which are aligned to the NSW Geography curriculum.
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Salinity - Our silent disaster
Description: A. Australian Broadcasting Corporation published paper written by a Murphy a scientist outlining the salinity issue and its environmental and economic impacts across Australia - Wagga Wagga, South Australia and Western Australia.
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Research template
Description: A guide for online researching.
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Skwirk
Description: A teaching site with well researched resources aligned with NSW curriculum. It has both text and audio resources as well as an animation explaining salinity.
The silent killer
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Description: A documentary about the impact of salinity in Western Australia. Findings can be applied to some parts of Wagga Wagga city and surrounding farming areas.
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Description: A documentary about the impact of salinity in Western Australia. Findings can be applied to some parts of Wagga Wagga city and surrounding farming areas.
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