Introduction
Australia is a unique country, diverse in nature and continuously growing in population. The Australian Government is constantly involved in international affairs...
Task
In groups of 3 you are required to research Australia to determine the following:
- Identify the national flag;
- Determine the states and teriitories and their capital cities;
- Identify at least 2 land marks or tourist attractions relating to each state;
- Determine the capital city of Australia;
- Identify Australia's population;
- In what year did federation occur;
- Who was Australia's first Prime Minister;
- Who is the current Prime Minister; and
- Identify a current International affair/issue being managed by the Australian Government.
You will need to allocate tasks within your group. You are required to present your information as a movie using Windows Movie Maker which means you have an endless scope of music, graphics, audio etc but you must keep your movie to a Maximum of 10 minutes. Ensure that you reference your work appropriately, this can be presented as a seperate word document or included in the creits at the end of your movie.
Happy WebQuesting
Process
- Have a discussion with your group to allocate tasks and task requirements.
- Use the internet to complete tasks and obtain images, video, audio etc.
- Use your mobile phone to record yourselves if you see fit.
- Use Movie Maker to bring your presentation together.
- Use word to reference your work.
Evaluation
You are being evaluate on your ability to work in groups and your ability to use the internet as a research tool. Your literacy skills are also under the microscope so take care to ensure you have structured your paragraphs accordingly and used correct spelling and grammar.
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Conclusion
What have you learned about Australia?
What have you learned about using the internet as a research tool?
Has this task helped you to develop your ICT skills?
What have you learned about your current Literacy skills?