Australian Natural Features

Introduction

We are learning about creating non-fiction texts and natural features of Australia.

Working in small groups you will choose a place within Austrlaia to collect research on and present in the from of a poster.

Task

You will need to read a vareity of non fiction texts about your chosen place and carefully record the key words. You wil then turn the key words into your own paragraphs.

Once you have collected all the information you are going to write your own non fiction text.

You will write under the following headings

  • Intorduction
  • Climate
  • Special Features
  • Aboriginal History
  • Map

Mrs Grocke will give you a research sheet for you to carefully record all of your key words.

Process

Start by collecting your research sheet from Mrs Grocke. Then visit the web sites listed below to collect your information.

River Murray

climate: http://www.atn.com.au/sa/south/climat-d.htm

special features: http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/

Aboriginal history:

Flinders Ranges

climate: http://www.flindersranges.com/region/weather.htm

special features: http://www.southaustralia.com/regions/flinders-ranges-outback.aspx?gclid=COfKob_gjL8CFdclvQodH4YAHQ

Aboriginal History: http://www.wilpenapound.com.au/adnyamathanha-owners/

Uluru

climate: http://www.uluru.com/UluruClimate.html

special features: http://uluru-australia.com/about-uluru/uluru-facts/

Aborginal history: http://uluru-australia.com/about-uluru/uluru-and-aboriginal-culture/

Devils Marbles

climate: http://thedevilsmarbles1.weebly.com/climate.html

spcial features:http://www.australia.com/explore/icons/red-centre/devils-marbles.aspx

Aboringal history:http://www.australia.com/explore/icons/red-centre/devils-marbles.aspx

Simpson Desert

climate: http://www.australianexplorer.com/simpson_desert.htm

special features: http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/simpsdest.htm

Aborignal history: http://austhrutime.com/mythology_simpson_desert.htm

Great Barrier Reef

climate:http://www.great-barrier-reef.com/great-barrier-reef-weather.html

special features:http://onboard.gbrmpa.gov.au/home/marine_park/what_makes_the_reef_special

Aboriginal history: http://onboard.gbrmpa.gov.au/home/marine_park/what_makes_the_reef_special/indigenous_heritage_in_the_great_barrier_reef_world_heritage_area

Snowy Mountians

climate: http://www.snowymountains.com.au/about/geography-climate/

special features: http://www.experienceoz.com.au/snowy-mountains-facts

Aboriginal history: http://www.snowymountains.com.au/about/heritage-and-history/

12 Apostles

climate: http://escapediscoveryadventures.com.au/the-region/

special features: https://sites.google.com/a/apps.edina.k12.mn.us/sarah-twelve-apostles-2010/extra-facts

Aboriginal history: http://www.campcooriemungle.com.au/historyofarea.html

Evaluation

Our poster needs to have...

  • title
  • boarder
  • map
  • our name
  • a paragraph for each topic (introduction, special features, climate, Aboriginal history)

The writng must be

  • neat
  • written on the lines
  • edited
  • no spelling mistakes

Our reserach sheets and rough copy

  • we need to record something along side each dot point
  • we need to turn each dot point into a sentence
  • our rough copy needs to be written as a praragraph