Australia

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
  1. Have a discussion with your group to allocate tasks and task requirements.
  2. Use the internet to complete tasks and obtain images, video, audio etc.
  3. Use your mobile phone to record yourselves if you see fit.
  4. Use Movie Maker to bring your presentation together.
  5. 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?