GEOGRAPHY: AUSTRALIA

Introduction

"Explore the world in which we live"

You are about to embark on an exploration of Australia!

Task

Your task is to work as team consultants and search the internet, use books and flyers to find information to create an informative and exciting travel poster. Your travel poster must excite people and make them want to travel to Australia.

Process

You will be working in a team of 4 travel consultants, (chosen for you by the Head Travel Consultant (teacher)). After you have met with your team you each need to chose a specific job:

                             * Chief Web Searcher - This consultant is in control of using
                                the internet to explore the resources, which will give you the
                                information you need to create your travel poster.
                                (All consultants on your team will be watching and helping.)

* Recorder - This consultant's task is to take notes during the web
search of all the useful information that is found.

                           *  Editor - This consultant will help the recorder by making sure
                                the information makes sense. (Complete sentences, punctuation,
                                spelling, and help decide how and where it can be used on the
                                poster.)

* Artist- This consultant will be in charge of the layout and artwork
included on the poster.

It is very important to remember that you are all a team and should be working together using skills of cooperation, flexibility, and friendship!

Your Head Travel Consultant will supply you with a check list of important information to search for and include on your poster.

You will be supplied with the materials to create your posters. You can also use any materials that you have. The poster should give the consumer a good feeling about Australia. (Sites they may see, animals they may see, places or tourist attractions they may wish to visit.)

Evaluation

The Rubric below will be used to evaluate your team on the process of creating a travel poster to Australia. You may use this chart to make sure you are doing what it takes to create the very best travel poster, while demonstrating your personal best in teamwork!

Points Criteria	Needs Work 1	Needs Work 2	Good 3	Excellent 4
Information obtained from internet. (Checklist)	Could not collect any information that relates to Australia.	Collected very little information, some relates to topic.	Collected only the minimum of what was asked.	Collected all necessary information and some extra to excite the Australian traveler.
Travel Poster	A lot of grammar mistakes. Only some criteria met.	Some what messy. Some grammar mistakes. Most criteria met.	Neat with only a few smudges or mistakes. All criteria met.	Neat, easy to read with no mistakes. All criteria met with extra information.
Teamwork	Did not work well together. Did not fulfill roles.	Needed reminders often to stay on task.	All Consultants tried to do their job and help others with little disagreements.	All consultants did their jobs as well as helped others with no arguing.
Lifeskills	Teammates did not show friendship, cooperation, and flexibility at all.	Teammates sometimes remembered to use the suggested Lifeskills.	Teammates used the suggested Lifeskills most of the time.	Teammates always remembered to use the suggested Lifeskills.
Time Management	Did not finish in time allotted.	Needed constant reminders to stay on task.	Finished in the time allotted with little reminders.	Finished an acceptable project, ahead of schedule.

Conclusion

Welldone trvael consultants, you have successfully completed the task. Your poster will be displayed in the classroom for others to learn about Australia.

Credits

WEBSITES TO USE:

Australian Landforms and other attractions- overview

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/au.htm

Lonely Planet Australian Travel Guide- Places in Australia- a list from A to Z

www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/australia/

Tourist Destinations

www.travour.com/australia-travel-tours/australia-tourist-destinations/

Ayers Rock

http://crystalinks.com/ayersrock.html

Great Barrier Reef

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/00/earthpulse/reef/reef1_flash.html

Great Dividing Range

http://www.australianexplorer.com/great_dividing_range.htm

Shark Bay

http://www.sharkbay.org

Teacher Page

Rubric:

Points Criteria	Needs Work 1	Needs Work 2	Good 3	Excellent 4
Information obtained from internet. (Checklist)	Could not collect any information that relates to Australia.	Collected very little information, some relates to topic.	Collected only the minimum of what was asked.	Collected all necessary information and some extra to excite the Australian traveler.
Travel Poster	A lot of grammar mistakes. Only some criteria met.	Some what messy. Some grammar mistakes. Most criteria met.	Neat with only a few smudges or mistakes. All criteria met.	Neat, easy to read with no mistakes. All criteria met with extra information.
Teamwork	Did not work well together. Did not fulfill roles.	Needed reminders often to stay on task.	All Consultants tried to do their job and help others with little disagreements.	All consultants did their jobs as well as helped others with no arguing.
Lifeskills	Teammates did not show friendship, cooperation, and flexibility at all.	Teammates sometimes remembered to use the suggested Lifeskills.	Teammates used the suggested Lifeskills most of the time.	Teammates always remembered to use the suggested Lifeskills.
Time Management	Did not finish in time allotted.	Needed constant reminders to stay on task.	Finished in the time allotted with little reminders.	Finished an acceptable project, ahead of schedule.