Teacher Notes
This Web Quest is targeted at the Primary and Middle School students.
Completing this Web Quest will develop students' ability to:
- Understand that interactions occur between living things and between living things and their environment;
- Understand that the survival of living things is determined by interactions which occur within and between systems in living things;
- Realise that many sorts of change can have short and long-term impacts on the survival of living things as well as the ecosystems in which they live;
- Participate in geographical a inquiry to evaluate impacts on an ecosystem and make recommendations on the most effective ways to care for a place;
- Establish links between ecological and economic factors; and
- Identify some of the cultural connections between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and wetlands.
Key Learning Areas:
- Science
- Studies of Society and the Environment
- English
- The Arts
- Information Technology
Key Competencies:
- Collecting, analysing and organising information
- Communicating ideas and information
- Planning and organising activities
- Working with others and in teams
- Solving Problems
- Using technology
The following links may help you further develop your knowledge of wetlands and work program:
Department of the Environment and Heritage "Wetlands link"
Wetland Care Australia Education Resources
Water Cycles and Catchment Management (Teaching Resource)
Strategy for the Conservation and Management of Queensland's Wetlands (Teacher Resource)
