Team Member Check List

Do you have all the parts of your mission completed? Tick each box as you complete each task.

Your Research Project & Journal

	Did you date all your entries?
	Did you log in every web site you visited?
	Did you take notes on your research?
	Did you record meetings with your team?
	Did you arrange the following research materials: pictures, articles from magazines and printouts.

Your Teamwork & Communication

	Did you share your information with your team?
	Has your team reached an agreement on the format for your project?
	Has your team worked together to prepare and complete the oral presentation?

Conclusion:

Now that you have discovered the importance of the coral reefs, find out what you can do to protect them. Here are some suggestions:

1. Start acting for the future now by doing things to manage the environment ensuring a sustainable future for the Great Barrier Reef. Become a Reef Guardian School visit www.reefed.edu.au/guardians to find out more.
2. Reflect on the topic that you have researched and consider the questions:
   • What has this got to do with me?
   • Where do I fit into the picture?
   • What is the most important thing I have learnt about the Great Barrier Reef?
   • What can I do at home to protect places like the Great Barrier Reef?
   • What other things would I like to find out about the Great Barrier Reef?
   • What piece of work on this project am I most satisfied with? and why?
3. As a class, brainstorm ideas on how we can make sure other people in our community understand the importance of the Great Barrier Reef. Openly discuss ways in which we can try to teach other people Best Environmental Practices.
   Your class could:
   • Contribute a class article for the school newsletter.
   • Prepare a display of human impacts on, and Best Environmental Practices for, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
   • Organise to speak to other class groups and year levels about the use and care of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
   • Email the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, World Wide Fund for Nature, and other environmental agencies, to discuss your concerns and suggest some ideas for improvements.
   • Write letters to your Local Member of Parliament, or the Federal Minister of the Environment and Heritage, outlining your concerns and suggestions for improvement.
4. Contact your Local Council's Environmental Section to find out what environmental agencies are active in your local community, for example Waterwatch, Saltwatch, Coastwatch or Seagrass Watch. Make contact with these organisations and find out what types of activities they are involved in, and how your class could become actively involved. There are also national and international organisations with which your class could become involved.
5. In small groups, plan ways of marketing the Great Barrier Reef and Best Environmental Practices. Some possible forms of expression are:
   • Web page
   • Brochure
   • Segment for Local News on either television or radio
   • Article for newspaper or letters to the editor
   • Screen print T-shits, caps or bags with appropriate slogans
   • Piece of visual art, sculpture or wall murals.
   • Cartoon.