Using the Inquiry Model for Effective Research in a Scientific Context
This unit will provide you with skills, knowledge and resources to conduct a powerful inquiry-based investigation. The unit is set in a science context with a focus on sustainability and the environment, but the skills you will learn can be used in a range of areas:
You will conduct a single topic investigation over 13 weeks around sustainability and the environment and then complete a report and present your findings in an exhibition. Throughout the unit you will have opportunities to examine, review and evaluate a range of technology tools that have educational applications bit as a student and future educator. .
- Future research-based tasks in your academic course;
- Design and development of strategies for improving digital competencies in students that you will be teaching in the future;
- Greater confidence and expertise in the use of a range on Web 2.0 tools that you will find useful when you begin to develop curriculum resources for students in your classes; and
- A good understanding of key aspects of the Australian Curriculum with the focus on Sustainability, which will help you to plan valid and relevant student activities in several curriculum areas including Science and HASS
You will conduct a single topic investigation over 13 weeks around sustainability and the environment and then complete a report and present your findings in an exhibition. Throughout the unit you will have opportunities to examine, review and evaluate a range of technology tools that have educational applications bit as a student and future educator. .
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Why? ....... Whales, Sharks and Whale Sharks
Whale sharks are an enigma. They are not whales but are the largest ocean fish, growing up to 40 feet long. Despite the enormous size of these creatures very little is known about their movements and their habits. Whale sharks are found off the North West coast of Western Australia but where they go to breed, how they travel and where they travel to during the months they are not seen off W.A. is unknown. Research is currently under way in W.A. to determine more about these majestic creatures. An example of a topic to get you thinking.... |
Sharks We have always had a love / hate relationship with these majestic creatures. We love them, we fear them, we eat them and we are enthralled by their behaviour. Are there more sharks in the ocean or are there just more people swimming? See our interview in emotions to gain more insight. Can inquiry and research answer questions and provide us with a more detailed picture about both of these majestic creatures? |