Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource for Years 3-5
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Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource for Years 3-5 Produced by: For: Contents Contents ..............................................................................................................................2 Activity Summary .................................................................................................................3 1. View and Review an Animation...................................................................................4 Teachers’ Notes ..........................................................................................................4 Student Activity One: View an Animation ....................................................................4 Student Activity Two: Review the Animation ...............................................................5 Student Activity Three: Create your own storyboard ...................................................7 2. Finding Out More.........................................................................................................8 Teachers’ Notes ..........................................................................................................8 Student Activity One: Doing your Research ..............................................................10 Student Activity Two: Create a Presentation .............................................................12 3. Changing Times ........................................................................................................13 Teachers’ Notes ........................................................................................................13 Student Activity One: Creating an Artistic Timeline of the Landscape.......................13 Student Activity Two: Creating a Presentation ..........................................................15 Part Three: Analysing your Timeline .........................................................................15 4. Why laws? By-laws. A Balancing Act. ......................................................................16 Teachers’ Notes ........................................................................................................16 Student Activities Introduction ...................................................................................16 Case Study: Evenington Council By-Laws ................................................................16 Student Activity One: Analysing the News Article......................................................17 Student Activity Two: Extending the Argument..........................................................18 5. Spreading the Word.......................................................................................................19 Teachers’ Notes ........................................................................................................19 Student Activity One: A Picture Tells a Thousand Words..........................................19 Student Activity Two: Conducting a Survey...............................................................22 Student Activity Three: Create Your Own Communication Product...........................22 © 2010 Birds Australia Page 2 Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource Activity Summary Activities Year Levels Supporting Materials and Resources 1. View and Review an 3-5 The Wing Thing website Animation • Hooded Plover Animation • Animation tips • Stop Animation Video • Comic Strip Challenge • ‘The Hoodies’ Review Grid • Storyboard template ACMI Storyboard Generator 2. Finding Out More 3-5 The Wing Thing website • Image, video, interactive and text links • Finding Out More Research Grid Birds Australia website Birds in Backyards website BIRD (Biodiversity Information, Research and Data) website Bird Wikipedia Museum Victoria Ornithology Collection 3. Changing Times 3-5 The Wing Thing website • Artistic Timeline Template • Changing Times Sample Presentation 4. Why laws? By-laws. 4-5 The Wing Thing website A Balancing Act. Adaptable for • Information about the issues of Level 3 dogs and cars on beaches • Argument Analysis Template Birds Australia website 5. Spreading the Word 3-5 The Wing Thing website • Issues requiring human behaviour changes • Sample signs handout © 2010 Birds Australia Page 3 Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource 1. View and Review an Animation Teachers’ Notes Levels: 3-5 The Wing Thing website provides animations representing the plight of the Hooded Plover. Students are likely to need to view the animations several times to fully appreciate the behaviours being shown by the birds in response to the various threats, and to appreciate the animations for their artistic interpretations. You may wish to complete the Finding Out More activity before undertaking Student Activity Three: Create your own storyboard. Student Activity One: View an Animation Having just viewed the animation, summarise what you learnt and what you want to know more about. What did you learn? “I learnt that … What do you want to know more about? “I have questions about … Share what you learnt and your questions with your group or class. © 2010 Birds Australia Page 4 Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource Student Activity Two: Review the Animation Using the following headings as a guide: • In one colour, summarise the plots of the stories told in the animations • In a different colour, write about your feelings while watching the animations Review Grid for The Hoodies Animation Setting the scene Avoiding a raptor Distracting the dogs Cars on beach Children playing Cooling off © 2010 Birds Australia Page 5 Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource How did the animation work? How did the animator show drama and movement? How did the animator represent the birds and other characters? How would you have represented the birds or other characters? What would you do differently? © 2010 Birds Australia Page 6 Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource Student Activity Three: Create your own storyboard Storyboarding is an important part of making an animation or even a documentary. Draw a storyboard for your own animation depicting a behaviour that is important for the survival of the Hooded Plover or another local iconic bird of your choice. Can you turn your storyboard into an animation? If not, you can colour in your storyboard to turn it into a comic strip. Make changes if you need to so the story is clear and easy to understand. You might like to look at some of the Useful Links on the Wing Thing website. Useful Links There are some helpful animation and comic strip tips on the Wing Thing website as well as a storyboard template for you to use. The Wing Thing website http://www.cv.vic.gov.au/stories/the-wing-thing-beach-birds/ Animation tips Comic Strip Challenge Includes storyboard template Includes basic comic strip template. Hooded Plover Stop Animation video ACMI Storyboard Generator http://generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard ACMI: Filmmaking Across the Curriculum A Beginner’s Guide http://www.acmi.net.au/learn_production_resources.htm © 2010 Birds Australia Page 7 Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource 2. Finding Out More Teachers’ Notes Levels 3-5 Any use of the internet for research throws up a range of problems for young and old. The temptation to copy and paste without interpreting the information is a major issue. This information literacy template, while simple in design, is a powerful tool for focusing on interpretation rather than identifying relevant information i.e. just searching. It also allows you to value explicitly the importance of multiple sources and good citing practice. It is flexible enough to use in a number of different ways. The exemplar in this resource gives a sample of each of these ways: • a fully or partially completed template so students focus solely on interpretation • focus question with relevant website addresses to narrow the searching process • focus question without provided website addresses • an opportunity for students to pose and research their own question. The completed template can be submitted in its own right or as supporting material for the process of creating a presentation. It is likely that if it is not valued by the teacher, i.e. graded or commented upon, then the students will not value it and will resort to copying and pasting. If your students are new to this type of tool, they may need some time and examples to get the hang of using it effectively. A separate Microsoft Word file has been provided providing both a blank grid for students to work on directly and an example grid, like the one following, to provide guidance of how they should complete their research grid. Example: Finding Out More Template This partially completed template will help to demonstrate to students what they are being asked to do. Question The information you found and where you Summary found it (rewrite the information you (include information from at least two different places) found in your own words) What group of Scientific name: Thinornis rubricollis <Level 3 Response> birds does the Family: Charadriidae The Hooded Plover is a Hooded Plover Order: Charadriiformes Wading Bird belong to? Featured Bird Groups Shore birds and waders <Level 5 Response> Pasted from <http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Thinornis-rubricollis> The Hooded Plover's scientific name is Thinornis rubricollis belonging to the Family © 2010 Birds Australia Page 8 Hooded Plover Curriculum Resource Question The information you found and where you Summary found it (rewrite the information you (include information from at least two different places) found in your own words) Scientific