Orang-utans An Endangered Species Unit Plan

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Orang-utans An Endangered Species Unit Plan

• VELS 4
• Year Level 5/6
• Created by
• Amanda Callaway
• Min Mee Magee
• Selver Demirlek
• Emel Efem

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Rationale

• Purpose/Goals
• To raise awareness of the issues affecting the
  orangutans and to provide an opportunity for
  students to work together at a community level so
  that they can make a difference to the plight of
  the species. It encourages students to 'Think
  Globally and Act Locally.
• Understandings
• Orangutans are in danger of being extinct with
  their numbers decreasing rapidly.
• The loss of their habitat is caused by
  deforestation for palm oil plantations.
• Clearing of forests by burning causes
  environmental issues across South East Asia in
  terms of air pollution (haze).
• Educating public about products that contain palm
  oil and allowing them to make a choice.
• Getting supermarkets to label products containing
  palm oil (eg most vegetable oils contain palm
  oil)
• Encourage fast food industries and food
  manufacturers not to use palm oil in their food
  preparation.
• Consider the impact on the economy of Malaysia
  and Indonesia if the demand for palm oil is
  reduced, for it is a major trade for these
  countries.Loss of jobs for people working in the
  palm oil industries.

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The Big Question?

• Is reducing the demand for palm oil the answer to
  saving the orangutans?SkillsResearch,
  questioning, planning, considering options,
  making choices, writing, reflecting, reading,
  reporting, writing, working independently and in
  groups, designing, art and craft, discussion,
  listening, speaking, articulating points of view,
  working to a timeline, presenting, analysing and
  using ICT skills.

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Thinking Skills

• Make observations and pose questions
• Identifying cause and effect
• Elaborating and analysing
• Developing logical arguments
• Investigation
• Collecting relevant information

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Values

• Develop an awareness of the complexity of the
  world around them.
• Developing an understanding of a different view.
• Instilling the sense that working together at a
  community level can be powerful and they can make
  a difference to the issues hence encouraging
  students to 'Think globally and act locally.

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Focus Questions

• What are the survival issues facing the
  orangutans?
• Why are they facing these issues?
• What is currently being done to protect the
  orangutans?How can you help?
• Implementation Year Level - 5/6Time Line 2-3
  weeksWhat subject areas - Maths, English,
  Humanities - Geography/Economics/History,
  Science, ICT, Art, Personal/Interpersonal
  Learning, Communication, Thinking Skills.
• Resources Trip to the zoo to learn about the
  survival issues of the orangutans and the zoo's
  campaign to help protect the species. (Don't Palm
  Us Off)
• Digital PortfoliosKWL, poster, photo of diorama
  that they've created, letter to the MP, photos of
  the browse planting.

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ENGAGE
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VELS

• Lesson 1
• English Speaking and listening - Progression
  point 3.5
• attentive listening and appropriate responses to
  spoken and multimodal texts that include
  unfamiliar ideas and information
• Interpersonal Skills Working in Teams -
  Progression point 3.5
• skills in developing a shared understanding of
  tasks and team plans
• flexibility when team roles are being allocated
  for example, being prepared to take on a
  supportive role
• Thinking Processes Reasoning, processing and
  inquiry - Progression point 3.75
• with teacher support, formulation of appropriate
  key questions for their investigations or
  responses
• Lesson 2
• Mathematics Space - Progression point 3.25
• use of scaled grids to draw similar figures
  (enlarged or reduced)
• Arts Creating and Making - Progression point 3.5
  
• manipulation, using appropriate skills and
  techniques, of selected dramatic elements to
  communicate ideas for a specified purpose or
  audience

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EXPLORE
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VELS

• Lesson 3 and 4
• ICT
• ICT for communicating - Progression point 3.75
• inclusion of new keywords and the deletion of
  some original ones in a search string, to narrow
  the listing of websites relevant to a particular
  inquiry
• Humanities
• Historical reasoning and interpretation -
  Progression point 3.75
• development and planning of research questions,
  and planning of inquiries with teacher support
• Economic knowledge and understanding -
  Progression point 3.5
• awareness of the limited nature of resources and
  the unlimited nature of wants
• understanding of production, distribution and/or
  consumption of resources in basic contexts
• Lesson 5
• Mathematics Measurement, chance and data
• Progression point 3.75
• interpretation of pie charts and histograms
• Working mathematically
• Progression point 3.5

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EXPLAIN
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VELS

• Lesson 6
• English
• Writing - Progression point 3.75
• appropriate use of topic sentences and
  organisation of main and subordinate ideas
• selection of vocabulary, text structures and
  visual features to effectively communicate ideas
  and information
• Lesson 7
• English
• Writing - Progression point 3.25
• appropriate vocabulary, punctuation and tense
  according to context, purpose and audience
• Writing - Progression point 3.5
• inclusion of appropriate visual images and
  information in print and electronic texts

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EXTEND
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VELS

• Lesson 8
• Mathematics Measurement, chance and data
• Progression point 3.5
• awareness of the accuracy of measurement required
  and the appropriate tools and units
• Lessons 9 and 10
• Science Science at work
• Progression point 3.25 - 3.75
• design and reporting of experiments, including
  statements of purpose, labelled diagrams and
  symbols that explain procedures, and
  justification for the type of data collected and
  equipment used
• English Writing
• Progression point 3.75
• use of structures and features appropriate to
  purpose and audience of print and electronic
  texts
• selection of vocabulary, text structures and
  visual features to effectively communicate ideas
  and information

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EVALUATE
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VELS

• Lesson 11
• Arts Exploring and responding
• Progression point 3.5
• consideration of possibilities, content and
  influences when planning, developing and refining
  their own arts works for presentation to specific
  audiences
• Lesson 12
• English Writing
• Progression point 3.5
• use of strategies for planning for example,
  using models of others writing or mind mapping
• Speaking and listening - Progression point 3.5
• consideration of purpose and audience in
  preparation of presentations
• Progression point 3.75
• rehearsal of presentations, with attention to
  variation of pace, volume, pitch and
  pronunciation to enhance meaning
• constructive responses to verbal and non-verbal
  audience feedback for example, by rephrasing for
  clarification
• Thinking Reasoning, processing and inquiry
• Progression point 3.5
• provision of supporting evidence in the
  development of arguments on a given topic
• identification of useful and irrelevant or
  useless information or key words when collecting
  information for an investigation, report or
  response
• Progression point 3.75
• with teacher support, consideration of various
  factors in the development of arguments on a
  given topic

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ACTIVITY

• MURAL

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Resources

• http//vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/
• www.zoo.org.au
• http//vimeo.com/6136719
• http//palmoilandtheenvironment.blogspot.com/

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QUESTIONS

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