UNIT OVERVIEW

Lesson/
Week
Activities ICT Resources
1
Introduce the problem. Students are to
explore the wiki/weebly pages, read
the problems and start
Googling/YouTubing Emperor Penguins
to become familiar to the idea and
begin thinking about what aspects need
to be considered in this project.
Students will also be encouraged to
have a look on Google Maps to see
where the future zoo enclosure will be.
http://year4capcoast.weebly.c
om
https://managingelearningpho
ebedwarshuis.wikispaces.com/
Year+4+Cap+Coast+State+Scho
ol
www.google.com.au
www.youtube.com.au
Camera and video recorder to
document steps.
Google Maps
2
Discuss the problem and possible
solutions. Students are to access the
classs wiki in their home time. They are
to discuss their findings, possible
solutions, a possible timeframe and
budget etc prompted by key questions
posed by the teacher. Students are
encouraged to give their peers
feedback and appreciate each others
good ideas. Furthermore, for
homework, students are to create
Wordle of all of the relevant words that
they need to be considering when
doing this project. The wiki will then be
opened in class and the teacher will
create further discussion and analyse
students individual contribution.
https://managingelearningpho
ebedwarshuis.wikispaces.com/
Year+4+Cap+Coast+State+Scho
ol

http://www.tagxedo.com/app.
html

Camera and video recorder to
document steps.
3
Create a solution. Students must split
into 4 different groups and are to each
create a mind map of all of their
suggested ideas. They are to come
together at the end and review and
evaluate the other groups ideas.
Use https://bubbl.us/mindmap
to create a mind map

Camera and video recorder to
document steps.
4
Make a plan to implement solution.
Students are to begin delegating
different jobs (decided in mind map in
previous week) to each group. They are
to research all aspects of the enclosure
Camera and video recorder to
document steps.

www.google.com.au


and the needs of the animals in
question. Budgets, measurements,
design, diets and habitats need to be
considered.
Excel (budget)

Graphing tools (scaled
drawings)
5
Implement their plan. Students are to
create a proposal for the Zoo Keeper
using PowerPoint. The presentation
must include the budget, scaled
drawings of the enclosure,
temperatures, how to create those
temperatures, dietary requirements,
other habitual needs etc. They are to
work as a group and delegate different
jobs to each group.
Camera and video recorder to
document steps.

PowerPoint

Excel (budget)

Graphing tools (scaled
drawings)
6
Review the results. Before they read
the report summary from the Zoo
Keeper, students are to first analyse
what possible mistakes might have
been made and aspects they werent
100% sure on. They are to compile
these into a table through Word on the
interactive whiteboard (IWB). One
column for their analysis and other to
put the Zoo Keepers in. The students
will then read the report from the Zoo
Keeper (teacher) which will give them
possible alterations that would need to
be made or things that were overseen.

IWB

Word (table)

Camera and video recorder to
document steps.

7
Celebrate the solution using a movie
including all stakeholders. Students are
to use photographs and videos taken
throughout the learning journey to
compile a movie for their parents,
other teachers and other classrooms to
view. They are to be creative (music,
animations etc).
Movie Maker

www.youtube.com (for music)

Paint (to edit photos)