The following web site/s will give you more information about the issue assigned to your group. You...
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The following web site/s will give you more information about the issue assigned to your group. You can also search other internet sites, newspaper or books for additional information if you wish. Make sure you work on the assigned topic to your group. A.Sustainability of Parramatta River: Highlight the URL address below, right click and click ‘Open Hyperlink’ to open. Read and then complete activity (i) to (iv). http ://www.uprct.nsw.gov.au/water_quality/fact
The following web site/s will give you more information about the issue assigned to your group. You can also search other internet sites, newspaper or
The following web site/s will give you more information about
the issue assigned to your group. You can also search other
internet sites, newspaper or books for additional information if
you wish. Make sure you work on the assigned topic to your group.
A.Sustainability of Parramatta River: Highlight the URL address
below, right click and click Open Hyperlink to open. Read and then
complete activity (i) to (iv).
http://www.uprct.nsw.gov.au/water_quality/facts/causes_of_p
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(i) Look at column 3 of the table provided. Open Microsoft
Word, create a new document and tally the issue/associated problems
according to (a) risk to humans and animals, (b) environment. (ii)
To be able to do (i) you need to create your own table (watch the
video resource on How to Create a Table (the first one is done for
you): Issue/associ ated problems: Number of times it affects
humans/ animals health Number of times it affects the environment
Sewage pollution lllll
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(iii) Find students in your class who live around Parramatta
River (if none choose students living around Parramatta River) and
conduct a survey. Include the following question in your survey:
(a) What is water pollution? (b) How do we know that the water is
polluted? (c) Do you think water in Parramatta River is still clean
or becoming polluted now? Give evidence/s. (d) Suggest at least 3
pollutants?
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Stop here...great jobcongratulations! (iv) Create a table and
record information from (d), then create a graph using Excel. Watch
the video How to create a graph to help you out.
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B. Transport Issues in Parramatta Region:
http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/6682
8/IntegratedTransportPlan.pdf The Parramatta Twenty25 strategic
plan identifies the importance of sustainable transport. (i)
Identify the sustainable transport objectives for the city centre.
(ii) Conduct an interview within your class and teachers to find
out their mode of transport from home to school. Highlight the URL
address below, right click and click Open Hyperlink to open. Read
and then complete activity (i) to (iv).
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(iii) Create a table to show gathered information. Make sure
you place your independent and dependent variables in the right
columns. Go to the attached resources if you can not remember where
to place independent and dependent variables. (iv) Using the table
drawn in (iii), construct a column graph to represent the given
information. Click the Tips for drawing graphs resource document if
you are not sure of which variables should be written under x-axis
and y- axis.
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C. Improving Multicultural Understanding: (i) Conduct a class
survey to find out students country of birth. Use the attached
resource document Multicultural Understanding Sample Survey for
conducting class survey (you can add more details). (ii) Tally the
results and construct a table. Click the Drawing table video
resource document if you are not sure of which variables should be
written under columns. Using the table drawn, construct a column
graph to represent the given information. Click the Tips for
drawing graphs resource document if you are not sure of which
variables should be written under x-axis and y-axis.
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(iii) Highlight the URL address below, right click and click
Open Hyperlink to open.
http://www.harmony.gov.au/schools/teachers/lesson-plans/
http://www.harmony.gov.au/schools/teachers/lesson-plans/ On the
left hand side click For Students. Click the Young Australians
Talk, move your cursor where the first girl is and listen to what
they say. (iv) After watching, answer the questions: What does it
feel like to belong? How do you know when you belong? Do you think
Australia makes everyone feel that they belong? Stop here...great
jobcongratulations!
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E. Maintaining Heritage Sites in Parramatta Region:
http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/build/heritage/what_is_heritage (i)
Open Microsoft Word and create a new document. Copy the questions
below and answer. (ii) Copy the questions below and answer: (a)How
is Aboriginal Heritage protected in Parramatta? (b)Name some
evidences if a particular properties contains an Aboriginal site?
Navigate the site below to be able to complete your task. To
navigate, highlight the URL address, right click and click Open
Hyperlink.
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(iii) There are 11 Heritage Conservation Areas within the
Parramatta local government area. Make a list of these Conservation
areas. (iv) Find a map of Parramatta and locate clearly on the map
the position of these areas you have listed in (iii) and label them
clearly. Stop here...great jobcongratulations!
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F. Reducing Youth Related Crime: Navigate this site to be able
to complete your task. To navigate, highlight the URL address
below, right click and click Open Hyperlink.
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/m
r/1-20/17/08_results/08h_parramatta.html (i)Read Table 78 (you need
to scroll down the page to be able to see Table 78). This table
tells you the number of offenders in Parramatta by age and
gender.
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(ii) Create a graph using Excel to show data found in Table 78.
Watch the video if you do not know how to create a graph using
Excel. (iii) The independent variable should be on the x-axis and
make sure your graph has a title and labelled correctly. (iv) The
dependent variable should be on the y-axis and make sure you label
correctly. Listen to the audio if you cannot remember what
independent and dependent variables are. Stop here...great
jobcongratulations!
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G. Increasing the Rate of Physical Activity in Youths: Navigate
the site below to be able to complete your task. To navigate,
highlight the URL address, right click and click Open Hyperlink.
http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/play (i) Scroll down the page and
make a list of sports and recreation available to everyone. (ii)
Conduct a class survey to find out how many students are involve in
sports and recreation. Use the attached video resource document
Healthy Body and Mind Sample Survey for conducting class survey
(you need to add more questions).
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Stop here...great jobcongratulations! (iv) Using the table
drawn in (iii), construct a column graph to represent the given
information. Click the Tips for drawing graphs resource document if
you are not sure of which variables should be written under x-axis
and y-axis. (iii) Tally the results and construct a table. Click
the Drawing table resource document if you are not sure of which
variables should be written under columns.