Five tip stormwater solution communication project

Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 Science:

• Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representations using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS133)
• Water is an important resource that cycles through the environment (ACSSU116)

Year 7 English:

• Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas (ACELY1725)

Year 8 Science:

• Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representations using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS148)
• Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations (ACSHE135)

Year 8 English:

• Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that raise issues, report events and advance opinions, using deliberate language and textual choices, and including digital elements as appropriate (ACELY1736)

Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-13ES, SC5-7WS, SC5-8WS, SC5-12ES, EN5-2A. 

Indoor or outdoor activity: Indoor

Time required: 30 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Assist students choosing an appropriate media for their chosen audience and making sure it has some chance of being distributed, displayed etc.

Homework and extension opportunities: part of this activity could be assigned as homework.

• Computer equipment
• Internet access
• Writing or art materials.

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