Non-Googleable Questions About Biodiversity

Non-Googleable Questions About Biodiversity

Lesson 13 of 14 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • English
  • Informative writing
  • Reading
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • ...

Lesson summary

This lesson is designed as a tuning in activity. Students participating in this activity are each asked to write down three questions about biodiversity, and to categorise these questions as either Googleable (questions whose answers can be found on the Internet) or Non-Googleable (questions whose answers can’t be found on the Internet). Students are then asked to answer both sets of questions using standard research techniques (Internet searches) or alternative research methods (such interview an expert or design an experiment).

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • build their Higher Order Thinking skills
  • explore the topic of biodiversity
  • build their thinking and questioning skills
  • practice their research skills.

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Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

This lesson can be used with all the learning areas of the Australian Curriculum. Cool Australia’s curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum. 

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking

Time needed: 48+ minutes.

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – facilitate discussion, lead students in identifying questions, and assist students with planning and undertaking research to answer questions.

Resources required

  • Internet
  • Post-it notes
  • Student Worksheet

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This is an original Cool.org lesson. Facts and figures in these lessons may have changed since this lesson was published. We always endeavour to update our resources in a timely manner, but if you see an error or issue in our resources please get in touch with us.

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