Inquiry Based Learning Task
Due Thursday 15th December
Due Thursday 15th December
This task will allow students a wide range of choices.
You will be able to choose:
- Your HSIE based topic
- Your mode of presentation
- Whether you will work in groups (max. 4), pairs or on your own
You will be able to choose:
- Your HSIE based topic
- Your mode of presentation
- Whether you will work in groups (max. 4), pairs or on your own
Choosing your topic
You can choose from EITHER the History or Geography suggestions
You can choose from EITHER the History or Geography suggestions
History
Choose an historic: Place OR personality OR event Suggested historical PLACES: - Ancient Greece - Ancient Rome - Ancient India - Medieval Europe - The Ottoman Empire - Renaissance Italy (c.1400 – c.1600) - The Vikings of Scandinavia (c.790 – c.1066) - Japan under the Shoguns’ (c.794 – 1867) OR AN HISTORICAL PLACE OF YOUR CHOICE For Historical Places undertake an inquiry and answer the following: - What is the Place? - Where is the Place? (Provide a map) - Describe the physical features of the location. - How did the physical features influence the civilisation? - Describe the social structure of this society - Who are the key groups and individuals of this society? - What are the significant beliefs, values and practices of this society? - Describe the contacts and conflicts within this society - Describe the contacts and confilcts with other societies - What are the significant developments and/or cultural achievements of this society? - Describe this place's historical importance - Why is it important to study this historical place? What can we learn? Suggested historical PERSONALITIES: - Pericles - Homer - Leonidas - Julius Caesar - Mark Antony - Caligula - Nero - Augustus Caesar - Livia Drusilla - Julia Agrippina - Octavia - Erik the Red - Leif Ericson - Pemulwuy - Mungo Man and Lady - Bennelong - Truganini - Blackbeard - The Barbarossa Brothers - Calico Jack - Sir Francis Drake - Napoleon - Horatio Nelson - King Henry 8th - Queen Victoria - Elizabeth I - Cyrus the Great - Darius I - Chandragupta Maurya - Ashoka - Suleiman the Magnificent - Selim I - Leonardo da Vinci - Galileo - Charlemagne - Matthew Flinders - Lachlan Macquarie - Arthur Phillip - Jessie Street - Edith Cowan - Nancy Bird Walton - Miles Franklin - Ned Kelly OR AN HISTORICAL PERSON OF YOUR CHOICE For Historical Persons undertake an inquiry and answer the following: - Who is the person? - Where did they live (provide a map) - When did they live? - What are the significant events in the life of the personality? - What were their achievements? - What impact did this person have on his or her times? - What is the impact of this person for us today? - Why is it important to study this historical person? What can we learn? Suggested Historical EVENTS: - The Agricultural Revolution - Bubonic Plague Europe - African Slave Trade - The Bombing of Hiroshima - Australian Colonisation - The Industrial Revolution - The Destruction of Pompeii 79 AD - The Birth of Muhammad -570 A.D - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - The Reformation - The French Revolution - The Tearing Down of The Berlin Wall - Invention of Gutenberg's Printing Press - American Civil Rights - Freedom Rides Australia - The Moon Landing - First Flight - Wright Brothers - The Sinking of the Titanic - Australian Gold Rush 1850s - Battle of Beersheeba 1917 - The Battle of Pozières 1916 OR AN HISTORICAL EVENT OF YOUR CHOICE For Historical EVENTS undertake an inquiry and answer the following: - What is the event? - Where did this event take place? (Provide a map) - What is the historical background of this event? - What were the causes of this event? - How did this event happen? - What were the effects of this event? - Who are the key groups and individuals involved in this event? - What is the significance of this event for the time? - What is the significance of this event for us today? - Why is it important to study this historical event? What can we learn? |
Geography
Choose a Geographical: Place OR global environment OR hazard Suggested geographical Places: - Antarctica - Mexico - Canada - Peru - Japan - Brazil - Thailand - Cambodia - Tanzania - Kenya - Madagascar - Botswana - Syria - Iraq - India - Nepal - Spain - Netherlands - Russia - Papua New Guinea OR a geographical PLACE of your choice For geographical places undertake an inquiry and answer the following: - What is the place? - Where is the place (provide a map) - What is the population? - Describe the physical features of the location - What is the climate? - What type of biomes or environments are found in this country? - What plants and animals are found in this country? - What is an environmental issue faced by this country? - Suggest some strategies to help address this environmental issue. Suggested Global environments - Coasts - Mountains - Rainforests - Tundra - Coral Reefs - Grasslands - Polar Lands - Rivers - Wetlands For Global Environments undertake an inquiry and answer the following: - What is the Global Environment? - Describe the main features of this environment - Where is it located? (provide a map) - How is this environment formed? - What are some of the plants and animals of this environment? - How have these plants and animals adapted to their environment? - What are some of the threats to this environment? - How can this environment be protected? Suggested Geographical Hazards: - Earthquakes - Volcanoes - Tsunamis - Cyclones - Landslides - Avalanches - Droughts - Floods - Tornadoes - Hurricanes For Geographical Hazards undertake an inquiry and answer the following: - What is the geographical hazard - What are the causes of this geographical hazard? - How does this geographical hazard occur? - Provide details of an instance of this hazard: - Where did it occur? (provide a map) - When did it occur? - What was the impact? - What was the main cause of loss of life? - Suggest some ways to prevent loss of life? |
Ensure to:
- Paraphrase the information in your own words
- Use PEEL paragraphs
- Reference all your information sources, maps and images in a Bibliography
You can choose to present your inquiry findings in any of the following ways:
- Powerpoint presentation - Information report
- Play script - Poster
- Prezi - Powtoon
- Movie - Mock Wikipedia entry
- Speech - Write a blog post
OR another mode as negotiated with your teacher
- Paraphrase the information in your own words
- Use PEEL paragraphs
- Reference all your information sources, maps and images in a Bibliography
You can choose to present your inquiry findings in any of the following ways:
- Powerpoint presentation - Information report
- Play script - Poster
- Prezi - Powtoon
- Movie - Mock Wikipedia entry
- Speech - Write a blog post
OR another mode as negotiated with your teacher