Activity Sheet

TEACHER: Kelly Belgrove

CLASS: Form 1 (Term II)
TIME PERIOD: Six (6) weeks
SUBJECT: Technology Educ!ion
COMPONENT: Biologicl Technologies
SUB-COMPONENT: Environmen!l "ngemen! Technology
GENERAL TOPIC: #romo!ing Soil $onserv!ion !hrough Educ!ion
CONTENT STANDARDS
"nge soils !o min!in %er!ili!y using &&ro&ri!e soil conserv!ion nd mngemen! me!hods
CONTEXT
'gricul!url &roduc!ion is growing in your communi!y wi!h &ersons &roducing %ood !hrough cro&
cul!iv!ion nd(or niml rering) Soil* including soil used %or gricul!ure* is los! n!urlly* however
some soil erosion is hs!ened +y mn,s im&ro&er use o% !he lnd) Im&ro&er gricul!url &rc!ices resul!s
in soil erosion* which even!ully leds !o %looding* clogging o% drins nd sil!ing o% rivers) Ex!ensive
soil erosion reduces %ood &roduc!ion nd ul!im!ely !here is n increse in %ood &rices* !here+y limi!ing
your %mily,s %ood +udge! nd vil+le %ood %or consum&!ion) -owever* educ!ionl cm&igns cn
&osi!ively in%luence +ehviour nd so encourges good gricul!url &rc!ices) These &rc!ices* i% done
&ro&erly* cn reduce soil erosion resul!ing in im&roved %ood &roduc!ion)
CHALLENGE
's !eenger in your communi!y* your grou& hs +een sked !o &re&re n educ!ionl cm&ign !h!
would communic!e im&ro&er gricul!url &rc!ices* !heir e%%ec!s on soil erosion nd wys o% reducing
such erosion !hrough soil conserv!ion) The cm&ign should use !wo communic!ion medi (one
elec!ronic nd !he o!her non.elec!ronic) direc!ed !o gricul!url &roducers in !he communi!y) I! should
+e relevn!* in%orm!ive* !!en!ion holding nd s!imul!e +ehviour chnge)
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
Kelly Belgrove
Technology Education
e-CAL ICT
"g/ines
0ri!ing &&er
#ens nd &encils
Flsh drives
1&!o&s( 2esk!o& com&u!ers
wi!h 0indows 3&er!ing Sys!em
$2s( 242s
2igi!l cmers
4ideo cmers
"icroso%! 3%%ice Sui!e
Books* Tex!+ooks
School or #u+lic 1i+rry 'ccess
In!erne! 'ccess
Shee!s o% +ris!ol +ord
"rkers( coloured &encils
'ny o!her m!eril nd resources
&ermi!!ed +y !he !echer
#ower#oin! &resen!!ion on
reserch)
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES
5ou will +e +le !o:.
1) Iden!i%y good gricul!url &rc!ices which re!rd soil erosion)
6) 7se educ!ionl cm&ign !o communic!e wi!h mem+ers o% !he communi!y)
8) 0ork coll+or!ively wi!h o!hers !o &re&re nd &resen! solu!ions !o &ro+lems)
9) 4lue !he im&c! o% good gricul!url &rc!ices( soil conserv!ion on %ood &roduc!ion)
:) 2emons!r!e use o% communic!ion medi)
ASSESSMENT
;rou& &r!ici&!ion
#rocess
#roduc! < Educ!ionl $m&ign
#resen!!ion o% Educ!ionl $m&ign
#or!%olio
Kelly Belgrove
Technology Education
e-CAL ICT
IDEATE Activity P!"
1esson #eriod
'lloc!ion
1
I#e"ti$y !"# De$i"e the P%&'e(
Ice +reker( Se! induc!ion*
Brin s!orming session o% ll s!uden!s
"rking cri!eri ex&lined nd given
;rou& Form!ion
Teching o+serving grou& in!erc!ion nd discussions
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6
Deve&) the De*i+" B%ie$
In!er&re!!ion o% &ro+lem
#re&re !he 2esign Brie%
6
8
Ev!,!te P&**i'e S&,ti&"*
In%orm!ion g!hering( conduc!ing reserch = Use of Instructional CD
;rou& discussion on >eserch me!hods( sources !o +e used
2ivision o% l+our +y reserch sources( !sks
'nlysis o% in%orm!ion reserched !o unders!nd &ro+lem
#re&r!ion( coll!ion o% reserch
#resen!!ion o% >eserch !o grou& mem+ers
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9
A**e** the !te%"!tive*
Brins!orming in grou&s
;rou&s iden!i%y !hree ides %or !he educ!ionl cm&ign
The dvn!ges nd disdvn!ges o% ech cm&ign re iden!i%ied
The s&eci%ic!ions %or choosing !he +es! cm&ign re develo&ed
The +es! cm&ign is chosen)
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T%y &,t the Be*t S&,ti&"
#lnning < de!iled me!hods* m!eril lis!ing nd sources* !ime* money* o!her
in%orm!ion( resources needed re iden!i%ied) 2evelo& !ime!+le o% even!s
&lnned)
"king < #re&ring !he cm&ign* nd !!en!ion !o de!il !o mee! s&eci%ic!ions*
!es!ing o% !he s&ec!s o% !he cm&ign !o see i% s&eci%ic!ions re me!* modi%y
ccordingly)
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6
Ev!,!te the %e*,t*
Tes!ing !he cm&ign +sed on design +rie% % nd s&eci%ic!ions
#resen!!ion o% cm&ign
#resen!!ion o% re&or! on cm&ign !o communi!y
#resen!!ion o% design &or!%olio* !echer ssessmen! o% &resen!!ion* cm&ign
nd design &or!%olio
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Kelly Belgrove
Technology Education
e-CAL ICT
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Kelly Belgrove
Technology Education
e-CAL ICT