Start date: Monday, 31 July 2006 Finish date: Friday, 31 August 2007 Phase: All phases of learning
To use technology to investigate organisms on a micro and macro scale.
Start date: Tuesday, 1 January 2008 Finish date: Thursday, 31 December 2009 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
· Foster an understanding of the richness of contemporary Indigenous society
· Help build the self-esteem of Indigenous participants.
· Capture the interest of Indigenous youth in science and technology.
· Promote an understanding o
Start date: Monday, 13 November 2006 Finish date: Tuesday, 15 May 2007 Phase: All phases of learning
Bilby investigation
Do you love bilbies? How many bilbies do you think it takes before they can be taken off the 'endangered species' list? Join me as I ask zoologist Peter McRae at Currawinya National Park, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service why he loves bilbies so much that he spends every day working to save them from extinction.
Start date: Saturday, 26 August 2006 Finish date: Monday, 1 January 2007 Phase: All phases of learning Our Mission was to connect students to their river catchment through an environmental adventure that would focus on the sustainable use of our scarce natural resource - Water.
Start date: Sunday, 1 June 2008 Finish date: Saturday, 31 January 2009 Phase: All phases of learning
Mission: The River Ambassadors will be focused towards a key outcome – What is the Future of our Waterways? They will explore who is responsible for managing our waterways and their value to our community.
Start date: Friday, 17 August 2007 Finish date: Monday, 15 December 2008 Phase: Early Phase of Learning
Follow the adventures of Koala Lou and Panda Lou through some special places in China. Compare the culture and life in China with what things are like where you live or your chosen counrty of investigation.
Add your country information to the 'Group work' section.
Start date: Wednesday, 12 March 2008 Finish date: Thursday, 12 March 2009 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
To design a vehicle and helmet that can be tested under controlled conditions and prepare a report using video footage, still photography, graphs and comments that show evidence of your findings.
Start date: Thursday, 12 April 2007 Finish date: Thursday, 31 May 2007 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
Monitor and compare local aircraft noise levels and/or air quality over a set period across the 7 GLC schools - Students from each of the GLC schools will take noise level readings (and possibly air quality samples) at set times of the day over a set period of time and post the data for other school to access.
Start date: Thursday, 12 April 2007 Finish date: Monday, 31 December 2007 Phase: Early Phase of Learning
Early phase of learning students will take photos of the various pieces of playground equipment at their school (and in community playgrounds if they wish)and write a caption about each piece of equipment which names it and describes what activities it can be used for.
Start date: Tuesday, 29 May 2007 Finish date: Wednesday, 31 December 2008 Phase: All phases of learning
Students will virtually travel from place to place on a trip around Queensland. During their tripping they will have the opportunity to find out about the history of town.
Schools will give hints about the town to help others solve the clues to find out where they are going.
Start date: Monday, 26 June 2006 Finish date: Saturday, 21 July 2007 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
Middle Phase of Learning students, within a cluster of schools, primary and secondary will share wonderings, discoveries and design challenges with teachers and experts online.
The ultimate challenge -
To create an exciting environment for Prep students where everything around them is a learning experience.
Start date: Tuesday, 18 July 2006 Finish date: Friday, 1 September 2006 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
To find out which vegetables grow best in which soils.
To determine how other factors such as fertilisers, compost, water and weather impact on the yield.
To conduct this experiment, you are to set up at least three seed boxes in which to grow the vegetables used in the test.
Phase: Senior Phase of Learning
To access data from locations other than their own, students will exchange Excel files by downloading their own data and uploading data from other school locations.
Start date: Sunday, 1 January 2006 Finish date: Friday, 30 June 2006 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
To investigate the natural changes occurring in the Moreton Bay region and the impact of humans on this natural world.
Start date: Wednesday, 12 April 2006 Finish date: Wednesday, 31 December 2008 Phase: Professional Learning
To give teachers a space where they can try out resources and skills needed to do an online component to a Maths Investigation.
Start date: Friday, 1 April 2005 Finish date: Saturday, 31 December 2005 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
Online chats and forums with another school are used to compare photos and videos of the same aspects of the other school's local section of the creek. Students also chat with an expert online to gain higher understanding of their findings.
Start date: Monday, 3 December 2007 Finish date: Wednesday, 3 December 2008 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
To compare and contrast this story with the arrival of the first fleet.
Start date: Friday, 1 July 2005 Finish date: Friday, 9 December 2005 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
To allow Reef Guardian Schools to share their learnings and celebrate the great efforts before the end of each year when the program closes down.
Start date: Thursday, 2 February 2006 Finish date: Sunday, 31 December 2006 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
To investigate the human impact on an area.
To investigate ways that the habitat can be restored for all the animals and plants.
To explore ways to encourage the animals and plants back.
You may explore this area or show us what is happening where you live.
Start date: Monday, 6 March 2006 Finish date: Thursday, 30 November 2006 Phase: Middle Phase of Learning
Students participate in design challenges around Robotics Technology using the Learning Place as a site to share information and data.
Students compete in a face-to-face challenge!
Utilise robotic technology for science data collection.
Collate data, journals, photos, videos to place on a Virtual Field Trip site on the Learning Place.
