Term+3+Assignments

It is now time to begin our term 3 project. We will be working on this over the next 3 weeks. This will be completed during class time and at home.
The outline of the project is included in the power point that you will find in our shared class folder on the server:

The power point includes a description of the task, assessment rubrics, how to write a bibliography and some activities designed to find out your prior knowledge of "exploration" and to develop note taking skills. Please complete this prior to publishing your project.

Your project should include:

1. A __short__ biography of your chosen explorer. Include __key__ dates.

2. A __timeline__ showing these key dates and any other relevant events.

3. A __scaled map__ showing the expeditions of the explorers

4. Answers to the Key Questions: __ Why __ did these explorers __set out__ on their expeditions? __ What __ were the __factors__ that contributed to the __success__ of the expeditions? What were the __hardships__ they encountered? What __personal__ __qualities__ did they demonstrate? (you could refer to the Habits of Minds or the YCDI qualitites). What were the __effects__ of this exploration __on__ the rest of __the world__?

5. An information narrative. Use the information you’ve researched to write a __journal__ covering a __part__ of the expedition. You can choose to be any member of the team.

Below you'll read about the focus of this term's study. You'll also find links to some helpful websites.
A useful site that provides links to a lot of helpful information for your project is [] Here is a **gathering grid** you could download and use to sort your information. Don't forget to keep a list of resources you used to include into your. [|Gathering Grid.doc] =__**Going Beyond**__=

[[image:space_exploration.jpg align="left"]]This unit is about the human phenomenon of constantly wanting to explore, to go further than the existing boundaries and to discover what lies beyond.
During this unit you will examine explorers of the past, such as James Cook, Douglas Mawson, Burke and Wills. You will investigate how their discoveries impacted on the development of Australia and the world.

You will also consider more recent and current explorations into Antarctica, mountain regions, under the sea and space. You will identify the benefits of these explorations and the personal qualities of explorers. You will investigate why and how people continue to explore, and wonder where else humans might venture in the future.

**During this unit you will explore these questions. You will also develop other questions of your own that you will want to investigate.**

How does exploration change the lives and understandings of people? Why do people explore? What drives people to want to go further and discover more? What qualities do people have who explore and push the boundaries? How has exploration affected people and their lifestyles? How have exploration and explorers helped shape Australia over time? What else is left for humans to explore? How have advances in technology enabled us to go further?


 * [[image:914320~Deep-Sea-Creatures-Posters.jpg width="238" height="368" align="left"]] || **Below are some websites that you may find interesting:**
 * [|Australia - You're Standing In It: Links]
 * [|Explorers of Australia and Nearby Islands]
 * [|Australian Explorers]
 * [|Australian History: Australian Explorers]
 * [|Age of Exploration]
 * [|Australian Overland Explorers]
 * [|Australian Explorers]
 * [|Australian History]
 * [|Nasa - Solar System Exploration]
 * [|KidsNet - Space Exploration]
 * [|Antartica: The Frozen Continent at the South Pole]
 * [|Classroom Antartica]
 * [|South Pole]
 * [|Explorer of the Extreme Deep]
 * [|Ocean Explorer] || [[image:Atlas5rocketLMCOartist.jpg width="235" height="369" align="right"]] ||