Activity Introduction

Activity details: Students will create solutions to improving local biodiversity issues by suggesting suitable activities for a Bio-harmony festival. Students will come up with an idea that would improve biodiversity and the quality of life in their community. They will create an advertisement to demonstrate the benefits of their plan.

Learning goals for this activity include:

1. Describe ideas that will help our community maintain and enhance biodiversity.

2. Build skills in communication.

Module: Biodiversity

Year levels: 9 and 10

Indoor or outdoor activity: Indoor

Duration of activity: 60 mins

Learning areas addressed: Science, Geography, Civics and Citizenship, English.

Teacher input: Facilitate students in sharing their ideas about an alternative.

Resources needed: Computers or writing material (may be a white board or smartboard).

Homework and extension opportunities: Many tasks could be done at home.

Keywords: Ecosystem, community, biodiversity, issues, Bio-harmony festival.

Australian Curriculum Link:

Year 9 English:

  • Create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts that present a point of view and advance or illustrate arguments, including texts that integrate visual, print and/or audio features (ACELY1746)

Year 9 Science:

  • Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations (ACSIS174)
  • The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research (ACSHE228)

Year 10 English:

  • Create sustained texts, including texts that combine specific digital or media content, for imaginative, informative, or persuasive purposes that reflect upon challenging and complex issues (ACELY1756)

Year 10 Science:

  • Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations (ACSIS208)
  • The values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research (ACSHE230) 

Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-9WS, SC5-11PW, EN5-1A. 

Cool Australia’s curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheets

Teacher Worksheet

Introduction

This activity allows students to use their imagination about how their community can enhance their local biodiversity. Festivals are comprised of a large range of activities. The purpose of festivals is for communities to get together and have an enjoyable time. It is a time of celebration! 

See what other schools are doing by exploring a case study here.

Activity

Students will design a festival program that would indicate how they would run a 'bio-harmony' festival. The activities in the festival would be about how people can enjoy their local environment including their parks and personal gardens.  

Festival brainstorm

In small groups, quickly brainstorm some ideas about your bio-harmony festival

Then discuss:

1. Where the festival will be held.

2. What known biodiversity groups will be invited to run an activity at the festival.

3. Invite or invent other groups that would make a valuable contribution.

4. What kind of entertainment will be provided? How will i

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Student Worksheet

Your job is to design a program for a 'Bio-harmony' festival! The aim of the festival is to connect people to their local environment and give organisations the opportunity to showcase their success in biodiversity. You should research local biodiversity groups, however you can also include fictional groups that you envisage could improve the local biodiversity.

Festival brainstorm

In small groups, quickly brainstorm some big ideas about your Bio-harmony festival.

Discuss:

1. Where the festival will be held.

2. What known biodiversity groups will be invited to run an activity at the festival.

3. Invite or invent other groups that would make a valuable contribution.

4. What kind of entertainment will be provided? How will it contribute to the theme of 'bio-harmony'?

5. What kind of food and beverages will be for sale? How will it contribute to the theme 'bio-harmony'?

6. What will the festival do to encourage people to connect to their local environment?

7. Who will open the f

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