| Module Name |
Year levels |
Curriculum areas & skills |
Tasks |
Approx. Duration |
| Can you save the Patagonian Toothfish? |
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- Geography
- International Politics
- Civics and Citizenship
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- Determine the best solution for 12 scenarios related to tracking down fishing poachers
- Watch an interview with a patrol commander who has led many interceptions of illegal fishing boats
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| Can you de-mine your town? |
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- Civics and Citizenship
- Geography
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- Develop strategies to limit the impact of landmines on a local area
- Evaluate the effectiveness of your strategy and the impact de-mining has had on the community's present and future viability
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| Can you protect our North? |
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- Geography
- International Politics
- Civics and Citizenship
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- Learn about how Maritimes Zones work and Australia's Maritime Zones
- Patrol Australia's northern borders with Norforce, AP-3C Orion or Sea Patrol. Learn about the terms they use and decide on the best solution for situations faced on border patrol.
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| Where have ADF forces served in
war and peace over time? |
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- Australian History
- Geography
- Civics and Citizenship
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- Investigate the resource to learn where ADF forces have served in war and peacekeeping operations
- Listen to audio narration of the background and nature of the conflict, see photos, statistics, geographical location and view medals from each conflict
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Resource item -
open duration |
| What do we do with Jervis Bay? |
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- Geography
- Environmental Studies
- Civics and Citizenship
- Decision-making
- Leadership
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- Investigate evidence and evaluate resources to decide on the best solution to each environmental issue facing the naval base HMAS Creswell in Jervis Bay
- See how your decisions compared to the actual ones
- Follow up the activity with a downloadable classroom activity to investigate how local communities deal with competing interests and resources, such as public parks
- Download activity PDF
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- 10-15 min for online activity
- 15-20 min for print activity
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| George Gittoes, Australian war artist:
Acts of good citizenship |
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- Art
- English
- International Politics
- History
- Civics and Citizenship
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- Learn about Australian war artist George Gittoes who has seen the pain that conflict creates in many parts of the world - a series of videos and a gallery of his works.
- Analyse the videos and artworks to determine who George Gittoes is and how his actions as a war artist reflect understanding and commitment to good citizenship
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- 30 min + for entire activity
OR
- View videos individually
(11 videos, 22 minutes total)
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| Impacts of Defence Bases on a Community |
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- Economics
- Civics and Citizenship
- Geography
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- Explore the setup of a Defence Base
- Create your own town containing a variety of economic and social activities
- Anticipate the economic and social impact the Defence Base has on the community
- Explore and evaluate the impact of each activity by studying the supplied evidence
- Compare your anticipated results to your final decision and actual impact
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| What does it mean to be a
'Norforce Warrior'? |
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- Media Studies
- Civics and Citizenship
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- Review the resources to determine what it means to be a Norforce Warrior
- Create a presentation of your findings using the resources including large selection of videos
- Email the finished presentation to yourself or your teacher for assessment
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| Operation Ratpack:
Will you make it through the day? |
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- Health
- Food Technology
- Outdoor Education
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- Learn about the use of ration packs
- Select a mission destination and design a ration pack suitable for the geography, climate and activities you will be undertaking
- Compare your ration pack to the contents and nutritional makeup of an actual ration pack
- Determine if your ration pack was adequately designed to achieve the activities in your mission
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| Would you be a good Peacekeeper? |
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- Civics and Citizenship
- International Politics
- Decision-making
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- Visit 3 different regions in the world where Australia's ADF is involved in peacekeeping and determine the best response to each of the situations that arise
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Australia and Afghanistan:
Are we being a good international citizen? |
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- History
- Politics
- International Relations
- Legal Studies
- English
- Civics and Citizenship
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- Explore the comprehensive resource about Afghanistan and the ADF's role in Afghanistan
- Resources include data about Afghanistan's geography, political system, economy, ethnicity and religion, and climate along with the past and present situations in Afghanistan
- Resources about ADF in Afghanistan covers Australia's involvement, what its like for the troops, and the rules which govern their behaviour
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Resource item -
open duration
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