Rotorua Girls High School
Future Focused Learning - Workbook 1
My Kainga my Castle
Key Question 2 - What is the current state/health of our regions’ waterways?
Pokaitu Stream – Kearoa Marae Mini Hydro dam
Student workbook for Achievement Standards 90951, 91902 & 90136
Year 10 Class
2017
This booklet will collect evidence for the following achievement standards:
Achievement Standard Science 90951
Investigate the biological impact of an event on a New Zealand ecosystem
Resource reference: Science 1.12
Credits: 4
Achievement | Achievement with Merit | Achievement with Excellence |
Investigate the biological impact of an event on a New Zealand ecosystem. | Investigate, in depth, the biological impact of an event on a New Zealand ecosystem. | Investigate, comprehensively, the biological impact of an event on a New Zealand ecosystem. |
Achievement Standard Geography 91902
Investigate aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographical issue
Resource reference Geography: 1.6
Credits: 3
Achievement | Achievement with Merit | Achievement with Excellence |
Describe aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue. | Describe, in-depth, aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue. | Comprehensively describe aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue. |
Achievement Standard Mathematics and Statistics 90136
Investigate bivariate numerical data using the statistical enquiry cycle
Resource reference Mathematics and Statistics: 1.11
Credits: 3
Achievement | Achievement with Merit | Achievement with Excellence |
Investigate bivariate numerical data using the statistical enquiry cycle. | Investigate bivariate numerical data using the statistical enquiry cycle with justification. | Investigate bivariate numerical data using the statistical enquiry cycle with statistical insight. |
Student Instructions
PLANNING AN INVESTIGATION |
KEY QUESTION Focus of investigation: | Is there a relationship between land use and the quality of our waterways in Rotorua. |
HYPOTHESIS/ PREDICTION: What do I think will happen? |
METHOD: PLANNING WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? | |
What information are we going to collect? | Water clarity, Temperature, |
Why do we need to collect this information? | |
How many samples do we need to collect? | |
Why do we need to collect that many samples? | |
How are we going to collect this information? (Think about what can be measured and what can be observed) | |
How can we record this information? | |
DATA COLLECTION |
Important factors to consider when collecting data:
- Collect all raw data - you can sort and organise later
Create a table for you to enter the raw data into. This will help later on - if all your data is in
one place. Eg Year 9 & 10 Water testing Booklet
- Take notes on the area/site you have collected data from so you can discuss factors that might have an impact of the data or information found at that site
- Write down everything you see
- Take photos/videos of the water flow
- Surrounding area of land
- Stream coverage
- Features of the land (sample site)
- What is above and below the stream
- What environmental or man-made factors that might affect the data?
- Think about what might affect water quality
- What has access to the land and water - animals? People? Factories?
- Remove branches, logs, rocks and debris to see what lies beneath when collecting samples of eco-system life
- Check measurements to make sure you are accurate before recording data
- Are you reading the right measurement scale?
- Have you check the equipment is accurate before measuring?
- Check with a partner before moving on so you don’t waste time collecting data you will then need to redo
- Make sure you write down correct units E.g. Metres and centimetres. Litres and millilitres
- What other observations can you make?
- About the stream, land, hydrodam, influence of people or settlement
- What impact do laws, restrictions and conservation have on this site?
Insert links to files containing all of the information and data you have collected. | |
TABLES | Include your raw data tables |
MAPS | You must have a map of the area - this needs to include (scale, key obvious features eg walking tracks, surrounding areas, parks, buildings, etc |
PHOTOS | Provide summary notes about each of the photos that you have included in your data collection |
APP | Did you use your app to collect the data on? |
DATA ANALYSIS |
Use your findings and observations to identify differences (changes) in environmental factors between TWO different sites, and link them to the events and actions that might have caused them. This will help you to draw conclusions in your report.
You may need to:
· identify unknown species of plants and animals
· identify species diversity, distribution of organisms and their density
· prepare tables, graphs, or Venn diagrams to identify similarities and differences between
streams
· research information on relevant human actions such as applying fertilizers, herbicides, or
Insecticides in the area surrounding your stream
· construct food chains and webs, and compare them between areas.
CONCLUSION: Written Report |
So what does this mean? Summarise your findings from each display, graph & observation. | |
Reflect on your hypothesis: Was your prediction correct? | |
Next steps: Brainstorm |
RECOMMENDATIONS |
From your research into this identify two different perspectives of this key question and the names of people or groups who hold these viewpoints?
KEY QUESTION Focus of investigation: | Is there a relationship between land use and the quality of our waterways in Rotorua. |
View point One: | View point Two: |
Name of person/organisation: | Name of person/organisation: |
Describe these two different viewpoints - Ensure you use specific information and geographic terms and concepts incorporating the beliefs, values, and/or perspectives of the individuals or groups.
View point One: | View point Two: |
Possible courses of action
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of each of the following courses of action. Think about how this course of action could support environmental sustainability for Rotorua.
Strength | Weakness | |
Do Nothing Let things continue as they are currently | ||
Raise Taxes so that we can pay people to clean our rivers/stream | ||
Educate people about how to best care for our water-ways |
Your recommendation
Present your recommendation for keeping Rotorua “clean and green” as a submission to the Rotorua District Council
Organise your submission under the following headings:
· The best course of action for cleaning up our streams
· My reasons for recommending this course of action
· Why I think this course of action is better than the other courses of action.
Remember to give detailed reasons why you are recommending one course of action and why you think it is better than the other courses of action.