Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Term 2 2011 Unit Communicating Information

This term we shall do a Unit Entitled Communicating Information.

The guiding question will be
How do we ensure safety throught the development of communication sytems?

The area of interaction is Human Ingenuity.
How and why do we create a communication systems for safety ?
What are the consequences of our creation of Communication Systems?

Approaches To Learning
Thinking Skills
Research Skills

The AK strand is Global Economic.
How can we use technology to enhance our resources effectively?

PROBLEM
Pirates is considered both one of the best and dangerous windsurfing, snookering beaches in the region. How can we better communicate to people, once in the sea, about changes in weather and sea conditions?


CHALLENGE
Create a new method of communication that could be used by beach guards or the general public. The system should be cheap to produce, easy to learn but complex enough to communicate a range of instructions. The system can be visual, audible, sensory, or a combination of these

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