Student Booklet
Moving products into and out of South Australia
What do we move?
How do we move it?
Why do we move it?
Where do we move it?
Who moves it?
How has moving products changed over time?
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Let’s Get Moving
Hop onboard and spend a day with the Good ship Move It, Move It.
9:50am Meet at the Outer Harbour Passenger Terminal
10:00am Visit the signal tower
10:30am Introduction to the Move It, Move It program
10:50am Small group activities
12:00pm Return to the bus ready for a guided tour of the DP container terminal
12:45pm Travel back to the SA Maritime Museum
1:00pm Lunch
1:30pm Discover the world of shipping in days gone by at the South Australian Maritime Museum
2:00pm Head back to school
At the bottom of each page in this book are inquiry questions. You may answer these during your excursion, or research the answers back at school.
What do you know?
Take a look at the things around you.
List the objects you can see that are related to shipping and transport. Think about how these objects are used and why they are important.
List 5 jobs that you think are involved in the shipping industry.
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What products do you think Australia imports (bring in) and exports (send out)?
Top 5 Imports / Top 5 ExportsWonderings…
What questions do you have? Use this page to write any questions you have during your visit today.
Climb the Signal Tower
The communications officer will be working when you enter the signal tower.
Please remain quiet while you are inside the tower or using the lift or stairs.
Watch the communications officer, look at the equipment inside and observe the view outside.
List 6 things inside the tower that are important items used by the communications officer.
Look outside the window and locate the following:
· Cars ready for export
Estimate how many cars are in the yard.
What is the most common colour?
· Ships waiting at sea
How many ships can you see?
Why are they waiting at sea?
From which direction do the ships enter the harbour?
What a Load
Read and follow the instructions to load the Good Ship Move It, Move It. Record your plan on the diagrams below:
Use coloured pencils to show the loading arrangement on the lower level.
Use coloured pencils to show the loading arrangement on the upper level.
If you finish early, test other configurations to see if there is more than one way to load the vessel successfully.
How has the loading and unloading of cargo changed over time?
What causes these changes to occur?
Contain Yourself
1. Collect a cardboard template
2. Choose a task card to find out the specifications of your container
3. Use the ‘Contain Yourself’ manual to label your container with the correct international code.
4. When you have finished labelling your container – cut it out and fold it into a container shape.
5. Swap containers with a partner and use their label to work out the specifications of their container. Record these below:
LabelCountry
Length
Height
Usage
What tools are used to track the movement of containers across the globe?
What is the most commonly transported thing inside containers?
Stack It!
Import commodities are the things we bring into our country.
Export commodities are the things we send out of our country.
What do you think are the top ten commodities imported to South Australia?
Place the pieces of the puzzle together to work out South Australia’s top import and export commodities. Record your results below from highest to lowest.
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Stack It!
The products and number of products we import and export change each year. Look at the charts below and make comparisons. All totals are in tonnes.
Import
Export
What are the most significant changes that have occurred?
Why do the commodities we import and export change each year?
How does this affect Australian jobs and industry?
What’s in the Box?
Sometimes a ship can bring a whole lot more into a port than it was supposed to. If you were in charge of this ship which containers would you let into Australia?
1. Work with a partner and look at the container on the magnetic board (without opening it).
2. Decide whether you will accept or reject the container.
3. Record your decisions below.
4. Check your answers by opening each container.
Container Number / Accept or Reject or / Why did you make this decision? / Check your decision
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What things do customs officers look for in cargo?
How could contaminated goods affect South Australia?
Is There Anybody Out There?
· You are responsible for a fleet of cargo ships.
· Use the world map to find out the following information about your fleet’s current location.
· Mark each ship’s details in this booklet.
Information / Colour of ShipShip 1 is loaded with a cargo of wheat.
Its current position is:
200S 1200W
Ship 2 has just radioed in with its current position which is:
300N 400W
Ship 3 is awaiting a pilot to guide it into port. Its current position is:
300S 100W
Ship 4 has just reported severe weather conditions. Its current position is:
400S 800E
Ship 5 has just radioed in to advise you they are behind schedule. Their current position is
200N 1600W
What factors affect the movement of ships across the globe?
How has technology helped us track the movement of ships?
Is There Anybody Out There?
1. Log onto: www.marinetraffic.com
2. Type in Adelaide as your location.
3. Which ships are currently in Port and what is their flag?
Record the details below.
4. Use the binoculars to locate these ships out at sea.
Ship Name / Flag5. If you have time, repeat this task by selecting another location.
Record the details below.
Location:
Ship Name / FlagIs There Anybody Out There?
Select a boat from the container. Use the details on the attached card to plot a ships course from its point of origin to its destination.
DP Container World
You will be meeting some of the employees at the DP Container Terminal and see a working container terminal in action.
Record any interesting findings from your visit.
A Step Back in Time
Take a step back in time at the Maritime Museum to find out how cargo was moved for port to port 150 years ago.
Board the Active II and find out the following:
Where was the cargo stored?How many life preserving devices are on board?
Locate the galley and find out what it is used for.
Traditionally, how many people worked on a ketch?
Find the binnacle. What is inside it?
Find the toilet. Where is it?
How will you take a bath?
What indicates the port and starboard sides of the vessel?
This event for teachers has been developed through a partnership between DECD Outreach Education and the South Australian Maritime Museum. Outreach Education is a team of seconded teachers based in public organisations.