STAGE 1 Outdoor Education Folio Task – 20%

Topic: Environment and Conservation
Teacher:
Mr Oscar van Cuylenborg
/ Date issued:
Monday 06/02/18
(Week 2; Term 1) / Due date:
Tuesday28/03/2018
(Week 5; Term 1)
Task:
Write a report that exploresthe environmental perspectives of both Indigenous and Western culture. Investigate each cultures relationship and attitude towards the natural environment and discuss how this perspective may have impacted the natural environment around them.
It is recommended that you choose a particular location to focus and ‘anchor’ your discussion.
Your report shouldfocus on:
- A description of your chosen location; (~150W)
- A brief Indigenous history of your chosen location; (~150W)
- A brief European history of your chosen location; (~150W)
- Investigate and critically discuss the relationship each culture has towards nature; (~450W)
- Critically evaluate the differing perspectives each culture has towards this place. Analyticallyconsider how that perspective may have shaped or altered the natural environment? (~300W)
- How have the different perspectives co-existed (conflict or collaborative)? What effect has this had on the locations environment? (~300W)
Yourwritten report should be accompanied with relevant maps, tables, graphs, photos, and other visual materials. Aim to communicate your learnings as an in-depth and well-informed investigation that critically and logically explores these differingenvironmental perspectives and their impacts.
Your written report should be 1500 words (notincluding tables, labels of pictures, etc).
Recommended structure for a report:
Introduction: Introduceyour chosen location and why you have chosen it – (good maps are a great way to support and enrich the readers understanding of your location).
Discussion / Main body: This is where you lay your findings out in a logical and sequenced order.
- Sub – headings are a great way to separate and frame your findings.
- Enrich the readers understanding of what you have researched through the effective use of relevant maps, tables, graphs, photos, and other visual materials.
- Avoid waffily language; keep language focused and on point.
Recommendations: Provide personal recommendations based upon your learnings and understanding of sustaining your location for future generations.
Conclusion: Wrap up the critical elements of your findings.
The emphasis of this assessment is on investigation and critical analysis ofenvironmental perspectives. You should, however, ensure that grammar and spelling is accurate and appropriate for a report format. Acknowledge sources appropriately please.
Performance Standards for Stage 1 Outdoor Education – Indigenous Perspectives Report
- / Practical Knowledge and Skills / Participation and Responsibility / Reflection and Evaluation / Communication
A / Constructive planning and preparation for outdoor activities.
High level of proficiency in outdoor skills with sustained risk and safety management in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
Critical and logical investigation of outdoor issues. / Sustained and constructive collaboration with others in conducting safe and effective outdoor journeys and activities.
Sustained, well-considered, and proactive responsibility for contributing to positive outcomes. / Comprehensive and insightful reflection on personal and group responsibilities in an outdoor journey.
Perceptive and well-informed reflection on Indigenous or other cultural perspectives.
Astute and well-informed evaluation of sustainable environmental practices. / Accurate and consistent use of appropriate terminology.
Comprehensive documentation of planning and implementation processes.
Coherent and detailed discussion of risk and safety management practices in complex situations.
In-depth and well-informed explanation of environmental issues.
B / Well-considered planning and preparation for outdoor activities.
Consistent level of proficiency in outdoor skills and proficient risk and safety management in familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
Logical investigation of outdoor issues. / Thoughtful collaboration with others in conducting safe and effective outdoor journeys and activities.
Well-considered and active responsibility for contributing to positive outcomes. / Well-considered reflection on personal and group responsibilities in an outdoor journey.
Thoughtful reflection on Indigenous or other cultural perspectives.
Well-informed evaluation of sustainable environmental practices. / Mostly accurate use of appropriate terminology.
Thorough documentation of planning and implementation processes.
Detailed discussion of risk and safety management practices in familiar and some unfamiliar situations.
Thoughtful and well-informed explanation of environmental issues.
C / Competent planning and preparation for outdoor activities.
Competent outdoor skills and considered risk and safety management in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts.
Appropriate investigation of outdoor issues. / Considered collaboration with others in conducting safe and effective outdoor journeys and activities.
Considered and generally active responsibility for contributing to positive outcomes. / Considered reflection on personal and group responsibilities in an outdoor journey.
Informed reflection on Indigenous or other cultural perspectives.
Informed evaluation of sustainable environmental practices. / Competent use of appropriate terminology.
Appropriate documentation of planning and implementation processes.
Competent discussion of risk and safety management practices in mostly familiar situations.
Considered explanation of environmental issues.
D / Some planning or preparation for outdoor activities.
Some demonstration of basic outdoor skills and superficial risk and safety management practices in known situations.
Restricted investigation of outdoor issues. / Occasional collaboration with others in some situations.
Superficial consideration of responsibility for contributing to positive outcomes. / Some consideration of personal or group responsibilities in an outdoor journey.
Elements of reflection on Indigenous or other cultural perspectives.
Description of one or more sustainable environmental practices. / Basic and repetitive use of terminology.
Some appropriate documentation of planning or implementation processes.
Superficial discussion of aspects of risk and safety management practices in limited situations.
Description of elements of one or more environmental issues.
E / Limited planning or preparation for outdoor activities.
Emerging outdoor skills and attempted risk and safety management practices in known situations.
Limited investigation of outdoor issues. / Attempted collaboration with others.
Limited contribution to positive outcomes. / Recognition of the need for personal or group responsibilities in an outdoor journey.
Attempted description of Indigenous or other cultural perspectives.
Recognition of one or more elements of sustainable environmental practices. / Limited use of terminology.
Attempted documentation of planning or implementation processes.
Recognition of aspects of risk and safety management practices.
Identification and attempted description of at least one environmental issue.