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Out on a LimbOut on a Limb
- Investigating tuart woodlands : Science

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This booklet:

  • Gives an overview of the content for the CD:
    • Out on a Limb
    • Investigating tuart woodlands
  • Defines curriculum links in Science - Life and Living outcomes for Early Adolescence and
  • Defines the curriculum links in Biological Sciences and Earth and Environmental Science Courses of Study for Late Adolescence.

The CD offers:

  • rich interactive multimedia learning materials
  • virtual guided tour of tuart woodland
  • biological key interactive learning object
  • comprehensive teachers' and students guide

Background:

Tuart woodlands once covered more than 111,600 hectares, but most of that has now been cleared for urban development and agriculture. An estimated 35 per cent of this valuable woodland now remains – with some areas being in small scattered remnants and others in severe decline.

In this resource, students are presented with an activity, broken down into several tasks, in which they research and investigate the issues around the conservation and management of tuart woodlands.

Out on A Limb Geographical resourceOut on a Limb
- Investigating tuart woodlands : Geography

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This booklet:

  • Gives an overview of the content for the CD:
    • Out on a Limb
    • Investigating tuart woodlands
  • Defines curriculum links in the Geography Course of Study for Late Adolescence

The CD offers:

  • rich interactive multimedia learning materials
  • virtual guided tour of tuart woodland
  • comprehensive teachers’ and students’ guide
  • a guide to the geographical inquiry process

Background:

Tuart woodlands once covered more than 111,600 hectares, but most of that has now been cleared for urban development and agriculture. An estimated 35 per cent of this valuable woodland now remains – with some areas being in small scattered remnants and others in severe decline.

In this resource, students are presented with an activity in which they research and investigate the issues around the conservation and management of tuart woodlands.