Integrative Ecology Education
Teacher Resource: Activity 3 - The Great Debate
Once you have completed your research and you have published your paper, it doesn’t mean you are completed. You may need to speak to stakeholders, council or any number of people and explain why your research is important. In this task, you will be given a topic about Dr White's research and you will prepare and participate in a debate. Being able to effectively articulate your views is not only used by scientist but in all facets of life.
Victorian Curriculum Links
Science Understanding: Biological Sciences
Levels 7/8
Interactions between organisms can be described in terms of food chains and food webs and can be affected by human activity (VCSSU093)
Levels 9/10​
Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (VCSSU121)
Science Inquiry Skills​:
Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems including identifying impacts and limitations of conclusions and using appropriate scientific language and representations (VCSIS113)
Levels 9/10​
Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations ​(VCSIS140)