EcosystemLesson+4

=[|Ecosystems lesson 4]= =Example location=

WHICH OF THE LEARNING CRITERIA WILL THIS LESSON BE COVERING?

 * === Understand how we can use ICT to present material for other subjects ===
 * === Work as part of a team to plan and present materials ===
 * === Understand how to use a Wiki to present materials to a specific audience ===
 * === Researching on the Internet and keeping a record of your research ===
 * === Select suitable images and information for a specific purpose ===
 * ===Use self-evaluation, feedback and criteria to improve your work===

===Today you need to add the information that you researched for homework, about a specified example location where your ecosystem can be found. You need to add images, a map of this location, hyperlinks to relevant web-sites and update your sources page. You need to explain to your audience where the location is, what is typical about it, if it differs in any special way from other locations of this type of ecosystem.===

===If you complete all of this you can do some research for images for either the typical plants of this ecosystem, or the animals of this ecosystem. Remember to update your sources page as you go, and to save all downloaded images into a suitably named folder in your Ecosystems folder.===

= SUCCESS CRITERIA - how your work will be assessed =

|| === LEVEL 3 === || || === LEVEL 4 === ||
 * === **IF YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THIS** === || ===** YOUR LEVEL IS LIKELY TO BE **=== ||
 * == I can... == ||  ||
 * * === Follow most of the instructions above, doing the tasks in order ===
 * === Collect, store and retrieve data ===
 * === Identify what information I need for the task ===
 * === Use straightforward searches to find the information ===
 * === Insert information into my wiki in my own words ===
 * === Present information using text and images ===
 * === Insert a map or an image ===
 * * === Follow the instructions above, doing the tasks in order ===
 * === Organise the data that I have collected (eg: saving URLs,etc) ===
 * === Use search criteria to find information (eg 'keywords', etc) ===
 * === check whether the information gathered is reliable and useful (comment on reliability, and whether it is useful to you) ===
 * === Insert information into my wiki in my own words, making sure that it is suitable for my audience of year 6 students ===
 * === Present information using text and images ===
 * === Insert a map or an image ===
 * === Insert a hyperlink to another web-site ===
 * === Be able to comment on the quality and success of your wiki ===
 * * === Follow all of the instructions above, doing the tasks in order ===
 * === Organise the data that I have collected in a logical way (eg: saving URLs, using bookmarks,etc) ===
 * === Check the reliability and bias of the information you have gathered (comment on reliability, trustworthiness, bias, and whether the information is up-to-date) ===
 * === Insert information into my wiki in my own words, making sure that it is suitable for my audience of year 6 students ===
 * === Present information using text and images ===
 * === Insert a suitable map and image ===
 * === Insert a hyperlink to another web-site - the hyperlink will be appropriate to the audience ===
 * === Use the success criteria to be able to identify and make improvements ===

|| === LEVEL 5 === || || === LEVEL 7 === ||
 * * === Follow all of the instructions above, doing the tasks in order ===
 * === Organise the data that I have collected in a logical way (eg: saving URLs, using bookmarks, folders, etc) ===
 * === Use complex search criteria to find information (eg 'keywords', advanced searches, etc) ===
 * === Check the reliability and bias of the information you have gathered (comment on reliability, trustworthiness, bias, and whether the information is up-to-date) ===
 * === Insert information into my wiki in my own words, making sure that it is suitable for my audience of year 6 students ===
 * === Be able to explain what changes you would be able to make to your wiki to make it suitable for a given audience (eg GCSE students) ===
 * === Present information using text and images ===
 * === Insert a relevant and appropriate map and image ===
 * === Insert a hyperlink to other web-sites - the hyperlinks will be appropriate to the audience ===
 * === Use the success criteria and feedback from classmates and/or your teacher to be able to improve your wiki === || === LEVEL 6 === ||
 * * === All of the above, plus: ===
 * === Check your work against the success criteria as you go, ensuring that your work matches the criteria and is fit for purpose ===
 * === Be able to identify advantages and disadvantages of your wiki ===