1. A Multimedia Project for the Willy Environmental Neighbourhood ICT for visualising thinking ICT for creating ICT communicating Water Wise in Williamstown A Multimedia Project for the Willy Environmental Neighbourhood ICT for visualising thinking ICT for creating ICT communicating Williamstown Primary, September 4 & 5, 2006

2. Focus Question What are the challenges for water management in the 21 st century? [What are the ways we can share this limited resource with as many as possible? How can we keep water as pure as possible? Can water of less purity be used for different purposes e.g. gardening washing etc.? What is the importance of water wise plants? What strategies can be used in the home to save water? What future technologies could be used to increase the amount of fresh drinking water?]

3. That’s is a very big question !! So how can we get our brain organised to think about it???

4. We can use a concept frame to help us visualise our thinking….. Often images give us a clearer understanding than words! Sydney 1975Sydney 2002

5. “A dog is a man’s best friend” An old proverb Let’s look at an example!

6. Concept Frame Level 1 Pre-writing tool to: organise information build higher order thinking skills

7. A dog is/is a … Generic classifications of concept and qualities A dog has … Attributes of concept/term Dog examples … Specific examples/instances A dog can … Dynamic aspects of concepts CONCEPT FRAME: level 1

8. A dog is/is a … a mammal loyal A dog has … a tail four legs Examples of a dog … spaniel poodle A dog can … catch a ball swim CONCEPT FRAME: level 1

9. “You never miss the water till the well has run dry.” An Irish proverb Now let’s do one about water

10. CONCEPT FRAME: level 1 Water is Generic classifications of concept and qualities Water has … Attributes of concept/term Water can … Dynamic aspects of concepts Water examples … Specific examples/instances

11. CONCEPT FRAME: level 1 Water is Water has … Water can …Water examples … A liquid H2O Needed to survive A valuable Resource Has 2 hydrogen atoms & 1 oxygen atom Life saving qualities Dam Lake Sea River Rain Evaporate Freeze Flood

12. Concept Frame Level 2 Add new examples Identify redundant examples Sequence/order for importance

13. A dog is/is a … SequenceAttribute 1a mammal 3loyal Xmeat eater 2pet A dog has … SequenceAttribute 2a tail 3four legs 1fur A dog can … SequenceAttribute 4catch a ball 3swim 1lead people 2save people Examples of a dog … SequenceAttribute 1spaniel 2poodle 3dingoes 4foxes CONCEPT FRAME: level 2

14. Water is/is a … SequenceAttribute Water has … SequenceAttribute Examples of water … SequenceAttribute Water can … SequenceAttribute CONCEPT FRAME: level 2 A liquid H2O Needed to survive A valuable Resource Has 2 hydrogen atoms & 1 oxygen atom Life saving qualities Dam Lake Sea River Rain Evaporate Freeze Flood 34123412 1212 23142314 31423142

15. Concept Frame Level 3 Groups items on a common basis

16. A dog is/is a … Sequence Attribute 1 a mammal 3 loyal X meat eater 2 pet A dog has … SequenceAttribute 2a tail 3four legs 1fur A dog can … Sequence AttributeGroup 4 catch a ball 3 swim 1 lead people 2 save people Examples of a dog … Sequence Attribute Group 1 spaniel 2 poodle 3 dingoes 4 foxes CONCEPT FRAME: level 3 play work pets wild

17. Water is/is a … SequenceAttribute Water has … SequenceAttribute Examples of water … SequenceAttribute Water can … SequenceAttribute CONCEPT FRAME: level 3 A liquid H2O Needed to survive A valuable Resource Has 2 hydrogen atoms & 1 oxygen atom Life saving qualities Dam Lake Sea River Rain Evaporate Freeze Flood 34123412 1212 23142314 31423142 Chemicals Helpful Dangerous Salt water

18. Adapted by Mark Richardson, Williamstown Primary School, August 2006, For the Willy Environmental Neighbourhood Acknowledgements Paula Christophersen VCAA David Whitehead University of Waikato One Planet, Many Peoples website http://www.na.unep.net/OnePlanetManyPeople/powerpoints.html