About Antarctica
Select at least two (2) of the following tasks to complete and include on your 'About Antarctica' page on your website.
Task 1 - Create a digital image and use as a header image on your website.
Task 2 - Create a photographic slideshow of at least 15 images, located using a creative commons search website, that gives an overview of Antarctica.
Task 3 - Create a fact sheet page for your website that gives an overview of Antarctica.
Task 4 - Create a labelled map of Antarctica that identifies the major locations and territory lines.
Task 5 - Create a junior non-fiction book about Antarctica and upload it or link it to your website.
Task 1 - Create a digital image and use as a header image on your website.
Task 2 - Create a photographic slideshow of at least 15 images, located using a creative commons search website, that gives an overview of Antarctica.
Task 3 - Create a fact sheet page for your website that gives an overview of Antarctica.
Task 4 - Create a labelled map of Antarctica that identifies the major locations and territory lines.
Task 5 - Create a junior non-fiction book about Antarctica and upload it or link it to your website.
Task 1 - Create a digital image
There is an extensive set of websites, programs and ipad apps available for you to use to complete this task. Your design needs to be your own creation and fit well with the overall theme of your website. Be sure to include the program that you use in your bibliography.
Remember to check the size of your header image section before you begin. To do this, click on the edit picture button on your website and then at the top of the screen you should see something similar to this (Header size: 944px x 252px) which indicates the dimensions of your image space. Some programs/sites/apps you may wish to use, include but are not limited to:
Remember to check the size of your header image section before you begin. To do this, click on the edit picture button on your website and then at the top of the screen you should see something similar to this (Header size: 944px x 252px) which indicates the dimensions of your image space. Some programs/sites/apps you may wish to use, include but are not limited to:
ArtRage (PC)
Paint (PC) Draw Island (web) Artpad (web) Queeky (web) Sketchpad (web) Brushter (web) Pencil Madness (web) |
Hello OilPainter (app)
Hello Crayon (app) |
Task 2 - Photographic Slideshow
In the multimedia section of the weebly editor you will find the slideshow element. Insert one of these onto your 'About Antarctica' page. You will then need to search for and save at least 15 images of Antarctica that give a broad overview of the environment and animals that inhabit the island. All of these images must be obtained via a creative commons search engine and the website acknowledged in your bibliography.
Some creative commons search engines you might like to try are:
Pics4Learning
Wikimedia Commons
Creative Commons Search
Google Images with CC search option
In the multimedia section of the weebly editor you will find the slideshow element. Insert one of these onto your 'About Antarctica' page. You will then need to search for and save at least 15 images of Antarctica that give a broad overview of the environment and animals that inhabit the island. All of these images must be obtained via a creative commons search engine and the website acknowledged in your bibliography.
Some creative commons search engines you might like to try are:
Pics4Learning
Wikimedia Commons
Creative Commons Search
Google Images with CC search option
Task 3 - Create a fact sheet about Antarctica
You can either create the fact sheet page directly on your website using the weebly editing elements or you may wish to create a fact sheet with another program and embed the final document onto your 'About Antarctica' page.
Programs you may wish to use but are not limited to include:
Word
Publisher
PowerPoint
Smart Notebook
Glogster
Comic Life
Davinci Note (app)
Research and read widely and gather information to include on your facts page. You must show that you have used a variety of sources for your information and include these on your bibliography page.
You might like to include information about the location, size, climate, landforms, a map (you do not have to make this one), important dates and people in Antarctica's history, wildlife and a brief overview of who 'owns' Antarctica.
You can either create the fact sheet page directly on your website using the weebly editing elements or you may wish to create a fact sheet with another program and embed the final document onto your 'About Antarctica' page.
Programs you may wish to use but are not limited to include:
Word
Publisher
PowerPoint
Smart Notebook
Glogster
Comic Life
Davinci Note (app)
Research and read widely and gather information to include on your facts page. You must show that you have used a variety of sources for your information and include these on your bibliography page.
You might like to include information about the location, size, climate, landforms, a map (you do not have to make this one), important dates and people in Antarctica's history, wildlife and a brief overview of who 'owns' Antarctica.
Task 4 - Create a labelled map
You may use the image below to begin this task. You can use a number of different programs to create your map. You should indicate and label; the three (3) Australian stations plus three (3) other stations, each of the claims, the highest mountain, the Transantarctic mountains, the Ross and Ronne ice shelves, the South Pole, the Ross and Weddell Sea and at least three (3) other places of interest.
Programs you might consider using include, but are not limited to:
Artrage
Paint
Online drawing programs
Word
Publisher
PowerPoint
Remember to save your final image as a .jpg or .png file and upload it to your 'About Antarctica' page.
Why not check out this interactive map of Antarctica, on the National Geographic website, to get started.
You may use the image below to begin this task. You can use a number of different programs to create your map. You should indicate and label; the three (3) Australian stations plus three (3) other stations, each of the claims, the highest mountain, the Transantarctic mountains, the Ross and Ronne ice shelves, the South Pole, the Ross and Weddell Sea and at least three (3) other places of interest.
Programs you might consider using include, but are not limited to:
Artrage
Paint
Online drawing programs
Word
Publisher
PowerPoint
Remember to save your final image as a .jpg or .png file and upload it to your 'About Antarctica' page.
Why not check out this interactive map of Antarctica, on the National Geographic website, to get started.
antarctica_outline.png | |
File Size: | 24 kb |
File Type: | png |
Retrieved from: http://pixabay.com/en/antarctica-continent-ice-map-9438/
Other Antarctic maps can be accessed at: Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Antarctic Claims Map, Australian Antarctic Division
Other Antarctic maps can be accessed at: Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Antarctic Claims Map, Australian Antarctic Division
Task 5 - Create a junior non-fiction book about Antarctica.
Your book should contain basic facts about Antarctica and written in language suitable for Primary school students. Think carefully about your setting out and how you present your information. Have a look at some other junior non-fiction books to assist you in your task.
Research, read widely and gather information to include in your book. You must show that you have used a variety of sources for your information and include these on your bibliography page. You might like to include basic information about the location, size, climate, landforms, a map (you do not have to make this one), important dates and people in Antarctica's history and information about Antarctica's wildlife.
You may create your book in paper or digital form.
Some websites and apps you might like to use to create your book include, but are not limited to:
PowerPoint
Storybird (web)
Beeclip (web)
Storyjumper (web)
Little Bird Tales (web)
Scribblepress (app)
Creative Book Builder (app)
Book Creator (app)
Little Story Maker (app)
Your book should contain basic facts about Antarctica and written in language suitable for Primary school students. Think carefully about your setting out and how you present your information. Have a look at some other junior non-fiction books to assist you in your task.
Research, read widely and gather information to include in your book. You must show that you have used a variety of sources for your information and include these on your bibliography page. You might like to include basic information about the location, size, climate, landforms, a map (you do not have to make this one), important dates and people in Antarctica's history and information about Antarctica's wildlife.
You may create your book in paper or digital form.
Some websites and apps you might like to use to create your book include, but are not limited to:
PowerPoint
Storybird (web)
Beeclip (web)
Storyjumper (web)
Little Bird Tales (web)
Scribblepress (app)
Creative Book Builder (app)
Book Creator (app)
Little Story Maker (app)