PurposeThis pathfinder has a range of selected resources available in our library and on the internet.
It will be a guide for your information journey, as you explore the causes and effects of natural phenomena. |
Learning OutcomesThe content of this pathfinder will help you investigate the natural phenomena strand of your Science topic "What's the Weather? Natural occurrences and their effects".
Learning outcome: Earth and its Surroundings - Physical Phenomena and how they change the environment. Whilst researching you will address the following General ICT capabilities in the Australian Curriculum. * develop ICT capability as you learn to use ICT effectively and appropriately to access, create and communicate information and ideas, solve problems and work collaboratively in all learning areas at school. * learn to make the most of the technologies available to you, adapting to new ways of doing things as technologies evolve and limiting the risks to yourself and others in a digital environment. Using this pathfinder will help you learn to use search engines and basic search functions to locate, select and use information in a purposeful way. Your literacy capabilities will improve as you select, read and understand texts, whether they are written, on a computer screen, images and symbols or a videoclip. You will develop your critical and creative thinking capabilities as you use your thinking strategies to organise your information. |