This activity provides opportunities for students to synthesise their knowledge and understanding of exotic pest fish by designing an informative poster.

Estimated time: 2 x 45 minutes

Materials

access to student material to be used during the course including:
- DPI publications and posters. See Brochures, booklets and posters.
- the Internet (see Links)
poster-card, pens etc.

Teaching strategies

Poster should be a designed to inform the general public and create a visual impact.

Working scientifically

(C: exploring and elaborating ideas, creating presentations)

Students brainstorm ideas using KWL (list what I Know, what I Want to know, what I have Learnt). Prioritise important issues in each list.
Each student decides upon an issue to target and develops a poster relating to that issue. Each poster should include a title/heading; precise, high-impact introductory text and suitable illustrations. Issues include environmental threats, recommendations of what we can do, legislation and its implications (fines etc.), information about what is being done about exotic pest fish management and what individuals can do to help. Students could refer to the DPI posters as stimulus material.
Students plan layout (draft) with reference to topic, content outline, size/position/colour of text boxes and borders for teacher and peer feedback before starting work on the final poster. Students could present their poster, outlining their reasons for selecting the topic and the elements used in the poster.

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Student activity c.4 Culminating

Create a poster

Outcomes

Focus

Materials

Teaching strategies

Working scientifically

Student activity c.4
Culminating