The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999 is the Australian Government’s key legislation to conserve Australian biodiversity. The EPBC protects important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places. There are over 550 animals listed on the EPBC.

Designing an advertising campaign about an Australian animal listed on the EPBC, will help educate your community about the plight of the endangered species and actions they can take to help ensure its survival.

Note:

• This program runs from 9.00am – 2.30pm
• Maximum number of students for this program is 50 per day

How can we raise awareness about the plight of Australian endangered animals?

In this program students will create a stop motion clip using the Stop Motion app. While prior experience of this app is helpful, it is not essential.

In this program students will:

• Learn about Australian animals that are on the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act
• Gain an understanding of how to create a stop motion advertising campaign clip
• Learn how to develop a story board for an advertising campaign
• Learn about advertising persuasive techniques

Students will:

• Define endangered animals
• Develop a story board advertising campaign to increase awareness about the plight if an Australian animal on the EPBC list
• Create a stop motion clip using the Stop Motion app

Science – Science Understanding

• Habitats can be described by their physical conditions; changing the physical conditions of a habitat, including by human activity, may affect the growth and survival of organisms (VC2S6U01)
• Organisms have evolved over time, as seen in fossils and scientific records; the structural features and behaviours of living organisms enable them to thrive in their environments (VC2S6U02)

Science – Science Inquiry

• Scientific ideas, findings, patterns, trends and relationships can be communicated for a specific purpose and audience, using various presentation formats, scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate (VC2S6I06)

Geography – Geographical Knowledge and Understanding

• How places and environments are changed and managed by people (VC2HG6K01)

Geography – Geographical skills

• Develop evidence-based conclusions on the management of places using the concepts of place, interconnection, environment and sustainability (VC2HG6S05)
• Propose actions or responses to issues or challenges in land management and use criteria to assess the possible impacts (VC2HG6S06)
• Develop explanations that draw ideas and findings from sources and use relevant geographical knowledge and concepts (VC2HG6S07)

Design and Technologies – Creating Designed Solutions

• Develop project plans that include consideration of resources to individually and collaboratively make designed solutions (VC2TDE6D05)

Digital Technologies – Data, Information and Privacy

• Select and use appropriate digital tools effectively to create, locate and communicate content, applying common conventions for a diverse audience (VC2TDI6D04)

Critical and Creative Thinking – Reasoning

• Ways to identify, structure and communicate an argument that uses sub-arguments leading to a main conclusion (VC2CC6R01)

Personal and Social Capability – Social Awareness and Management

• The characteristics of an effective team and team roles including leadership roles; strategies for reflecting on performance in a team role (VC2CP6O04)