Connecting Classrooms: International Education Expo Kaohsiung Municipal Dayi Junior High School

Activities of Kaohsiung Date: 2009, November, 26th -27th Subject: Environmental Science Participants: students and teachers from 15 Junior High Schools of Kaohsiung, the UK and 7 Countries of Eastern Asia

Teaching Plan Curriculum Introduction Date: November 26 th Time: 8:10~9:00 a.m. Place: Dayi Activity Center- the first floor of Conference Room Content: (1) Make introductions of participants (2) Make student groups (3) Curriculum introduction

Teaching Plan Subject one ︰ “Chouchai Wetland” Date: November 26 th Time: 09:00~09:50 a.m. Place: Dayi Activity Center- the first floor of Conference Room Content: The narrators of “Chouchai Wetland” will give an introduction to everyone.

Teaching Plan Subject two ︰ a visit to “Chouchai Wetland” Date: November 26 th Time: 10:00~11:30 a.m. Place: “Chouchai Wetland” Content: Visit “Chouchai Wetland” with the narrators

“Chouchai Wetland” 蓮潭路 翠華路 （ ”Chouchai Wetland” Guide ）

Teaching Plan Subject three: Wetland Ecosystem Date: November 26 th & November 27 th Time: 13:00~17:00 p.m. & 08:00~12:00 a.m Place: Dayi Junior High School Content: Curriculum of Wetland Ecosystem with DST

Environmental Science Subject:  the definition and the composing elements?  the types and the characteristics of plant and animal life?  the function and the threat? Wetland Ecosystem theme Sustainable Ecosystem

Wetland Ecosystem Rundown: Sustainable Ecosystem Use DST Role Play

Wetland Ecosystem DST: Digital Story Telling Facility: Video camera and computer Group work: photographer, narrator, editor… Scripts and creativity Use DST

Wetland Ecosystem Role Play Choose one creature in the wetland. (Every creature cannot be chose repeatedly.) Step 1 (before visit) Observe and record the creature you choose. Step 2 (take a visit) Serf the Internet to collect the information about the creature you choose. Step 3 (after visit)

Wetland Ecosystem Sustainable Ecosystem 1.Every creature (every student) should introduce your own characteristics. 2. Use scout cords to connect the relationship between the food chain and food web. 3. One or two students will represent humans as the dominator of ecosystem. 4. Because of human interference and threat, people will feel the Ecological Imbalance.

Teaching Plan Subject four: Presentation Date: November 27 th Time: 13:00~16:00 p.m. Place: Dayi Junior High School Content: Group Presentation

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