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= LESSON 1/6/11 = = = = = = LESSON 1:- 16/5/2011= = = =__Activity 1: Test your knowledge__= Time allocated: 10 mins

Take the GeoNet quiz.

a. Right click on the link and 'Open in a New Tab.' b. Click on 'Play GeoNet.' c. Click on 'The World.' d. Select 'Oceania.' e. Select a category and answer each question, pressing 'New Question' until there are no questions left. f. COMPLETE AS MANY CATEGORIES AS YOU CAN AND RECORD YOUR SCORE!

http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

=__Activity 2: Uluru__= Time allocated: 10mins

As an introduction to studying the unique aspects of Australia's environment we are going to look at one of our most famous landmarks: Uluru__.__

//Formerly named Ayers Rock, this massive sandstone rock covers an area of 3.3 square kilometres, and is 9.4 kilometres around its base. It rises 345 metres above the plains, and is the surface expression of a much larger volume of rock. An eroded remnant, Uluru was laid down in an inland sea during the Cambrian Period about 500 million years ago.//

[|© Geoscience Australia] //Earth uplifting and folding about 300 - 400 million years ago tipped the rock to create the present vertical orientation from the original horizontal sedimentary strata.// //Erosion of the surrounding area then left Uluru and nearby Kata Tjuta exposed. Both are within the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.//
 * **Uluru extends six kilometres below the ground’s surface, more than 17 times its height above ground.**

Watch this video and answer the following questions:

http://www.media.australia.com/en-au/eventsandpromotions/default_5129.aspx


 * Q1. Where is Uluru located?**


 * Q2. What type of environment is it?**


 * Q3. Is the soil there fertile? Do many trees and plants grow there?**

=__Activity 3: Tour Uluru__= Time allocated: 20 mins

In pairs, take a virtual tour of Uluru and record your observations.

//***Describe** the landscape (colours, waterholes, canyons, caves etc.) and any flora (types of trees, shrubs, grasses, etc) and fauna (what animals can you see?)//

http://embed.panedia.com/vst/vtplayer?map=gssycxnz&o=h


 * Q1. Does Uluru look like you expected? Why/Why not?**
 * Q2. Imagine you are a tour guide. Describe Uluru to a group of tourists (at least three sentences please).**


 * BONUS:**
 * If you have finished all activities got to this URL and enter 'Uluru' in 'Location,' then click 'Teleport!'**


 * http://earth-api-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/milktruck/index.html**


 * See how //fast// you can drive around and then to the top of Uluru.**

=** LESSON 2:- 17/5/2011 **=

=__Australia's Major Landform Divisions__=

We are going to go through some of the content from the textbook together.

But first: 1. Open OneNote 2. Copy this satellite image of Australia into OneNote. There are two easy ways to do this: either copy the image to your desktop and then open it, or use the 'Image capture' function in OneNote. If you have difficulty, raise your hand and ask for assistance. 3. When everyone has the image copied over we will begin.