Activity G15: Protecting Animals on Offshore Islands

Great Barrier Island Activity	Teacher Manual P 37 Technology Level 3 Materials, Structures and Mechanisms - Environmental Community Created 15/09/2001	Achievement Objective Strand B Technological Capability (AO 5,6) Within a range of technological areas and contexts, students should produce technological solutions. © Heurisko Ltd www.learnz.org.nz/2001

5. They will gather information, identify and discuss needs, opportunities, and preferences in their local environment. 6. They will with reference to identified needs and opportunities: discuss possible solutions and strategies and develop a suitable option identify and gather necessary resources, and model or make their preferred solution show and describe examples of their intentions, progress, and outcomes to others describe how satisfied they are with their progress and outcomes, and how well they are achieving the intended solution

Students consider the needs of some specific animals (skink) in terms of protection from predator or pests, access to foods, etc Groups discuss possible solutions, and gather and collate details of the requirements, such as the construction of a nesting box, development of a controlled access feeding system, feeding devices, predator or pest capture devices (cats, goats, stock) predator or pest monitoring system etc They show some plans and designs. Producing a model or a system, in consultation with the relevant information They evaluate their progress and check their ideas against the specialised information available to them - web page They prepare a pamphlet explaining how their device helps the animal

Read Outer Hauraki Gulf, Offshore Islands, Skinks, Chevron Skink Facts, Goats and Cats. Describe the food skinks eat where skinks live Why are these animals dangerous to skinks? cats goats How could skinks be monitored or protected from the effects of these animals? cats goats Design a solution that protects or monitors skinks in their habitat. Note the following details of your solution: design idea purpose construction features draw a plan of your design here Produce a cardboard or similar material example of your device. Use the list below to evaluate your progress. List the food skinks need Describe how your device helps skinks get the food they need                 or List the habitats skinks need Describe how your device helps keep the habitat safe for skinks                 Design a brochure to explain how your device works and the benefits to skinks. Use one A4 sheet of paper folded in half. Look at some of the brochures in the Teacher Kit for ideas and examples.