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 * What is the state of our backyard? **

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**The following tasks need to be presented for your wikipage: ** **Provide a suitable title for your page. Just write your first name on the page. ****(Support your work with pictures and remember to provide a bibliography). You will have 4 class lessons to complete this task. ** 1 A map showing the affected areas including: Kinglake National Park Cathedral Range Yarra Ranges National park Lake Mountain Ski Area Keppel Falls and Lady TalbotDrive, Marysville Wilson’s Promontory

2 On the map, indicate (by use of a key) some of the **endangered species** affected in these areas (use p4 and p 11 onwards in the preliminary report about the Victorian bushfires or recent resources to assist you).

3 A summary of **three** endangered species (with a brief description about them) and an overview of how they were affected in the fires and an evaluation of how their recovery is going.

4 A written piece which explains the background to the fires and why these regions are so vulnerable. Describe the state of recovery for these areas now (eg vegetation grown back etc).

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">5 A description of how the animals have been supported after the fires. Select a specific group who are assisting eg Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria Wildlife Organisation, RSPCA, Melbourne Zoo etc.Describe the role that this organisation has played in assisting the affected endangered species.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">6 Imagine the Lorax appeared to talk about the impact on the endangered species following the fires. What action would he suggest needs to be taken to avoid a similar disaster happening in the future.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">7 Create a question related to the endangered species affected in the fires and research it to provide a written response

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">8 Provide a correctly constructed bibliography using [|easybib]

** ASSESSMENT RUBRIC What’s the state of our backyard? RESEARCH TASK **

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 * Criteria ||  Very high   5  ||  High   4  ||  Medium   3  ||  Low   2  ||  Very low   1  ||  Not shown   0  ||
 * Accurate and well constructed map of location using BOLTSS which is accurately annotated ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Descriptive summary of species 1 and evaluation of its recovery ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Descriptive summary of species 2 and evaluation of its recovery ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Descriptive summary of species 2 and evaluation of its recovery ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Description of the background to the fires and the present state of the areas ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Description of how the animals were supported by an organisation ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Appropriate question which is well researched and thoroughly answered ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Description of what action needs to reduce effects in the future ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Properly constructed bibliography  Evidence of wide research  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Presentation, organisation, readability ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Presentation, organisation, readability ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

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