Sustainability and the environment

  Living in Victoria - Southwest Learning Inquiry: Sustainability and the environment - Humanities Project Big Idea - The economic and environmental sustainability of Southwestern Victoria. Tourism Farming Industry Population growth Questions to think about that will help frame your inquiry: 1/. What are some of the causes and consequences of change in places and/or environments in Southwestern Victoria, and how has/is this change managed? 2/. What might some of the future implications of these changes be to the places and/or environments you have researched? 3/. Make predictions of what the place/s or environment/s you have researched might look like in 15 years time? 4/. Why are interconnections and interdependencies important for the future of one of the places and/or environments you have researched? Places you will visit: Beaches; 12 Apostles; Loch Ard Gorge; Port Campbell; The Grotto; The Arch; Peterborough; Bay of Martyrs Walk; Bay of Islands; Lake Pertobe; Flagstaff Hill; Grannys Grave; Tower Hill; Killarney Beach; Port Fairy; Griffith Island Lighthouse; Codrington Wind Farm; Apostles Whey; Demo-Dairy; Brucknell Park; Thunder Point; Warrnambool Breakwater; Lavers Hill; various service locations Your task: Prepare a 5 minute report for one of the other classes that presents the findings of your research inquiry. Assessment will be based on a rubric similar to the one we used for our recent History presentation, but we will be specifically looking for evidence of reference to ‘causes and consequences’, ‘sustainability’, ‘places and environments’ and ‘interconnections and interdependencies’.