An Italian / Science education package for Years 3-9 for Marine Life: Exploring our Seas at Melbourne Museum

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1 La vita nel mare An Italian / Science education package for Years 3-9 for Marine Life: Exploring our Seas at Melbourne Museum Weedy Seadragon, Victoria s Marine Faunal State Emblem; photographer Mark Norman (2005) Museum Victoria. Acknowledgments Italian language activities developed by Rosaria Zarro, Co.As.It. Education Officer; Additional material developed by Leanne McMahon, Rod Dunstan and Janet Marlow, Museum Victoria Education Service. Thanks to Umberto Martinengo, Education Programs Coordinator, Co.As.It Design: Online Publishing, Museum Victoria Images: The photographs and drawings in these materials are courtesy of Museum Victoria unless otherwise stated These materials were developed by Museum Victoria for use in schools and at Melbourne Museum. They may be reproduced for teaching purposes. Permission to reproduce any material for other purposes must be obtained from Museum Victoria. Museum Victoria A Museum Victoria experience

2 Contents La vita nel mare Teacher notes Page How to use this resource 3 Learning in museums 4 Pre-excursion checklist 4 Victorian Curricula links and VELS statements 5 Resources: Italian & English 9 Exhibition notes Marine life: Exploring our seas Exhibition Floor-plan Outline of themes and exhibits Le attività a scuola: Pre & post-visit activities il vocabolario Pre-visit: Attività di comprensione: Vero/Falso Attività di comprensione: Prima e dopo Attività di comprensione: i pesci Post-visit: Attività scritta: A class flip book Attività di comprensione: Scopri chi sono Attività orale: Mi presento Attività orale: Una presentazione orale Attività di comprensione: Profilo di un pesce Attività scritta: Profilo di un pesce Attività: Hall of Fame : Activities at the museum Attività A (Years 3-6 or Year 7 beginners) Attività B (Years 6-9) Attività C (Years 7-9) A Museum Victoria experience

3 La vita nel mare Teacher notes How to use this resource The exhibition Marine life: Exploring our seas investigates the different and unique aspects of Victorian Marine Life. The exhibition explores the diverse habitats that make up the Victorian waters and the similarity and diversity of the living things within these habitats, their relationships with each other and their environment. The LOTE Italian education package La vita nel mare incorporates language activities for school and for the visit to the exhibition. An additional program, Esplora in italiano: la vita nel mare has been developed by the Co.As.It Education Officer to introduce students to the exhibition and support understanding and exploration of the various Science themes in Italian. This staff led program is offered on Mondays at 10 am and 12 noon, during Terms 2, 3 and 4 in Booking essential: Telephone Additional information for school groups visiting Melbourne Museum is available at Teachers should consider pre-visit activities as essential to provide students with background knowledge for the themes in La vita nel mare. The exhibition will provide students with context, stimulus and an overall experience that will be explored during the visit and later back at school in post-visit activities. Students are encouraged to take note of particular parts of the exhibition that they find interesting. Some featured animals can be researched via the Museum Victoria website: Some of the Italian LOTE themes explored in the language activities include: i pesci, l habitat, le parti del corpo, la spiaggia / il mare, l ecologia, i colori, le forme, le descrizioni, la classificazione, il linguaggio scientifico e la difesa. This education package includes: Pre-visit activities and information about the exhibition that can be used to stimulate students curiosity about the visit to the Museum and assist them in interpreting and understanding what they will experience. Post-visit activities designed to extend students understanding and follow-up their experience of the excursion. Italian language activities that students can use when visiting the exhibition Marine life: Exploring our seas. Attività A is suitable for Years 3-6 or Year 7 beginners. Attività B and Attività C are suitable for Years 6-9. The teacher is advised to view all activities and choose those most suited to their student s ability and unit(s) of work. Vocabolario contains the essential vocabulary to complete the language activities at the museum and in the classroom. Resources for teachers and students, including useful websites and a bibliography of references for the topics covered in the Marine Life exhibition, as well as Italian resources useful for developing a complete unit of work. A Museum Victoria experience 3

4 Learning in museums Research suggests that students learn more in a museum if: Pre-visit preparation is carried out at school; Students have some choice and control over their learning experiences ensure the experience is student-centred; Teachers are familiar with the museum site; Museum Victoria offers free general entry for teachers; Co-operative small groups are used and supervising adults accompany groups at all times; Students are encouraged to talk and share ideas about what they are seeing, hearing and touching; The visit to the museum is integrated into a broader learning experience at the school level; Students share their findings in some sort of report or presentation back at school. Pre-excursion checklist Book well in advance (telephone Melbourne Museum: ), and check all details when you receive your booking confirmation form. Read and select activities. Assign students and supervisors to small groups where appropriate. Discuss the excursion activities and exhibition floor-plan with your students and with assigned supervisors prior to the excursion. Make enough photocopies of the selected excursion activities to provide copies for each student or group where applicable, and for all supervisors. A Museum Victoria experience 4

5 Victorian Curricula links This education package may be used as part of a unit of work within the framework of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) to address learning focus statements of the strands Physical, Personal and Social Learning, Disciplinary learning and Interdisciplinary learning. The activities support the opportunities for students to demonstrate achievement in the domains of Interpersonal Development and Personal Learning; Science, LOTE-Italian and The Arts; Communication, Design Creativity and Technology, ICT and Thinking Processes. The Italian language activities are based on the science themes found within the exhibition Marine Life: Exploring our seas. It is advisable that the Italian LOTE teacher plans and liaises with the classroom teacher or Science teacher to complement cross curricular opportunities for science themes being dealt in Italian. Domain, Dimension & Standard Interpersonal development Working in teams Key elements of standard work co-operatively to allocate tasks and develop timelines. Activities where elements are developed/consolidated Attività: Hall of Fame Science Science knowledge and understanding Level 3-4 Science Science at work Level 3-4 the nature of the similarities between and the diversity of living things and their sustainable relationships with each other and their environment; explore food chains and energy flow along food chains in aquatic environments. They gain insight into science as a human activity and the relationship b/w science, technology and society both now and in the future. Science themes explored in the exhibition biotic and abiotic factors affecting survival components of ecosystems characteristics of natural environments human interaction and sustenance of the environment classification/adaptation/evolution biodiversity food webs/ food chains, feeding relationships Science at work in the exhibition: a focus on the work of museum staff in the field of marine biology. Continued... A Museum Victoria experience 5

6 Continued... Domain, Dimension & Standard LOTE Communicating in a language other than English Level 4 Pathway 1 LOTE Intercultural knowledge and language Awareness Level 4 Pathway 1 LOTE Communicating in a language other than English Level 5 Pathway 1 LOTE Intercultural knowledge and language Awareness Level 5 Pathway 1& 2 Key elements of standard read and respond to simple and familiar text; write in the language using modelled texts; use basic structures to respond to simple questions; understand new words introduced into familiar written texts, predicting from clues. explore a topic of interest through the language. Students recall most of the ideas, objects and details presented in the language; Students participate effectively in roleplays and conversations on simple topics; They create simple original text for specific audience in print and electronic form; Write paragraphs and linked sequences. they interact with a variety of speakers of the language from communities, including Australia. Activities where elements are developed/consolidated Reading: Attività: Scopri chi sono Attività: Vero o falso Writing: Attività: Prima e dopo Attività: I pesci Speaking & Listening: Attività: Mi presento Visit to the exhibition Marine life: Exploring our seas; participate in the staff led session Esplora in italiano. Reading: Attività: Scopri chi sono Attività: Vero o falso Writing: Attività scritta: A class flip book Attività: Prima e dopo Attivitià: I pesci Speaking & Listening: Attività: Una presentazione orale Visit to the exhibition Marine Life; participate in the staff led session Esplora in italiano. Continued... A Museum Victoria experience 6

7 Continued... Domain, Dimension & Standard LOTE Communicating in a language other than English Level 5 Pathway 2 ICT ICT for creating Level 3-4 Key elements of standard Students make logical attempts to decipher meaning from written and spoken input; Students communicate by referring to a range of models and responding to the teacher; Write paragraphs and linked sequences initially with a model and then independently; Students read a range of short texts for meaning; They express themselves in writing through print and electronic form. They use tools and a range of data types to create information products designed to inform, entertain and educate particular audiences They evaluate the final product and describe how well it meets its purpose. They use a range of skills, to process different data types and produce suitably formatted products to suit different purposes and audiences; selecting relevant techniques that improve the finished product. Activities where elements are developed/consolidated Reading: Attività: Scopri chi sono Attività: Vero o falso Writing: Attività scritta: A class flip book Attività: Prima e dopo Attività: I pesci Speaking & Listening: Attività: Una presentazione orale Attività scritta: A class flip book Attvità: Hall of Fame A Museum Victoria experience 7

8 Continued... Domain, Dimension & Standard Thinking Processes Reasoning, processing & inquiry Level 3-5 Creativity Level 3-5 Reflection, evaluation and metacognition Level 3-5 Key elements of standard demonstrate flexibility in their thinking in a range of contexts. students use creative thinking strategies to generate imaginative solutions when solving problems. use a broad range of thinking processes and tools, and reflect on and evaluate their effectiveness. Activities where elements are developed/consolidated Attività: Scopri chi sono Attività: Vero o falso Attività: Prima e dopo Exploring the exhibition and discovering the components that best suit personal learning. Attività: Hall of Fame Attività: Una presentazione orale Attvità: Hall of Fame Attività: Prima e dopo Exploring the exhibition and discovering the components that best suit personal learning. A Museum Victoria experience 8

9 Resources: Italian The following publications are available for loan from Co.As.It Resource Centre, Level 1, 189 Faraday St Carlton VIC Membership and other details are available at under the Education Section. Kit Jennifer Giles, Nel mare/ci piacciono i pesci, Nelson Thompson Learning VIC, Australia, 2000 (audio cassette produced by Co.As.it) Teacher/student resources Fiorentino Barbera, Iacovoni Gabriella, Persiani Nadia, Buon appetito! tra lingua italiana e cucina regionale, Bonacci editore, Roma 2004 References books Saponaro Sabina, Il tuo primo libro del mare, Edizioni Larus S.p.A-Bergamo Italia 1996 Casali Anna, Pugassi Alessandra, Mare il blu della terra, Dami Editore, Milano 1993 Giles Jennifer, Gli animali grandi del mare, Nelson Thompson Learning VIC, Australia, 2000 Albio Giovanni, Balene e squali, Brimax Books LTD, Italy, 1990 Story books Panini Allegra, Giochiamo con la scienza-ecologia, Mondadori Editore s.p.a Milano 2004 Wolf Tony & Zanini Guiseppe, Il libro della terra, Dami Editore s.p.a. Firenze-Milano 2002 Panini Franco, Tesori nascosti- il mare, Franco Cosimo Panini Editore S.p.A- Modena 1997 Monesi Mirella, chi cerca trova nel mare, Fabbri Editore S.p.A Milano 1995 Cicali Laura, Nel mare, Pirion Pty, Ltd Australia 2005 Rius Maria, Parramon Josep, La vita nel mare, Editrice La scuola, Brescia 1990 Parramon J.M, Sales G, La mia prima visita all acquario, Edizioni Edison, Bologna 1991 L.Quellet, I miei primi libri- la natura,edibimbi, Milano 2004 Video/Film Finding Nemo (Italian version) La sirenetta La sirenetta II: Ritorno agli Abissi Songs and Poems Piglia Enrico, Dai monti al mare: le più belle canzoni d ogni regione e d ogni età per una voce media, Casa Musicale Eco, Milano Italy 1978 Web sites in Italian (information about fish with English names also given) (information in Italian about projects in Italy about protecting the environment) (site that includes articles about marine issues in Italy) (site for education at the Acquario di Genova) A Museum Victoria experience 9

10 Resources: English Websites Museum Victoria s Marine Life portal provides links to marine-related resources online, including images, information sheets and websites. Reef Watch Victoria includes information on habitats and creatures in Victorian waters Australian Antarctic Division follow links to Experience Antarctica and Antarctic Wildlife, also Classroom Antartica CoML (Census of Marine Life) Portal with world-wide research news and unusual images FishBase Searchable database with scientific and common names OBIS (Ocean Biogeographic Information System) Search by location or name; also OBIS Education Resources National Oceans Office (NOO) - Creatures from the NORFANZ voyage Marine Education Society of Australasia includes teaching ideas and links to Sea Week activities Victorian Department of Primary Industries provides information sheets; for education programs contact Queenscliff Marine Discovery Centre Melbourne Aquarium provides student programs, online activities and Teacher Resources Oceanic Research Group, Inc. a non-profit) environmental organization dedicated to ocean conservation. Books Gould League publications include A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopuses of Australasia; Australian Guide to Whales & Dolphins; Australian Guide to Seashores AB Sea Activity Book (Prep-8); Exploring the Oceans (Secondary) Fauna of Australia Series, CSIRO PUBLISHING/Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) A Museum Victoria experience 10