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TLF-LearningObject L2711
Find out what life is like for students at schools in other places. Explore an urban school in Western Australia and another in Copenhagen, Denmark. Identify similarities and differences between school life in the two cities. Compare life at the two schools with your own school experiences. For example, note what type of clothing is worn to suit the climate. This learning object is one in a series of three objects.
- Students describe how social and environmental factors may influence personal identity.
- Students explore school life in two urban locations in different countries and compare with their own experiences.
- Describes aspects of school life in urban environments in Western Australia and Denmark.
- Prompts students to consider how personal identity is shaped by physical and social environment.
- Provides a printable table to help students summarise and interpret school experiences.
- Uses fictional characters to illustrate student experiences.
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Cultural identity
Personal identity
Schools
Personal identity
Schools
Studies of society and environment
Studies of society and environment/Investigation, communication and participation
Studies of society and environment/Culture
Studies of society and environment/Place and space
Studies of society and environment/Culture
Studies of society and environment/Place and space
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
Synthesis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
Synthesis
Analysis
Comprehension activity
Interactives
Modelling
Comprehension activity
Interactives
Modelling
Experiential learning
Independent learning
Problem solving
Visual learning
Independent learning
Problem solving
Visual learning
Script writer
- Anne-Maree Scott
- Bundanoon NSW 2578 Australia
Subject matter expert
- Lynda Matthews
- SA Department of Education and Children's Services; Aboriginal Education Unit
- Enfield SA 5085 Australia
- http://www.aboriginaleducation.sa.edu.au
Educational validator
- Ian Lowe
- Sunnybank Hills QLD 4109 Australia
Educational validator
- Rob Gilbert
- James Cook University
- Townsville QLD 4810 Australia
- http://www.faess.jcu.edu.au/soe/staff/rob.gilbert.html
Technical implementer
- Global Vision Productions
- Fitzroy VIC 3065 Australia
- http://www.globalvision.com.au
Publisher
- Curriculum Corporation; The Le@rning Federation
- Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
- http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au
Colour independence
Device independence
Hearing independence
Device independence
Hearing independence
Interactive resource
application/x-shockwave-flash
text/css
text/html
text/plain
text/xml
text/css
text/html
text/plain
text/xml
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Netscape Communicator - minimum version: 6.2 (MS-Windows)
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Macromedia Flash Player - minimum version: 8
MacOS X
MS-Windows - minimum version: 2000 - maximum version: XP
MS-Windows - minimum version: 2000 - maximum version: XP
© Curriculum Corporation, 2008, except where indicated under Acknowledgements.