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=​​Welcome to Global Connections 2009= In library lessons this term, students will investigate and produce the following as part of the Global Connections unit: Students will look at products which we grow and mine for export.

Define


 * Export** means // Commodities (Goods or Services) sold to a foriegn country. //

Visit the Austrade Website and explore the export market.



Locate · Wool __ [|http://www.wool.com.au]  __ · Beef __ []  __ · Cotton __ http://www.cottonaustralia.com.au/. __ · Wheat __  [|www.awb.com.au]  __ · Coal __ [|www.australiancoal.com.au]  __

Select

Research information and find responses to the following questions using the worksheet attached.

· Where does the resource come from in Australia? · How is the resource grown / extracted? · Where it is exported to - (which country/countries)? · How does the resource get to the country it is being exported to? · What is the resource used to produce? · How much money does the resource generate?

Organise and Present

> Information must be in your own words.
 * Present you information as a Glog (online poster - see Mrs Geoghegan for access) or as a PowerPoint Presentation.

> Make sure you include a bibliography of where you got your information from (this includes any images you use)
 * Please include name and class eg (No last names)

> You may work in pairs or by yourself.
 * Remember to use Copyright Free Images or ones from [|Creative Commons]
 * For more information about Glogs and what they are click here.
 * Completed work must be emailled - PowerPoint Presentations sent to Mrs Geoghegan - gina.geoghegan@dbb.edu.au
 * Glogs should be saved and the URL link sent to Mrs Geoghegan