Visiting Vines - Level 6 Sample Unit

Activity

Supporting the activity

Assessment

Explain to students in this activity they will learn that chemicals are used to modify soil structure, fertilise grapes and control weeds and insects.

Using Worksheet 7 Visiting vines.
Ask students to:

• calculate the rate of application of chemicals
• calculate the costs of applying chemicals at a vineyard
• identify the single most important variable
• establish an argument supporting their selection

This is a problem solving task involving identification of the factors affecting the rate of application of chemicals delivered from the spray tank of a tractor.

Students can use a modified 32-16-4-1 structure as an aid to sorting out an approach to this problem.

See Teacher resource 32-16-4-1 (Doc - 47KB)

Provide each student with a copy of Worksheet 7 Visiting Vines (Doc - 155KB)

See Activity 7 Teacher Reference (Doc - 471KB)

Collect Worksheet 7 Visiting vines to assess Mathematics – Number and Measurement, chance and data and Thinking Processes – Reasoning, processing and inquiry Reflection, evaluation and metacognition.

Collect students Personal Learning journals and Capacity Matrix to assess Personal Learning – The individual learner.

See Assessment rubric.