The Worimi Conservation Lands were chosen specifically for the social
impact it would have on the students. The
lessons were designed with the assumption that they would be taught in a
Newcastle school, which makes Worimi Conservation Lands a local ecosystem. In
her paper “The Effects of
Local Learning on Environmental Awareness in Children: An Empirical
Investigation” (2005), Fisman discusses the effect of choosing a local ecosystem
for case studies on environmental issues. Fisman (2005) states that proximity
to an ecosystem establishes a personal connection that is likely to foster
environmental care and concern, where as an ecosystem which the students have
never seen or are very unlikely to see is easy to ignore.
The
mentoring component of The Cross
Stage Worimi Conservation Lands Ecosystem Study (CSWCLES) allows stundents from
Stage 3 and Stage 5 to interact teach and learn from one another. The program is designed to foster a caring and
responsible attitude for the stage 5 students and provide them with a chance to
‘get to know’ their audience for the webquest design portion. Meeting and
interacting with the stage 3 students legitimises the webquest design task by.
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