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Introduction

As part of our year 10 Humanities course we are able to research a topic and create a project to show case at a final exhibition. The topic that Ben and I are doing is ‘Economics’ and the inquiry question is ‘How much do (we) Australia rely on China’

What our project will be?

Our group plans for the exhibition is to be able to present the information we plan to have some posters which show relevant facts and statistics. To make our exhibition more interactive, we plan to make a trade game which is related to real trading with China and Australia.

The Game:

Our game will be an interactive trade type game which also acts as a social experiment/simulation between the economic dependence between China and Australia with the addition of other countries. The game is set out on a map of the world

  • You will play as Australia and your goal is to make as much money as possible, trading Iron ore to different countries
  • You can trade with different countries such as Japan, China, United kingdom, India, Russia, Canada, Thailand and America. However different countries have a different demand for Iron ore and pay either more or less per 1000 tons of Iron ore
  • You can only trade with two different countries at a time
  • There will be events that have an influence in the game such as Covid, an Increase in export cost, and higher tariffs
  • There is a 5 minute time limit. During the 5 minutes, you need to make as much money as possible from exporting iron
  • Players will roll a dice to find out how many 1000 tons of Iron ore gets exported (E.G if you roll the dice and get two “fives” you get to export 10000 tones of iron ore)

The steps I have completed are?

  • Finished all 10 sources
  • Brainstorm sheet
  • Project timeline
  • E-portfolio
  • Begun “project”
  • Completed 3/3 of posters
  • Made progress on interactive game
  • Econnomy Game

Plan for the future?

Time – line shows the steps and the plan for the future Project time – line (this timeline has what we want to do on each: it allows us to better plan our time to be more efficient with working through the project)

Ter 3 (Week 8 )
Gathering Ideas about Topic
Economic
How much does Australia depend on China?
Term 3 (Week 9)
Starts doing research, gathering relevant information
Annotated Bibliography Research (5 each)
Plan out the key dates
Term 3 (Week 10)
finalizing our Annotated Bibliography Research
Any further questions about the topic – if there is any, more research are needed.
submit Eportfolio
Term 4 (Week 1)
continue gathering research
ideate ideas on how to present our findings/information
Term 4 (Week 2)
Start to create our presentation
finalise research

Capabilities?

The skills which I need for this project and presentation for the Exabition are:

  • Research skills – Help to gather relevant facts and information about our topic
  • communication – Use this to be able to communicate to other group members if one is away
  • Organization – Use this to be able to set out clear goals and tasks to help us stay on track E.G our timeline
  • Creative thinking – Use this to be able to come up with good ideas for our project
  • Collaboration – To be able to work together effectively as a group

The skills that I need to develop are Effective communication with group members to be able to work out who does what in the group, The skill Organization is a skill that I can develop as developing it more allows us to be able to better use our time efficiently.

This was the planning sheet what we included were what skill we need and need to develop, what our ideas are, how we will present and what steps are needed.

Teamwork

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WA State Championship in 2018, SSPW Relay team WON Gold medal in 4x50m Medley Relay and WON Bronze medal in 4x50m Freestyle Relay

Where/When have I demonstrated Teamwork?

The ability to work in teams is one of the most vital social’s skills that can be applied in schools as well as in professional life. Teamwork is not only reflected in a team’s success but also in individual achievement. I have participated in multiple competitions for my previous swimming clubs, Southside Penrhos Wesley (SSPW) and my current swimming club, Riverton Aquanauts (RVA). For me, the goal of a competition is to beat your Personal Best (PB) Swimmers are trying to be their best and bet the racing the clock.

I have demonstrated many uses of teamwork throughout my racing years. When in a team, competitors must understand where their strengths and weaknesses lie, for this will determine our stroke or placement in the team. When working strategically together as a team, we could maximize the effectiveness of everyone in the water so we could achieve a win together. Working in teams also builds confidence and social skills. This also makes sure that everyone is included knowing that we are valued team members.

An achievement in my swimming experience was back in 2018. Southside Penrhos Wesley won Gold Medal in 4 x 50 metre Medley Relay and Bronze Medal for 4 x 50 metre Freestyle Relay for WA State Championship, I was very proud to be a part of this success. Even though we were nervous when facing other strong teams such as UWA, Breakers, and St Hilda, we all did our best and believed in our coaches’s decision, believed in our team’s strengths, and believed in ourselves. It didn’t hit me then, but thinking about it now really struck me, I realised how much teamwork played a part in these victories. Teamwork was certainly the key to the Relay Success that we achieved for SSPW Swimming club.

When have I put ERIC into practice?

Empathy : My teammates or younger swimmers can feel disappointed over not being able to beat their PB (Personal Best), meaning that they were unable to get a quicker time and get a qualify time in order to progress into State Championship level. I was able to comfort them and understand how they would felt as it remind me of where I had come from, the struggles that I have already conquered. It truly is upsetting not being able to reach your goals, but is still important to see the positive side.

Respect: Having respect for my coaches and teammates is very important to acknowledge. Coaches are committed to helping me become the best athlete I can be. Respect and trust between myself and my coaches is essential to the achieving the best possible results in the pool. There is no one else who can understand what I am going through as well as my teammates do because they are the ones who experience the same practices, sets, and day-to-day conditioning activities that I do. There is a unique bond that is forged between swimmers through hard sets.

Integrity: I have shown integrity through my years of attending swimming training at set times and days, I make an effort to show up to every lesson making sure to be there on time. Showing Integrity means to show honesty, what this means to me it that I am only the one that know if I have missed a lesson or if I am not putting 100 percent. Only I can tell when I am under performing.

Courage: Courage is the ability to take positive action in the midst of fear. Every time I approach the diving board, the feeling of anxiousness begins to flood my mind. The fact that “this race puts everything on the line” serves as a constant reminder that the outcome of races can never be guaranteed, that the outcome may not turn out as you hoped for. Even if the worse were to emerge and come true, it can be painful which leads to disappointment, but likely more rewarding than not taking the risk at all.

I recognize that we are stronger and more effective as a team than as individuals. I strongly believe that teamwork increases our chances for success.

“Individually, we are ONE DROP. Together, we are an OCEAN.”

-Ryunosuke Satoro

The first time

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This story starts way back, about 5 years ago when I was 8 years old.  My Swim coach told us that we had to swim 400 meters. I was confused, and completely gobsmacked. I had no idea why she would make us swim such a large distance at that age. I can easily swim that distance now. About at the 150 meters mark I started to feel the burn, no, like I actually felt a burning sensation in my legs and arms. I was in pain. At the end I was exhausted but relieved that it was over. Over a month later she told us to the same thing again.

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