Asia Project Activity
Investigation of an Asian Country
Select one of Australian’s neighboring countries and
find out as much as you can about it.
Countries may include: Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Japan, India, Burma, Laos, Indonesia (Bali), East Timor,
North Korea, Papua New Guinea, China, Bangladesh.
You can gather information by:
•Looking at Encarta for kids on your Edustar menu
•Choosing ONE other reputable website.
•Researching using books.
The project is divided into two parts.
Section
Part 1
What are the features of the country?
How do the people of this country live?
Ideas for investigation
Major towns and cities
Landmarks
Tourist attractions
Population
Weather
Native flora and fauna
Famous people
History
Laws
Religion
Culture
Food
Music
Dance
Celebrations
Traditional Clothing
Part 2
Comparison matrix between
Australia and the chosen
country?
Immigration
Emigration
Tourism
Sister cities
Sporting
War
Trade
Overseas students
Australian Aid
You will present your completed project to the class and also submit an
electronic and hard copy.
Asia Project Rubric
Teacher Name:
Country:
CATEGORY
High
5
Medium
3
Low
1
Writing is in your own words. There
is appropriate information.
Not much information is included.
Some of the work is in your own
words.
Not all the information is
included. The information is
copied from sources.
Creativity
The project contains many creative
details and/or descriptions that make
the project engaging (labelled
pictures and diagrams)
The completed tasks contain some
creative details. The model looks
alright.
There is not much effort put into
the project. It looks plain and
boring. Not engaging.
Presentation/
Layout
The submitted project is readable,
clean, neat and attractive. Words are
easy to read (nice font, big enough
text).
The submitted project is readable but a
bit messy.
The submitted project is not neat
or attractive. It is very hard to
read.
Structure
The project includes an explanation
and model.
There is a bibliography with at least
two sources of information. There is
a minimum of 400 words.
The project includes an explanation
and a model. There is a bibliography.
There are less than 400 words.
The project is incomplete. There
is not enough information
included.
Information/
Content
Effective use
of time
Total mark
High
3
Presentation - Category
1
Presentation is made on the required date.
2
Uses cue cards.
3
Stands still and straight.
4
Looks around the audience.
5
Speaks clearly so everyone can hear them.
6
Sticks to two minute time period.
7
Demonstrates a good understanding of the
topic
Medium
2
Low
1
Total Score for Presentation:
Not Shown
0
______ out of 21
Grade = Total for Investigation
+
Total for Presentation
46
45-41
40-36
35-32
3129
28-26
2523
22-0
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
No Grade
Writing a Bibliography
Write the word 'Bibliography' at the top of the page.
Arrange the details of each reference in the following order:
1. BOOKS
a
Surname and then initials or
first names of the author
b Date of publication (in
brackets)
c
Title of book underlined
d Publisher
Examples:
BOOK with ONE author:
Pyers, G. (2002), Gold, Echidna Books, Carlton, Vic.
BOOK with TWO authors:
Ashford, J. and Odam, J. (2000), Start with a scan,
2nd. ed., Peachpit Press, Berkeley, CA.
BOOK with THREE or MORE authors:
Hazards by Mark Manuel et al (1997), Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge
(please note that "et al." means "and others")
BOOK with NO RECORDED author
The Oxford literary history of Australia, (1998)
Oxford University Press, South Melbourne.
(please note that the book is listed under title)
2. Articles in Newspapers
a
Surname and initials of author
of article
b Year of paper in which article
appeared in brackets
c
Title of article (in quotation
marks)
Example:
Baker, Richard (2002), "State in $100m bid to cut
greenhouse emissions", The Age, June 6, p.3.
d Name of paper (underlined)
e
Specific date
f
Page number
3. Articles in Magazines
a
Surname and initials of author
of article
b Year of publication
c
Title of article (in quotation
marks)
d Title of magazine in which
article appeared (underlined)
e
Volume number of magazine ( if
applicable )
f
Specific month
g
Page numbers
Example:
Perry, Alex (2002), 'On the brink', Time, 3 June,
pp.44-6
3. Material from the Internet
a
Surname and initials of author
of article
b Year of paper in which article
appeared in brackets
c
Title of article (in quotation
marks)
Example:
Baker, Richard (2002), "State in $100m bid to cut
greenhouse emissions", The Age, June 6, p.3.
d Name of paper (underlined)
e
Specific date
f
Page number
Points to Remember
If there are three or more authors, e.g. Mark Manuel, Barrie McElroy & Roger Smith
YOU WRITE Manuel, Mark et al.
When there is more than one place of publication, e.g. Penguin, Ringwood, Vic., Harmondsworth, New York, Toronto
YOU WRITE The first place of publication, i.e. Penguin, Ringwood, Vic.
Do not write countries as the place of publication, e.g. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
YOU WRITE Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, or Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
Do not confuse publisher with printer
Publisher: the person or firm that offers the book for sale
Printer: the person or firm that sets up the text and illustrations, and prints copies of the book.
When selecting the date of publication use the copyright date, i.e. the date following this symbol:
©
Questions to start with.
To make notes, you need to pick out the most
important points.
These are called KEY WORDS write the
key words and phrases in the boxes then
rewrite the information in your our words.
Place the original text here:
Indonesia is a vast equatorial archipelago of
17,000 islands extending 5,150 kilometers
east to west, between the Indian and Pacific
Oceans in Southeast Asia. The largest
islands are Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan,
Sulawesi. The Islands are mountainous with
dense rain forests, and some have active
volcanoes.
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous
nation, is 86 percent Muslim ( the largest
Islamic country). Indonesians are separated
by seas and clustered on islands. The
largest cluster is on Java, with some 130
million inhabitants (60 percent of the
country's population) on an island the size of
New York State. Sumatra, much larger than
Java, has less than a third of its people.
Ethnically the country is highly diverse, with
over 580 languages and dialects—but only
13 have more than one million speakers.
Export earnings from oil and natural gas
help the economy. Tourists come to see the
rich diversity of plants and wildlife—some,
like the giant Komodo dragon and the Javan
rhinoceros, exist nowhere else.
Place your new text here:
Comparison
Matrix
How
does it
work?
This tool will help you to sort out your information about
different items,
these can be physical (eg. animals) or situational (eg. holidays),
in such a way that you can compare them to each other and
make some findings.
Key elements to think about...
1. Down the left had side list the elements
linked to one type of criteria.
2. Across the top list the elements linked to
another set of criteria.
3. Now use grid referencing skill to place a tick in each box where the elements are found to be
common to both sets of criteria.
Comparison Matrix between Australia and my research country
School
age
Australia
Your
country
Findings:
Marriage
Driving
Voting
Penalties
(Law)
Your
Choice
Your
Choice
Your
Choice