Design Your Own Year 4

NATURE FUN THEME PARk

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In t ro d u ct io B r ie f

The world is in need of something extraordinary.
Something that can satisfy the changing needs and
wants of society. In a time of change, the people of
the world are becoming more and more sustainable.
The world needs a Nature Fun Theme Park. Will YOU
be the person who can lead the world’s leaders into
designing a theme park that uses renewable resources
Our Principal, Mr. Stark has suggested
to the world’s leaders that you are the
students to ask for help. Your task is to
design and create a 3-D mini nature
fun park that can satisfy the changing
needs and wants of society. Your park
must be sustainable and environmentally

and contains innovative attractions? friendly.

Ge n e ra t in g Id e a s

Mr. Stark has been able to identify some helpful ways to

get you started: Sustainable Development Goal 9:
- Use some current examples of theme parks as a starting point. Industries, Innovation and
- Explore the idea of sustainability and what it looks like sounds Infrastructure aims to increase
like and feels like. the amount of sustainable and eco-

- Create attractions that use mostly renewable resources.

friendly facilities and services of
- Use recycled resources when creating your mini theme parks. the world to promote and support

economic development and human

p e c if ic a t io n well-being.
P ro

je c t S

When
creating your 3-D mini nature fun theme parks ensure
that you:
- Respect others ideas and try to come up with your own.
Sustainable Development Goal 15:
- Use recyclable materials for your the mini park creation.
- Include environmentally friendly attractions that promote Life On Land looks at promoting the
sustainable living. conservation of environmental
- Include all the necessary services within a theme park such as features and restoring the damaged

land and soil due to the impacts of
toilets, food and drink and transport services as starting points.

human development.

Pre s e n ta t
Eva lu a t io n io n

Your work will be displayed on your desk at

Things

to consider when creating your very
the end of term. Our desks will be set out

own Nature Fun Theme Park: so there is a lovely wide walkway through
- Respect your peers ideas and opinions

the middle so each theme park can be
- Cater

for the needs and wants of society seen. We will go through our favourite
- Create sustainable attractions
- examples and also get some cool pictures
Be as creative as you like
of each other in front of our hard work.
 Design Your Own Year 4

NATURE FUN THEME PARk
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Pro je ct M a n a g e m

Lesson Number Lesson Description

Investigating: Students will explore a variety of current theme parks
1 through YouTube and images to identify what makes up a theme park
and how do they satisfy the needs for all types of people.

Defining: Students will re-cap the idea of sustainability and what living
2 sustainably means. Students will watch a video and then complete an
activity that encourages sustainable living through a rally robin

Investigating: Students will participate in an excursion to Kings Park

and Rio Tinto’s NatureScape park. Here they will explore all of the
3 different ways that sustainability can be implemented within a
recreational venue.

Generating: Students will reflect on their excursion to Rio Tinto’s

NatureScape. Using De Bono’s thinking hats, students will think
4 critically and creatively in groups, to come up with other sustainable
attraction ideas to include in their own nature fun theme parks.

Collaborating and managing: Students will be introduced to the idea of

a budget. As a class create a budget for an example nature fun theme
5 park. Make sure to include all the necessary needs and wants of the
class with a strong focus on sustainable attractions and services.

Producing: Students will begin making their 3-D mini theme parks.
Provide students with different types of environmentally friendly
6 materials such as cardboard, coloured paper, old fabric or recycled
plastics. encourage students follow on with the example from lesson 5.

7 Producing: Students will continue working on their 3-D mini theme parks

Evaluating: Students will present their 3-D mini theme parks to their
peers and Mr. Stark by walking around the class. Desks will be set out
8 so that there is a walkway with each students work clearly visible.
Students will discuss at the end their favourite ideas.

ated
T im e A ll o c
All lessons, except lessons 6 and 7 will be allocated 60 minutes. Lessons 6 and 7 will be
allocated 90 minutes.