Red Hat
= feelings
What are my feelings about the Great Barrier Reef?
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White Hat
= Information
What are some facts we have learned
about the Great Barrier Reef?
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Blue Hat
= what thinking is needed
Think of ways to prevent problems developing
in the Great Barrier Reef?
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Green Hat
= new ideas
What is possible for us to do as visitors
to the Great Barrier Reef?
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Black Hat
= weaknesses
What questions or issues does our learning
about the Great Barrier Reef raise?
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Yellow Hat
= strengths
What are the good points we have learned
about the Great Barrier Reef?
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Place cut out hats on the floor and group responses as a class.Use the Blue Hat to determine major areas and focus questions for future investigation.
Working on a problem
Ask students to identify problems they think could occur in a particular marine coastal environment. Group those together that relate to caring for the environment, safety, and sharing areas. Generate possible solutions for these problems.
Prepare a chart to record student findings.
| Problem |
Example |
Solution |
| Safety |
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Caring for the special environment
eg a local reef |
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| Sharing areas |
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