Virtual Reality Farm Tour

This resource encourages students in Stage 4 and 5 to use virtual reality to learn more about Australian farming practices and the importance that the egg industry has in our society. 

Before commencing the teacher guide, it is suggested to allow students access to the Virtual Reality Farm Tour as a stimulus for creative thinking. Instructions have been provided and linked to this guide for students to make their own personal VR video viewer where they can then explore the video on their own devices.

• To understand Australian egg farming practices.
• To understand the importance that the egg industry has in our society.

YEAR 7

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

The ways consumers and producers interact and respond to each other in the market (ACHEK017)

Why and how individuals and businesses plan to achieve short-term and long-term personal, organisational and financial objectives (ACHEK018)

Gather relevant data and information from a range of digital, online and print sources (ACHES022)

Apply economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts in familiar and new situations (ACHES025)

HUMANITIES (GEOGRAPHY)

Strategies used to enhance the liveability of places, especially for young people, including examples from Australia and Europe (ACHGK047)

SCIENCE

Science knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions of people from a range of cultures (ACSHE223)

People use science understanding and skills in their occupations and these have influenced the development of practices in areas of human activity (ACSHE121)

YEAR 8

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

The rights and responsibilities of consumers and businesses in Australia in terms of financial and economic decision-making (ACHEK029)

Types of businesses and the ways that businesses respond to opportunities in Australia (ACHEK030)

Influences on the ways people work and factors that might affect work in the future (ACHEK031)

Gather relevant data and information from a range of digital, online and print Sources (ACHES033)

Apply economics and business knowledge, skills and concepts in familiar and new situations (ACHES036)

SCIENCE

Solutions to contemporary issues that are found using science and technology, may impact on other areas of society and may involve ethical considerations (ACSHE135)

People use science understanding and skills in their occupations and these have influenced the development of practices in areas of human activity (ACSHE136)

YEAR 9

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Why and how people manage financial risks and rewards in the current Australian and global financial landscape (ACHEK040)

Why and how participants in the global economy are dependent on each other (ACHEK039)

The changing roles and responsibilities of participants in the Australian or global workplace (ACHEK042)

MEDIA ARTS

Develop and refine media production skills to integrate and shape the technical and symbolic elements in images, sounds and text for a specific purpose, meaning and style (ACAMAM075)

Plan and design media artworks for a range of purposes that challenge the expectations of specific audiences by particular use of production processes (ACAMAM076)

YEAR 10

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Indicators of economic performance and how Australia’s economy is performing (ACHEK050) 

The ways businesses respond to changing economic conditions and improve productivity through organisational management and workforce management (ACHEK054)

Factors that influence major consumer and financial decisions and the short- and long-term consequences of these decisions (ACHEK053)

MEDIA ARTS

Develop and refine media production skills to integrate and shape the technical and symbolic elements in images, sounds and text for a specific purpose, meaning and style (ACAMAM075)

Plan and design media artworks for a range of purposes that challenge the expectations of specific audiences by particular use of production processes (ACAMAM076)