Prezi

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Introduction
Prezi is an app which allows the user to create interactive presentations centered around a particular topic. This is an engaging tool for students as it allows them to be creative in their presentation and the bright colours and zooming should engage their classmates in their presentation.

Instructions
To use prezi you need to register a free account (paid accounts can be used, but are not necessary). Once loaded, click the "new prezi" button, select a template and get started!

A great use for a prezi in class would be as a tool to create a presentation on a topic like climate change, covering the science behind it and the ecological and societal impacts of it. The screencaps below are an example of a prezi on climate change:

Outcomes Covered
Stage 5
SC5-11PW explains how scientific understanding about energy conservation, transfers and

transformations is applied in systems SC5-11PW

SC5-13ES explains how scientific knowledge about global patterns of geological activity and
interactions involving global systems can be used to inform decisions related to
contemporary issues
SC5-14LW explains how biological understanding has advanced through scientific discoveries,
technological developments and the needs of society

ES3: People use scientific knowledge to evaluate claims, explanations or predictions in relation to interactions involving the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere.
c. evaluate scientific evidence of some current issues affecting society that are the result of human activity on global systems, eg the greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, effect of climate change on sea levels, long-term effects of waste management and loss of biodiversity
d. discuss the reasons different groups in society may use or weight criteria differently to evaluate claims, explanations or predictions in making decisions about contemporary issues involving interactions of the Earth's spheres
PW4 Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers and transformations.
c. discuss, using examples, how the values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research in the area of increasing efficiency of the use of electricity by individuals and society
d. discuss viewpoints and choices that need to be considered in making decisions about the use of non-renewable energy resources
PW1 f. describe the occurrence and some applications of absorption, reflection and refraction in everyday situations
LW2 Conserving and maintaining the quality and sustainability of the environment requires scientific understanding of interactions within, the cycling of matter and the flow of energy through ecosystems.
d. analyse how changes in some biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem affect populations and/or communities
e. assess ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultural practices and knowledge of the environment contribute to the conservation and management of sustainable ecosystems
f. evaluate some examples in ecosystems, of strategies used to balance conserving,
protecting and maintaining the quality and sustainability of the environment with human
activities and needs

SC5-9WS presents science ideas and evidence for a particular purpose and to a specific audience,
using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations
WS9 Students communicate by:
a. selecting and using in presentations, for different purposes and contexts, appropriate text
types including discussions, explanations, expositions, procedures, recounts or reports
e. presenting scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing
evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and
representations for specific audiences