1. Description of Our Community
Changhua County is situated on the middle western part of Taiwan Island. Pakua Hill Landscape Area, the terrace at an elevation of 96 meter, is the main natural scenic resource of the county. Ascending to the hill makes a belt of good sightseeing for tourists. However, the spreading of Mikania micrantha Kouth is causing serious effects to the environment of Pakua Hill recently. We are trying to introduce this invasive plant to our citizens, and teach them how to reduce the impact of Mikania micrantha Kouth.
2. Summary of Our Project
Mikania micrantha Kouth, a notorious invasive plant naturally occurred in South America, was suspected as the culprit. Recently, this climbing plant is spreading widely in eastern Taiwan, where they are having serious impacts on the native wildlife of the reserve. We call them “forest killer”. By introducing the biological character of this viny plant and a general threat to the environment of Taiwan, we want to draw commons’ attentions to pay respect to the catastrophic effects of our environment. We hope that the display of this issue comes at a time of heightened concern and effective problem solving.
3. Our Computer and Internet Access
A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:21-50%
B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:none
C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection
D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:more than 6
E. Additional comments concerning your computer and/or Internet access (Optional):
We have 140 desktop computers,1 notebooks,7 Web servers in our school. 90 of them are used in teaching, and 40 of them are used in administration.
4. Problems We Had To Overcome
In order to let more people know the impact of Mikania micrantha Kouth, we decide to invite the specialist of Mikania micrantha Kouth, Mr.Yan, to give us a speech. The obstacles that we have faced including: 1.equipment: the shortage of outasite electron camera 2.speaker: it is hard to find the specialist of Mikania micrantha Kouth 3.speach content: to find a suitable content is difficult 4.expenditure: we have to ask our parents and friends for economic support
5. Our Project Sound Bite
By finishing this project, our students have been aroused the concern of the environment of our local community and try to disseminate this concern and awareness to the people around them. All they learned is not only the projects itself, but also the way to cooperate each other and to get outside help by themselves.
6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?
We attempt to understand the effect on the plentiful ecological distribution of adventive plants by collect the background, data, material of Mikania micrantha Kouth, which connected with the main idea of our new educational goal - learning center is students themselves. They learn a lot by manufacturing the website of their own and gain the knowledge of the damage of Mikania micrantha Kouth. We know that we can do by oneself without cooperation, so our students persist in the faith of teamwork. Trough fellowship and outside help, we align ourselves with each other, just fit the main idea of Cooperative Method. By making observations and inquiries, we know the damage caused by Mikania micrantha Kouth and we all have responsibility to publicize these information. We want to give a start to provide these massages, according to the efficiency of Website and Internet, which promote our working potency materially, we have been impressed with the importance and application of them.
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