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====Greetings scientists! Welcome to your research project for the next term! The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) are certainly very humbled to have such a great wealth of renowned scientists of today working on one project. ====

====As you are aware there is growing global concern about the sustainability of the planet Earth. It is your job as scientists to investigate the relevance and possible importance of global sustainability. There is a wide variety of scientists among you to give you the best possible chance of finding an appropriate conclusion/plan to the task at hand. There are numerous environmental scientists, climate scientists, historians, and earth scientists in your groups. You will need to incorporate all of these fields of knowledge to effectively reach an appropriate conclusion that the United Nations will agree to. ====

====The focus of your research project is to answer the question, “What is sustainability, and how do we achieve it?” Throughout your research project you will need to update your supervisor on your progress. As such, you will create a blog to update weekly as you work together with your team. In addition to a weekly blog, you and your research team will upload your research, team meeting notes and discussions (whether that be concept maps, graphic organisers, KWL analysis’ or SWOT charts, or any other form of brainstorming notes), and updates on your progress in the form of voice and video files. ====

====You should be aware that any source, pictures, videos or information you use throughout this unit (and any other time for that matter) should be referenced. This means acknowledging that it is not your own work and you have taken it from somewhere else. Failure to acknowledge other people’s work will result in marks being taken off your final mark. ====

====You should also use the appropriate language when communicating online with peers and other internet users. Remember to use the appropriate communication conventions, protocols, and netiquette on the school’s internet user agreement that you signed. Failure to use the appropriate behaviour and language while communicating online will result in an immediate failure of this assessment. ====