In this activity you will: 1. Identify the ýve key indicators the EIU uses to rank cities and what they mean. 2. Explain what you know about liveable and less liveable cities. 3. List what you’d like to learn. 4. Use the EIU website to locate Melbourne’s position. Locate a city that also ranks in the bottom 10 as a comparison. Before you begin Access the Inquiry rubric in the digital documents section of the Resources panel to guide you in completing this task at your level. At the end of the inquiry task, you can use this rubric to self-assess. Inquiry steps Step 1: Write your inquiry question In this inquiry, you will need to make comparisons between Melbourne and a city which is ranked in the bottom10. • Select your two cities and write your inquiry question — make sure you chose cities that have not been covered in detail in this topic. Step 2: Questioning and researching • Use the key indicators to guide your research, and make notes under these indicators for each city. • Locate appropriate images to illustrate each indicator; you might like to annotate these for future reference. Step 3: Analysis, evaluation and interpretation • Create a summary table for each city. • Identify connections between your summary tables and your other elements such as graphs, tables and images. Step 4: Civic participation and decision making • Reþect on what makes one place liveable and another less liveable. • Decide which information you will use in your presentation and how it can be used effectively. Step 5: Communicating • Create your PowerPoint presentation. • Conduct research into your chosen cities. • Collect relevant data in table or graph form. • Remember to take care with your font size and colour. Avoid making your slides text-dense. • Use visuals and dot points. Prepare cue cards to help guide you through your presentation.
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