A partial view

Topic: Connections shape perceptions: Perceptions of Papua new Guinea
Student activity
Geography: Year 5 and 6

This is the student activity 1 of 4 of the A diverse and connected world: Papua New Guinea learning activity.

Task No. 1

Processing information - a partial view

View the sources in the downloadable resource. The images are parts of larger images.  Consider the bigger picture by completing the questions.

  1. Describe what you can see in these partial images.
  2. Suggest what the larger image might be. 
Task No. 2

Processing information - the complete picture

View the sources in the downloadable resource and answer the below questions. These images are the larger images of those in task 1.

  1. How does this full image add to your understanding of the scene?
  2. Describe what might be in an even bigger image of this scene.
  3. How does having the bigger picture alter perceptions and understandings?
  4. Why might people provide only part of a picture?