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STAGE 4 – DIGITAL ACTIVITY
RANDOM EVENTS IN PYTHON
You can use Python to create some code to choose one
of the positive or negative bene昀椀ts in the Conservation
Crisis! game.
You could do this by assigning a number to the event
(say 0 for negative and 1 for positive) and then using
the function random.randint(0,1) to choose an integer
of either 1 or 0. This is like 昀氀ipping a coin to choose
from two options in real life. Or, you could create the
entire list of events as a set of data and use random.
choice to choose a data point from a list. This is like
rolling dice to choose a speci昀椀c event.
Watch a tutorial on using Python for random
numbers and choices to get started: Python Random numbers and choices
You can also follow this tutorial in the github
repository.
Need help getting started with Python? Check out
this great module on getting started in Python:
Tutorial on Python (Digital Technologies Hub)
OTHER IDEAS
Create a poster or digital presentation about an
animal that you identi昀椀ed from the citizen science
apps or your own research.
Select a feral species and research when, where and
why they were introduced, the damage they cause
and the current measures taken to control them.
Are these measures successful or not? Are there any
suggestions you could make to reduce the damage
caused by the feral species? Species include cats,
pigs, foxes, horses, cane toads and camels.
Conduct your own research on a speci昀椀c successful
project that has protected a speci昀椀c species.
Examples include: pygmy blue-tongue, greater bilby,
numbat, western quoll.
Meet scientists using technology and biology to
understand species loss: Dr Vanessa Pirotta (whale
snot) and Dr Jodi Rowley (FrogID). Write a series
of questions you could ask them in an interview to
learn more about the amazing work they do looking
after animals.
Examine the role of zoos, botanic gardens, and
national and marine parks in maintaining species
diversity. How do they help protect our endangered
species?
Take photos of di昀昀erent habitats using a drone.
SPECIES SURVIVAL – MORE THAN JUST SUSTAINABILITY
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