Tutorial 1 [PDF 1.9 Mb]

Investigate Acacia brachybotrya (Grey Mulga).

• Find the plant in Wild Plants of Victoria.
• View full-sized photographs of the species
• Print, or save as a PDF document, a combined photograph, written description and distribution map of the species.
• Plot the distribution of the species on a map of Victoria showing the most recent date for each grid.
• Display the same distribution on a map of Victorian Bioregions and print or save this as a PDF document.

The products of this task should be:

• A printed page or saved PDF document,with a photograph, written description and distribution map of Acacia brachybotrya
• A printed page or saved PDF document with the distribution of Acacia brachybotrya plotted as ten-minute grids on a 1:1,000,000 map of Victoria.

Investigate Acacia brachybotrya (Grey Mulga).

• Find the plant in Wild Plants of Victoria.
• View full-sized photographs of the species
• Print a combined photograph, written description and distribution map of the species.
• Plot the distribution of the species on a map of Victoria showing the most recent date for each grid.
• Display the same distribution on a map of Victorian Bioregions and print or save this as a Windows Metafile (WMF) document.

The products of this task should be:

• A printed page with a photograph, written description and distribution map of Acacia brachybotrya
• A printed page or saved WMF document with the distribution of Acacia brachybotrya plotted as ten-minute grids on a 1:1,000,000 map of Victoria.

Tutorial 2 [PDF 0.7 Mb]

Investigate the fauna of the area around Lake Corangamite

• Find Lake Corangamite on a map of Victoria in Wild Animals of Victoria.
• Sketch a search area which covers the lake and surrounding areas. 
• Summarise a list of all animal species found in the search area. 
• Save the list of species in a PDF document.

The products of this task should be

• A PDF document with all species in the search area showing the common name, scientific name, conservation status, family and most recent record for each.

Tutorial 2 [PDF 1.6 Mb]

Investigate the fauna of the area around Lake Corangamite

• Find Lake Corangamite on a map of Victoria in Wild Animals of Victoria.
• Sketch a search area which covers the lake and surrounding areas. 
• Summarise a list of all animal species found in the search area. 
• Save the list of species in a Rich Text File (RTF) suitable for loading into a word processor.

The products of this task should be

• A formatted Rich Text File with all species in the search area showing the common name, scientific name, conservation status, family and most recent record for each.

Tutorial 3 [PDF 1.5 Mb]

You are in north-western Victoria, near Boundary Bend, and you have found a small tree with white, five-petalled flowers and narrow, grey-green leaves,  Use the identification aids in Wild Plants of Victoria to find out what it is.

• Find Boundary Bend on a map of Victoria in Wild Plants of Victoria (in the north-west on the Murray, just east of Robinvale).
• Select the grids which cover the town and surrounding area. 
• Generate a list of all plant species found in the search area. 
• Use the filters to select the characters, Large Shrub or Small Tree, Flowers with Five Petals, and Flowers White or Cream.
• View the results and examine each plant photograph and description to determine which is the best fit.

The products of this task should be

• A printed page or PDF document showing a photograph-description-map combination for Geijera parviflora (Wilga).

Tutorial 3 [PDF 2.4 Mb]

You are in north-western Victoria, near Boundary Bend, and you have found a small tree with white, five-petalled flowers and narrow, grey-green leaves,  Use the identification aids in Wild Plants of Victoria to find out what it is.

• Find Boundary Bend on a map of Victoria in Wild Plants of Victoria (in the north-west on the Murray, just east of Robinvale).
• Select the grids which cover the town and surrounding area. 
• Generate a list of all plant species found in the search area. 
• Use the filters to select the characters, Large Shrub or Small Tree, Flowers with Five Petals, and Flowers White or Cream.
• View the results and examine each plant photograph and description to determine which is the best fit.

The products of this task should be

• A printed page showing a photograph-description-map combination for Geijera parviflora (Wilga).

Tutorial 4 [PDF 2.2 Mb]

Generate a list of all rare or threatened reptile species in the Grampians National Park.

• Run Wild Animals of Victoria
• Find the Grampians National Park
• Select all the grid cells that cover the park
• Generate a list of all species from the park
• Refine that list to include only reptiles that are classified as rare or threatened
• Print or export the list as a PDF document

The products of this task should be

• A PDF document of all rare or threatened reptiles in the Grampains

Tutorial 4 [PDF 1.8 Mb]

Generate a list of all rare or threatened reptile species in the Grampians National Park.

• Run Wild Animals of Victoria
• Find the Grampians National Park
• Select all the grid cells that cover the park
• Generate a list of all species from the park
• Refine that list to include only reptiles that are classified as rare or threatened
• Print or export the list as a Rich Text Format (RTF) document

The products of this task should be

• A RTF document of all rare or threatened reptiles in the Grampains