Lesson Plan

Day: M T W T F
Year: 7

Date: 08/09/16

Time: 64 minutes

Learning Area: Humanities and Social Sciences

Geography
Curriculum content description: (from ACARA)

Topic:

Represent spatial distribution of different types of geographical phenomena

by constructing appropriate maps at different scales that conform to
cartographic conventions, using spatial technologies as appropriate.
(ACHGS050)

Students prior knowledge and experience:

(Outline what the students already know about this topic)

Students have completed and created their own map in groups previously.

Learning purpose:

(May refer to the Elaborations of the curriculum content

description here)

The purpose of this lesson is to see if the students are learning from the
previous lesson and to prepare them for what might be in their upcoming
exam.

Learning objectives:

Evaluation:

On completion of this lesson,

students will be able to:

(Explain how you will know that lesson

objective have been achieved / monitor
student learning)

On completion of this lesson the

students will be able to be able to
read and understand maps using the
BOLTSS guidelines.

This lesson is an evaluation lesson

based around questioning and brain
storming of what we had done in the
previous lesson.

Preparation and Resources:

(Detail what resources will be used and what other preparation of the learning environment
will be required)

Area for the groups to work

The map that the groups have created in the previous lesson
Students notebook and pens for extra notes
Questions for students to answer

Catering for diversity

(detail any adjustments considerations for

educational/resource adjustments)

After having a conversation with my mentor teacher we came to the

conclusion that all the students will enjoy and be able to complete this
lesson.

Timin Learning Experiences:

g:
1. Introduction: (How will I engage the learners?)
Re-hash what we did in previous lesson to then link and proceed
2-3
minut with questioning
es
2.

Sequence of learning experiences: (What will you do

to help the students achieve the learning objectives? What tasks and
activities will the students be involved in to help achieve the learning
objectives?)

10
minut
es

Ask the students (who are in small groups) different series of

questions relating to their map and the map on the board. Try to
include Open, Closed and Evaluate question.
Example Questions
1. Why do we use maps?
2. List 2 natural features on the map & what are they?
3. List 2 human features on the map & what are they?
4. What does the letter (?) stand for in BOLTSS & where would
you find it on a map?
5. Look at your own map; did you manage to include everything
you want?
6. Is your map high density or low density? (Link back to being
Urban or Rural)
7. What direction would you be travelling from point A to point
B?
8. How can we remember N,E,S,W in order?
9. Why is it important for us to be able to read and understand
a map?
10.
What can we add to the map to increase the liveability?

5
minut
es
3.

Lesson conclusion: (How will you summarise the learning and

relate it to the lesson objectives?)

Conclude and summarise the map basics & answer any more
questions they might have.

Lesson Evaluation:
(Reflect on the lesson. What worked? What did not work? What would you change? Why?)

As I reflect on this small group lesson, I feel like all the students were
engaged and that they were very responsive to all of the questions that were
given to them, and even if they didnt know the answer I asked them to have
a think about it, because I felt that they were rushing their answers. I would
change the way I gave them questions as that maybe a worksheet with
some on it and then ask open and closed questions and have a group
discussion about it.