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THOROUGH
SOUND
AUSTRALIAN PLACES
Students:
Thoroughly investigates and Identifies
many Australian places
AUSTRALIAN PLACES
Students:
Investigates and identifies Australian places
BASIC
AUSTRALIAN PLACES
Students:
Investigates and identifies few Australian
places
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Learning Experiences
1
Pre Test:
As a pre-test, ask students to address an envelope to themselves at their
street address. See Pre-Test.
Questions:
- What is my street address?
- Where is my local area?
- What state do I live in?
- Where is my home on a map of Australia?
- Where is my home on a map of the world?
After pre-test, create an envelope for the School, label the schools location
on a map and display in the classroom.
Learning Intention:
Pose the question: What do you think maps are used for and why are
they important?. Allow students time to discuss with a table partner. As a
class explore the uses of map: I.e it is a tool to help locate places locally,
regionally, nationally and globally. Teacher models how to read and use a
map.
Plenary:
Explain why you think maps are important. Extension: List some of the
uses of maps
Learning Intention:
WALT: Identify and describe your personal location in Australia using
personal and local scales
WILF: Locate familiar places using different views on Google Maps
LISH: local, regional, national, global, maps, street view, satellite view,
Learning Tasks:
Formative assessment:
Questioning will be used to
gauge students understanding
of the topic and what is
required of them
Summative assessment:
Students will complete a pre
test to gauge their current
understanding and knowledge
of the topic
Formative assessment: A
plenary question will be asked
at the end of the lesson to sum
up and consolidate students
learning.
Formative assessment:
Questioning will be used to
gauge students understanding
of the topic and what is
required of them
Formative assessment: A
plenary question will be asked
at the end of the lesson to sum
Resources
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- Ipads
- Map of Australia
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Students work in pairs and use Google Maps to identify the state
the Australian places are located. And label on a map on the
worksheet.
Formative assessment:
Questioning will be used to
gauge students understanding
of the topic and what is
required of them
Formative assessment: A
plenary question will be asked
at the end of the lesson to sum
up and consolidate students
learning.
Formative assessment:
Teacher will take anecdotal
notes on each child.
Formative assessment:
Immediate teacher feedback
will be given to each student
throughout the lesson.
- Images of Australian
Landmarks
- Blank Australian Map
Worksheet
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4-5
Gather together and add the Australian places to the Class map.
Plenary:
What other Australian landmarks do you know? If you can, write down their
location as well.
Learning Intention:
WALT: Investigate why people travel around Australia
WILF: identifying and describing landscapes and locations around
Australia
Learning Tasks:
- Watch Travel NT video:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/i1vbi8V7zmM?rel=0&showinfo=0&
autoplay=1&wmode=transparent
- Ask students why they would want to go to Alice Springs
and why people travel and go on holidays, e.g. holidays, visit
relatives, parents/carers work, stop-overs. Think about why
people travel to Alice Springs.
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Introduce the task that they will begin working on in groups of 2-3:
You and your family are going to travel to Uluru (Alice Springs) for
a holiday and want to see as much of Australia as you can along
the way. Create a photographic diary of your trip to Alice Springs,
arranging a series of photographs of towns and landscapes in
chronological order from your home to Alice Springs. You must
show the location of each photograph on a map of Australia, use
information to describe the town/landscape.
- Each segment of the task will be completed in class.
Formative assessment:
Questioning will be used to
gauge students understanding
of the topic and what is
required of them
Formative assessment: A
plenary question will be asked
at the end of the lesson to sum
up and consolidate students
learning.
Formative assessment:
Teacher will take anecdotal
notes on each child.
Formative assessment:
Immediate teacher feedback
will be given to each student
throughout the lesson.
- IWB
- Youtube
- RometoRio website
- HSIE workbooks
- Ipads
- a5 map of Australia
Non-Stop = 3
hours
Stop over = 5h
54 min
Cost
Stops
$337
Train
Car
Bus
Use the route feature in Google maps to find the location: Uluru,
Alice Springs, NT. Students can explore the route they choose encourage students to choose car and which stops they would
like to make (at least 5) as it meets the task description the best.
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Plenary:
If you were travelling to Alice Springs and you wanted to explore Australia,
which type of transport would you take and why?
Learning Intention:
WALT: investigate peoples connections and access to places
WILF: list and describe choices of stops while travelling
LISH: travel, destination, train, coach, bus, place, drive, driving, car,
experience, tour, adventure, journey, holiday, access, connection,
places,
Learning Tasks:
Display and label photographs of Alice Springs travel destinations. (The
Olgas, Uluru, Kings Canyon). Discuss the indigenous Australians
connection to land through Uluru and the Olgas dreamtime stories.
- How is their access and connection to the land different to ours?
- Write or draw the different connections and access people have to
places i.e. see table below
Indigenous
Australians
-
Born there
Strong
ancestral
connection
Worship the
Myself
-
Formative assessment:
Questioning will be used to
gauge students understanding
of the topic and what is
required of them
Formative assessment: A
plenary question will be asked
at the end of the lesson to sum
up and consolidate students
learning.
Formative assessment:
Teacher will take anecdotal
notes on each child.
Formative assessment:
Immediate teacher feedback
will be given to each student
throughout the lesson.
- IWB
- Table
- Class Map
To learn
about
Australias
history
See new
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land
Land
provides for
them
Uluru
represents
their
ancestors
Access
Sacred
Aboriginal
Sites that
tourists
cannot,
walking to
places.
Sometimes
by car.
parts of
Australia
See Uluru
and the
Olgas
Access
through
train/bus/plan
e/tour/car
On the class map of Australia, plot the road route from home to Alice
Springs and the main towns along the way. Display and label photographs
of towns that would be potential overnight stops, connected to their location
on the map.
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Plenary:
Which mode of transport you chose and explain why you think it will give
you the best opportunity to see Australia.
Learning Intention:
WALT: Create a photographic diary of your trip to Alice Springs
WILF: Accurate locations described and displayed on a map,
justification on mode of transport and chronological order of events
and places.
LISH: travel, destination, train, coach, bus, place, drive, driving, car,
experience, tour, adventure, journey, holiday, access, connection,
places,
Learning Tasks:
Formative assessment:
Questioning will be used to
gauge students understanding
of the topic and what is
required of them
Formative assessment:
Teacher will take anecdotal
notes on each child.
Formative assessment:
Immediate teacher feedback
- Ipads
- H.S.I.E workbooks
- End of Unit Assessment
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Learning Intention:
Formative assessment:
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Learning Tasks:
Respond:
- Students identify personal connections to different places
throughout Australia. Using a map of Australia, they draw and label
four illustrations showing themselves visiting a place in Australia
that they have a developed connection with.
- Students explain how they are able to access the places.
- Examine any difficulties people may face accessing these places.
Plenary:
Explain why you think people face different difficulties when travelling, give
an example.
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