Appendix 1

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 5 Time: Date: Students Prior Knowledge:
The location, frequency and severity of
Learning Area: Humanities and Social Sciences bushfires in Australia
The impact of fire on vegetation and the
significance of fire damage on communities
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum
The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and
how people can respond (ACHASSK114)
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative thinking behaviour Social understanding
competence
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australias engagement with Asia Sustainability
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)
Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

Describe ways in which individuals can prepare their homes to minimise fire danger.
Discuss why social media is used by Emergency Services to communicate with the community during
bushfire season

Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)

Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Recap the information covered in previous lessons - In the previous
5 two lessons, we have learnt about the cause and impact of bushfires.
mins Now we need to know how we can prevent bushfires from happening,
and how we can best prepare ourselves and our families if they do
occur. Bushfire Patrol Game

Introduce the Bushfire Patrol game to students and explain that this will
give them an idea of what might need to be done to prepare the home
leading up to bushfire season.

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

Students to each log onto their computers and go to Lesson 3.

- Click on link to DFES game link: Computer
- Explain that this game provides an overview of what needs to
30 be done to prepare the home for bushfires.
mins - Teacher to walk around the room and monitor students while
they play the game.

Direct students to discuss within their group what they thought was
most important in preparing the home.
Explain to the students that they need to follow the links to discover in
Google Doc
more detail fire prevention techniques.
- Ask students to summarise each technique in their group
Google Doc.

Explain to students that it can be difficult to know the path of a bushfire

and whether it is coming towards your property.
What sources can you find information about a fire from?
- Students to respond to the question in AnswerGarden.
- Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of sources mentioned AnswerGarden
in terms of efficiency, reach and detail (radio, online, phone
call, SMS).
- Students to record answer in Google Doc next to relevant
question.
- Students that finish early can explore the idea of an For students that finish
emergency kitbag that can be taken at the time of a fire that early -
includes important things that are needed. http://www.forteachersfo
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Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)
ushfire/pdfs/bushfire-
5 Discuss that in the next lesson we will be creating an infographic on emergency-kit.pdf
mins the ipad to inform the community.
Leave the students with a question for them to think about prior to the
next lesson. Eg. Where have you seen an infographic before and what
way would be the best way to deliver it? (Eg. Around school, social
media)

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

Students should be sitting at their desk ready for next lesson

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
The students understanding of how to prepare the home will be
gauged from their answers in the google doc
The understanding of how social media is used will be based on the
answers given by the students in the answergarden