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TERM/WEEKS: 2/1 YEAR LEVEL: 5 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: HASS Geography

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural
thinking Competence Understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

Notes about device access in the classroom:

Each pair of students will have access to an iPad
Students will have a google account
WEEK/ West Australian Curriculum SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES = ICT and
LESSON other
LINKS OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES
(Introduction, Body and Conclusion)

The main Students will be Formative Intro

1/1 characteristics able to give a assessment Who likes to travel?
(e.g. climate, natural definition of a KWL chart Who has ever visited a country other than
vegetation, landforms, continent and list Australia? How did you get there?
native animals) of the at least 4 Summative
continents of South
continents assessment
America and North
America, and the students will
location of their major participate in a Globe- what do you see? World globe
countries in relation to kahoot quiz What are the land masses called?
Australia How many can you see?
(ACHASSK111) What do you notice about them?
Students will label Summative
the continents of assessment (in Start a KWL chart on continents KWL chart
Present findings, North and South pairs) rubric for
conclusions and/or America on a world poster- labels Watch YouTube clip about different continents YouTube clip on
arguments, appropriate map and their North and Listen for any new information about continents- continents
to audience and
location in relation South America. especially about our focus continents of North or https://www.youtub
purpose, in a range of
communication forms to Australia. They Also labelled at South America e.com/watch?v=urr
(e.g. written, oral, describe at least 3 least 3 53arh--E
visual, digital, tabular, characteristics of characteristics
graphic, maps) and the continent of of their chosen What are any additional things you learnt about
using subject-specific north or south continent. continents?
terminology and America
concepts (WAHASS61)
Body
Students will Also on same Demonstrate Google Earth
design and create poster -students Google Earth App on IWB App
a poster (in pairs) will locate Look for North America Ensure loaded on
that display their destination in Which countries form the continent? each iPad
chosen country relation to Perth Look at what countries on app
and continent and and describe 3
3 ways to travel different
 from Perth to their ways/routes/mo Task
destination des of transport In pairs
between Perth Create a poster Use Canva app to
and the Choose a continent- North or South America create a poster
destination Explore Google Earth Ensure loaded on
Take a screen shot of the continent and research iPad
characteristics of the natural features of that
continent. List at least 3 things you find.

Decide on a country in either North or South

America.
Research at least three ways you could travel
there from Perth (fly- different routes, boat, any
other way?)
Work out how long it would take and how much it
would cost.

Create a poster to display this information about

the continent, country and how to get there. Make
sure you show on a map where the country you
have chosen is in relation to Australia.

Conclusion

2-3 groups present their poster

Add L to final KWL chart KWL chart

Kahoot quiz on definition of continent and is exit Kahoot quiz to

ticket for students check
understanding
https://kahoot.it/

The main Research your Summative Intro

3/2 characteristics chosen country assessment- Class Discussion
(e.g. climate, natural
vegetation, landforms, and compile the Students will Have you ever heard of a tourism ad?
native animals) of the information in the produce a video What is it?
continents of South form of a video using the Green
America and North advertisement screen app to Here is one- play YouTube clip YouTube
America, and the using Green make an ad that Where is it for? Australia ad
location of their major
Screen. describes the Why do you want to go? https://www.youtub
countries in relation to
Australia natural features e.com/watch?v=vU
(ACHASSK111) Provide 3 of their chosen In your pairs, you have chosen a country from F7ja9ehIs
persuasive country. North or South America and made a poster about
Present findings, reasons with how you got there-
conclusions and/or supporting Rubric- will
arguments, appropriate evidence. have at least 3 Today I want you to make an ad (in your pairs) to
to audience and supporting persuade the class why we should go to your
purpose, in a range of Name and reasons and chosen country
communication forms describe the evidence as to
(e.g. written, oral, natural features of why someone
visual, digital, tabular,
your country giving should visit that Body
graphic, maps) and
using subject-specific an example, a country.
terminology and picture and Focus will be on the natural features of the
concepts (WAHASS61 description of the 4 characteristics country you have chosen.
climate, natural to include
Features of vegetation, land evidence; a What is a natural feature?
environments forms and native photo, example
(e.g. climate, animals. and description Your research must include;
landforms, vegetation) of each Landforms (are there any big rivers? Mountains?
influence human . climate, natural Plains? E.g. Grand Canyon)
activities and the vegetation, Climate
built features of places landforms, native Native animals
(ACHASSK113) animals. Natural vegetation

Compare

Name 3 activities you can do in your country

related to the landform/ climate/ animals or
vegetation
 Record an ad summarising and persuading the
class to come to your country using your
research. Use the Green Screen App and then
add photos of your country and vegetation behind
your recording.

*Remind students of copyright and search

settings on google and Creative commons
Green Screen App
Ensure loaded
onto iPad
Conclusion

Students will require several lessons to complete https://creativecom

research and filming. mons.org.au/
At the end of this lesson and each subsequent
lesson have students do progress reports to help
collaborate and learn from what other groups are
producing.

Have a special screening of each of the ads once

complete and include popcorn or students to
bring in food from their chosen country.

After all ads seen the class votes on destination

they would most like to go to.

The main Students (in pairs) Summative

6/2 characteristics create an assessment of
Intro
(e.g. climate, natural interactive travel Kahoot quiz
vegetation, landforms, guide e-book by unit in Kahoot Kahoot quiz including definition of continent,
native animals) of the compiling ; quiz naming the continents of the world, definitions of
continents of South Poster (lessons1-2 terminology-
America and North Travel Travel brochures
America, and the advertisement Formative Show students travel guides- lonely planet and Lonely Planet
location of their major
(lessons 3-5) assessment on What information could you include in a travel Guide
countries in relation to
Australia and additional ways to guide?
(ACHASSK111) information to communicate Why would you include that information?
support travel in ideas through
Present findings, the chosen country class discussion
conclusions and/or Body Book Creator App
arguments, appropriate Summative Ensure loaded
to audience and assessment- The students will create an e-book using the Book onto iPads
purpose, in a range of ebook rubric-
communication forms
Creator App about their chosen country.
Poster
(e.g. written, oral, Travel ad
visual, digital, tabular, It will include the poster, the ad as well as
At least 3 more additional information on climate and activities the
graphic, maps) and
using subject-specific supporting natural features.
terminology and features of the
concepts (WAHASS61 country to justify
travel
Conclusion
Features of Add to Seesaw
environments account
(e.g. climate, Each group to present e-book on chosen country.
landforms, vegetation) https://web.seesaw.m
influence human e/
Upload onto Seesaw to share work with family.
activities and the
built features of places
(ACHASSK113)