Geography Term 3

Year 1
FEATURES OF PLACES
PEOPLE AND PLACES
WEEKS 2-10

Outcomes
GE1-1 describes features of places and the connections people have with places

GE1-2 identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places

GE1-3 communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry

MA1-17SP gathers and organises data, displays data in lists, tables and picture graphs, and interprets the results

MA1-16MG represents and describes the positions of objects in everyday situations and on maps

EN1-2A plans, composes and reviews a small range of simple texts for a variety of purposes on familiar topics for
known readers and viewers

Key inquiry questions

v What are the features of, and activities in, places?
v How can we care for places?
v How can spaces within a place be used for different purposes?
v Where are places located in Australia?
v How are people connected to places?
v What factors affect peoples connections to places?

Quality Teaching Key

Technology

Intercultural understanding

Problem based learning

Significance

Quality literature

Read to Books

Tiddalick Where the Forest Meets the sea My Home Broome

Robert Roennfeldt Jeannie Baker Bronwyn Bancroft

Crystal Pont Mayfield West Demonstration School

 Week Lesson sequence REG

2
v Discuss the terminology places and spaces. As a class create a definition
v Take a walk around the school and identify the different places and spaces
v Students take photos as they explore the school grounds
v When you return to class view the photos taken and discuss the different features of each
place/space
v Create a list of features

3
v Using Google earth find the school, identify the different places and buildings that the students
identified on the school walk
v In groups students place photos taken in previous lesson onto a birds eye view map of the school
v View each groups map and discuss why each building/area may have been positioned in a
certain space
v Use a map of Australia to locate Newcastle

4
v In pairs students use google earth to find the school and their home
v Locate places in other countries and discuss the distance
v Give each pair a different place located in the local area (familiar and cultural areas)
v Students use google earth to find their area and list any features they can see
v As a class record the different features of each area and compare the similarities and differences
v Brainstorm why each place may be different (natural/man made etc)

5
v Read Tiddalick the Frog
v View images of Tiddalick Rock
v Students use ipads to locate Tiddalick rock
v Identify the different connections that people have with Tiddalick rock and Dreamtime Story
v Discuss excursion to local wetlands and locate on ipads

6
v Read Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
v Discuss the connection that the characters in the book have with the place and what happens
when people dont look after their environment
v Ask students to think of a local place they have a connection with
v Discuss different connections and how peoples connections may vary (cultural connections,
family connections etc)
v Students draw their local place and list the reasons they have a connection and ways they could
care for their place

7
v Visit the local park
v Students take photos of the different places and their features ( to be referred to in their
assessment and to use when mapping the local area)
v Identify signs that highlight how to care for your local park
v Give groups of students a hypothetical problem for them to solve in relation to people caring for
their local environment

8
v View images from visit to park
v In groups students place images onto a map and outline the path students took to walk there
v Provide students with a list of interview questions about their journey to the park, their
connection and how to care for the park
v Students answer the questions in preparation for the assessment task

9
ASSESSMENT Students record themselves being interviewed about a local area (Stevenson Park)
v They must discuss a connection to the area, how to care for it, features and where it is located
(List of questions answered in lesson 8)
Extension: students can also answer the questions based on a local area that is significant to them.

10
v Read My Home Broome by Bronwyn Bancroft
v View map of Australia and locate Broome
v View images of an Australia landmark in each state
v As a class identify on a map of Australia where each place is located and the different features of
each state (coastal, rainforest, desert etc)
v Compare a map of Australia and the Aboriginal Language map
v View Australia on a world globe and world map
Crystal Pont Mayfield West Demonstration School