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Term 3

GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1

“Places around us!” Assessment:

(Adapted from C2C)

Overview:

Australian Curriculum Geography: The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they

can be cared for (ACHGK005), The ways the activities located in a place create its distinctive features (ACHGK007), The ways that space within

places, such as classroom or backyard, can be rearranged to suit different activities or purposes (ACHGK008).

Inquiry Question: “How can spaces within a place be rearranged to suit different purposes?”

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Differentiation Bands

Lower Band Middle Band Upper Band

Sam Brodie Joel Mia

Aroha Georgia Maddie Akasha Charlie Ella Kirrilly Lily Oscar Tahlia Thomas

Cooper Lewis Ava Teale Mitch Esmee Euan

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Lesson 1 – Features of Place – Describing familiar places In this lesson, students are introduced to the idea of Geography as a study of the world and the people and living things on it. They wander the school to investigate boundaries of the school grounds and play grounds, look at North Arm SS on Google Earth and look at natural features within some places and spaces.

Differentiation: Walk around the school with other Year 1

classes for students to observe school. Use inflatable globe to get a range of answers

from students. DK1 – ‘place’ is a part of the Earth’s surface and natural features occur in “places”. DK2 – that geography is the study of the Earth and the people on it. DK3 – Boundaries are where places begin and end.

PK1 – Identify natural features of places. Resources: Inflatable Globe What is Geography Natural Features (Slide Show) Google Earth (NASS)

Lesson 2 – Features of Place – Natural, managed and constructed features

In this lesson students listen to reading of a text (The Rainbow Serpent) and identify natural features described within it. Students are introduced to the three forms of features – natural, managed and constructed that can be in places. Students learn how to describe these features and use viewing frames to observe places.

Differentiation: Have viewing frames pre-made for all students

to diverge problems with cutting. Assist with labelling place in field drawing y

students – spelling and words used. DK1 – how to describe the different features of a local place.

PK1 – Identify natural features from the “Rainbow Serpent” story places. PK2 – Describe natural features of places

Resources: Slideshow – Managed and constructed features Slideshow – Natural features Rainbow Serpent text Viewing frames

Lesson 3 – Features of a Place – Activities and distinctive features Students are introduced to activities places are used for. They learn that these activities have distinctive features. For example, the activity of farming has distinctive features such as

milking sheds and hay barns. Students discuss distinctive features of places after viewing maps.

Differentiation: Display Google Earth image on projector so all

students can see. Discuss prior knowledge of activities such as

farming to gain a generic prior knowledge understanding for all students.

DK1 – places have activities and the activities have distinctive features. DK2 – examples of activities and distinctive features of these activities.

PK1 – identify features by the activity within a local place.

Resources: Slideshow – An activity and its features.

Pictorial response map for viewing/discussion

Google Earth image of local place (NASS)

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Lesson 4 – Features of a Place – Mapping direction In this lesson, students develop knowledge of directional language and understanding of visual representations (maps and satellite images) to give directions to get from one place to another. Students view videos about direction and location and view Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art symbols for direction.

Differentiation: Display directional language in different modes

(images/symbols, words, spoken, etc.) Provide some scope/intro for First Australians

DK1 – directional language and understand visual representations of location and direction.

PK1 – identify main features of local places PK2 – Use directional language to give directions from one place to another.

Resources: Video – Direction and location First People’s art symbols Directional language terms Pictorial map stimulus

Lesson 5 – Features of Place (assessment: collection of work - part A)

In this lesson, students are required to identify and describe the natural, built and managed features of a place, and discuss where the features are located within the place. Students answer questions about familiar places, classify features as built managed and constructed and present their information in a talk to the class.

Differentiation: Do whole class activities to include all students Ask specific developing students as to check for

learning and have them contribute to the learning.

DK1 – people describe features of places differently.

PK1 – Identify and describe built, managed and constructed features on a local scale. PK2 – Use directional language to describe direction and location.

Resources: Assessment Task – Collection of Work

Inflatable globe

Photographs from camera of local place (school

grounds or community).

Lesson 6 – Features of Place (assessment: collection of work – part B) In this lesson students get more opportunities to display their knowledge of places, by categorising features as built, managed or natural and explain why they sorted them in this way. Students compare their perspective and view of the place to another person’s.

Differentiation: Do some whole group, and small group

activities to allow for unscripted peer teaching and learning from peers.

This will allow the developing students to learn from their peers non-confrontationally.

DK1 – people describe features of places differently.

PK1 – Identify and describe built, managed and constructed features on a local scale. PK2 – Use directional language to describe direction and location.

Resources: Assessment Task – Collection of Work

Inflatable globe

Photographs from camera of local place (school grounds or community).

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Lesson 7 – Space at a local area – Spaces within a place Students revisit inquiry question “How can spaces within a place be rearranged to suit different purposes?” Students investigate spaces within places, and how the features of these can be moved and rearranged.

Differentiation: Assist struggling students with their responses

and model an answer in the list to assist. Ask extension questions for challenging top

tier. DK1 – where features of a place are located within a space. DK2 – the use of spaces for different purposes.

PK1 – identify and describe purposes of a place. PK2 – Draw a map of a place investigated.

Resources: Inquiry display Pictorial map Recording sheet for purposes of a local place

(school grounds) Photos of local spaces and places.

Lesson 8 – Space at a local level – Space for two purposes In this lesson students think of a familiar space and how it might be used for two different activities or purposes. Students brainstorm multiple activities and purposes for the space. Students create a space using craft supplies (a model diagram) for example a lounge room or the classroom.

Differentiation: Clear instructions and scaffolding for students

– modelling and demonstrating and using pictures to show the steps taken to reach a successful diagram.

DK1 – how a familiar place is organised for different purposes.

PK1 – brainstorm a number of purposes for particular places and spaces. PK2 – Create a model diagram to present a place with a suitable purpose.

Resources: Purposes of a space sheet Photos and digital camera inflatable globe materials for a model diagram (cardboard

boxes, craft supplies) Lesson 9 – Space at a local level – rearranged spaces In this lesson, students revisit their inquiry question, and are asked why and how questions by the teacher in order to get more information about a space and its purpose. Students formulate an answer to the inquiry question to be submitted as assessment.

Differentiation: Provide extra scaffolding to Sam, Brodie and

Aroha for writing their responses – scribing for Aroha.

Provide very clear instructions and expectations for the assessment task.

DK1 – the organisation of spaces for multiple purposes within a place. DK2 – how to formulate and answer a question related to space.

PK1 – formulate and answer a question related to space.

Resources: Question bubbles: Rearranged spaces Recording sheet for purposes of a local space

(used in lesson 7) Inflatable Globe

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Lesson 10 – Space at a local level (assessment: collection of work – part B) In this culminating assessment lesson, students:

choose a space that they are familiar with, such as the lounge room: observe the space and its features • make a list of what purposes this space could be used for • choose one of these purposes; and make a model of the space and its features as they are arranged for this purpose • rearrange the features in the model to show how the space is arranged when it is used for another purpose answer a ‘how’ or ‘why’ question about your chosen space.

Differentiation: Scribe for some students who need assistance

as this is not a writing task. Provide clear scaffolding for the task. Further question the top tier of

Geography/general knowledge section of class to challenge them and receive high quality answers.

DK1 – N/A PK1 – identify where features of places are located and recognise that spaces can be arranged for different purposes PK2 – represent the location of different places and their features on pictorial maps.

Resources: Assessment task: Collection of work (from

lesson 5) Digital camera Inflatable globe Google Earth Materials to represent a space (e.g. dough,

blocks, cardboard, drawings of features, drinking straws, pipe cleaners)

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