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TERM/WEEKS: Week 5 YEAR LEVEL: 4 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: students will need access to at least one ipad or laptop between three
WEEK/ West Australian SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES = ICT and other
LESSON
Curriculum OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES
LINKS (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)

Week 5 The main As a result of this lesson,  Mind maps Introduction Youtube video links
characteristics students will be able to:  Teacher will  The teacher will ask students to sit on the mat (Intro)
Lesson (e.g. climate, na  Research and describe the  Teacher plays the first YouTube videos titled, “15 facts 15 Facts about Africa
use the mind
1 tural vegetation, climate, natural vegetation, about Africa”, then followed by the second video titled, – Video
maps to
landforms, landforms and native “10 Cool facts about Europe”, to introduce the students https://youtu.be/qb8Ve
native animals) observe to the topic and the two continents of interest for the next bjRfBk
animals of a chosen major whether the
of the continents few lessons: Africa and Europe
of Africa and country in Africa or Europe students have 10 Cool facts about
 Teacher will then ask students some introductory questions
Europe, and the  Explain the relationship achieved the to stimulate discussion, such as Europe - Video
location of their between Australia and the objectives of  “Does anyone know any countries in Africa or Europe?” https://youtu.be/wtvtt8
major countries chosen country the lesson  “Has anyone ever travelled to Africa or Europe?” dJCXM
in relation to  Create an interactive mind 
Australia  Group share The teacher will then put students into groups of
Weebly
map presenting information,  Each group approximately 3 and assign each group a major country in
(ACHASSK087) https://missmoconnor.
using Coggle Africa or Europe
will tell the weebly.com
rest of the
class what Body iPads or laptops (the
country they  Students will be directed to choose a computer or iPad technology devices
(sitting together in their groups) and log in. available in the
have chosen
 The teacher will then ask students to go to the Weebly classroom)
and one
website, click on “Start Now” on the homepage, and read
interesting Coggle
what they need to do https://missmoconnor.weebly.com
thing they https://coggle.it or if on
 Students will then be given 30 minutes to research their
have learnt an ipad use the
assigned country in their groups, using the available
about their Coggle app (available
classroom technology (iPads or laptops) They will find
country for free download in
information on:
the app store if not
 This allows 1. Climate already on ipad)
the teacher to 2. Natural Vegetation
identify 3. Landforms
students who 4. Native animals
5. Relationship between assigned country and Australia
stayed on
(e.g. distance, how to get from the country to Australia,
task and
are they both apart of certain organisations e.g.
achieved the Commonwealth)
learning  Students will present this information in a Coggle mind
outcomes as map – they are to add to it as they research.
well as
students that  The teacher will encourage students to add as much
did not stay information as possible, and to make their mind map as
on task and colourful and creative as they can
may need  While students are completing this activity, the teacher will
be walking around the classroom ensuring that students
more time to
are staying on task, and helping them if needed.
research
 After about 30 minutes of research, teachers will direct
students to save their work, close down their devices and
come sit on the mat

Conclusion
 Group share
 Teacher will bring the class back together
 Each group will tell the rest of the class what country they
have chosen and one interesting thing they have learnt
about their country