Geography Term 3

Alignment with other curricular areas:

Science: In earth and space sciences this term, students are learning about Maths: collecting Data about river Murry and interpreting maps and
how natural process and human activities shape their surroundings. Also communicating positions.
how landscapes are changed overtime. Writing an information report on
river Murry will give students opportunities to learn how human activities
and natural processes impact their surroundings.

English: Features of an information reports. Dreamtime stories and History: dreamtime story will help students to explore early human history
narratives. from stone age.

Assessment tasks:
Create a fact sheet, to be made into a class book.
Present factsheet information to the class. (oral presentation)

Curriculum outcomes

Year 3
The main climate types of the world and the similarities and differences between the climates of different places (ACHASSK068 - Scootle )
Year 4
The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people (ACHASSK088 - Scootle )
Curriculum/ Learning Sequence Resources
week
1.

2. Class brainstorm on climate

o What is climate?
o What is Darwins climate?
o What are some climate words?
3. Refresh what climate is.
Create a short skit about one of the three seasons of Darwin.
As a class identify specific words that describe each of the seasons, taken from the skits
presented.
Place words into humanities books.
4. Look at Climate map of Australia Climate map
o Identify the areas Photos/picture of climate
o Identify the key zones possibly one large
What does a key tell us? set and several small for
What does this key tell us? small group work.
Read through the descriptors
A5 pictures/photos of
Show students pictures that relate to each climate zone
climate zones. Labels
o What do students see when looking at the photos/pictures
Activity students match photos/pictures with the climate area descriptors
climate zone names and
 o Work in two groups to match the names and locations of each climate zone general location. (2
In preparation for the following lessons and assessment copies)
o Students placed into groups (same groups throughout term)
o Climate zone chosen Key Vocabulary climate,
key, climate zone,
descriptor.
5. Environment and plants Various library books
Introduce and/or revisit the word adaptions relating to climate, Ipads,
o Darwin focus focus questions relating to
What makes up a tropical setting? lesson, humanities books
Plants
What images come to mind when thinking of a tropical setting? Key Vocabulary
o Group activity similarities, differences,
As individuals, students research environment and plants for their chosen regions, adaptions,
climate zone compare and contrast.
In small groups, students bring this research back to their groups and collate
their facts
6. Animals Various library books
o Darwin Focus relating to climate, Ipads,
What animals do we see? focus questions relating to
Compare to another region lesson, humanities books
o Student/group activity
As individuals, students research, compare and contrast animals from two Key Vocabulary
different climate regions. similarities, differences,
In small groups students bring this research back to their groups and collate regions, adaptions,
their facts compare and contrast.

7. Humans Various library books

o Darwin focus relating to climate, Ipads,
What adaptions have humans made for living in a hot climate.
 What adaptions have humans made for living in a cooler/cold climate focus questions relating to
o Student/group focus lesson, humanities books
As individuals, students research adaptions humans have made from two
different climate regions. Key Vocabulary
In small groups students bring this research back to their groups and collate similarities, differences,
their facts. regions, adaptions,
compare and contrast.
8. Fact sheet Various library books
o Students, in their groups, start creating a fact sheet using the information researched relating to climate, Ipads,
throughout the term. humanities books,
o Cumulative assessment on students ability to collate and apply information relating to Factsheet template?
their climate zone.
o See rubric attached to task. Key Vocabulary
similarities, differences,
regions, adaptions,
compare and contrast.
9. Fact sheet Various library books
o Students, in their groups, continue creating a fact sheet using the information relating to climate, Ipads,
researched throughout the term humanities books,
o Cumulative assessment on students ability to collate and apply information relating to Factsheet template?
their climate zone.
o See rubric attached to task. Key Vocabulary
similarities, differences,
regions, adaptions,
compare and contrast.
10 Present fact sheet Fact sheets
o Students present their factsheet
Key Vocabulary
similarities, differences,
regions, adaptions,
compare and contrast.