Stage 1 Geography Unit
Features of Places |
S1 - Geographical Concepts:
- Place - the significance of places and what they are like (e.g location and features of local places and other places in the world)
- Space - the significance of location and spatial distribution, and ways people organise and manage the spaces that we live in (e.g where activities are located and how spaces can be organised.)
- Environment - the significance of the environment in human life, and the important interrelationships between humans and the environment (eg natural and human features of a place; daily and seasonal weather patterns of places.)
- Interconnection: - no object of geographical study can be viewed in isolation (e.g local and global links people have with places and the special connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain with Country/Place.)
- Scale: - the way that geographical phenomena and problems can be examined at different spatial levels (eg various scales by which places can be defined such as local suburbs, towns and large cities.)
S1 - Inquiry Skills:
Acquiring geographical information
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Processing geographical information
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Communicating geographical information
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S1 - Geographical Tools: may include
Maps –
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Fieldwork –
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Graphs and statistics –
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Spatial technologies –
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Visual representations –
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Outcomes: A student...
GE1-1
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GE1-2
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GE1-3
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Content Focus
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Key Inquiry Questions:
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Students investigate the natural and human features of places. They describe the reasons places change and identify the active role of citizens in the care of places. They learn about how people describe the weather and seasons of places. Students explore activities occurring in places and how the spaces within places can be used for different purposes.
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Content:
Features of places
Students:
- discussion of the natural features of places identified in Aboriginal Dreaming stories and/or Legends of the Torres Strait - consideration of how a place can be cared for e.g a park, farm, beach, bushland |
Weather and Seasons
Students:
- examination of how different cultural groups , including Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, describe weather, seasons or seasonal calendars - comparison of the daily and seasonal weather patterns of places - description of the daily and seasonal weather patterns of a familiar place |
How Places are Organised
Students:
- discussion of why and how the spaces within places can be rearranged for different purposes e.g street fair, school hall |
(https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/learning-areas/hsie/geography-k-10/content/1177)
Features of Places - Beaches (State Library)
Features of Places - Weather (State Library)
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Characteristics of Place - National Geographic
Features of Places - Our Classroom (State Library)
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LOCAL PLACES AND SPACES
http://www.hsiensw.com/k-10-teaching-and-learning-framework.html |
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WEATHER
http://www.hsiensw.com/k-10-teaching-and-learning-framework.html |
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Landscapes and their features - Australian Curriculum
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Earth Hour School Day
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ABC Splash Videos
Programme Template
s1_featuresofplaces.pdf | |
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updated Feb 2022