DESCRIPTION
Take your students on an adventure around the world with R.I.C. Publications’ exciting new series, Australian Curriculum Global geography. Through exploring the human and physical characteristics of places, students will investigate, create and communicate their understanding of the world around them.
- An extensive list of amazing features:
- scope and sequence charts for HASS curriculum links and concepts for geographical thinking
- 20 easy-to-follow lessons for each year level which include an introduction activity, main development activity and a concluding activity
- a variety of student activities to develop the Inquiry skills of questioning, researching, analysing, evaluating, and reflecting and communicating
- the use of QR codes, URL links, online graphic organisers, and digital applications such as SeeSaw, iMovie®, Chatterbox, ShowMe, Prezi and digital cameras
- a ‘Travelling further’ suggestion which can be used to extend the lesson concept, provide further activity for more capable students or be used as a homework activity
- assessment pages at the end of each unit, themed as passport pages to compile together at the end of the year
Knowledge and Understanding – Geography Year 4
- The main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia (ACHASSK087)
- The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people (ACHASSK088)
- The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability (ACHASSK089)
- The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably (ACHASSK090)
Inquiry and Skills – HASS Year 4
Questioning
- Post questions to investigate people, events, places and issues (ACHASSI073)
Researching
- Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations (ACHASSI074)
- Record, sort and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in different formats, including simple graphs, tables and maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions (ACHASSI075)
- Sequence information about people’s lives and events (ACHASSI076)
Analysing
- Examine information to identify different points of view and distinguish facts from opinions (ACHASSI077)
- Interpret data and information displayed in different formats, to identify and describe distributions and simple patterns (ACHASSI078)
Evaluating and reflecting
- Draw simple conclusions based on analysis of information and data (ACHASSI079)
- Interact with others with respect to share points of view (ACHASSI080)
- Reflect on learning to propose actions in response to an issue or challenge and consider possible effects of proposed actions (ACHASSI081)
Communicating
- Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms (ACHASSI082)