Inquiry

Question:

What Do Places Mean to Us?

Global Goal:

Global Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Focus 11.4: Protect the world’s cultural and natural heritage.

In Term Three, students will be exploring the significance of important landmarks through a local and global lens. They will learn about how different places are important to different people and draw personal connections to places around them. Throughout the term, students will learn about different geographical landmarks and think critically about the contexts around them. We will also make connections to Mathematics and Writing through the focus of geography. As a final transfer, students will choose a landmark that is significant to them and create an informative text to demonstrate their understanding. 

Students will embark on an excursion to the Melbourne Cricket Grounds (MCG) for a tour around the Sports Museum and the field. They will also explore Birrarung Marr Park by the Yarra River and the Indigenous connections embedded in the area.

Key Vocabulary:

Geography, Landmark, Local, Global, Significant, Connection, Location, Heritage, Indigenous.

How can you support your child’s Inquiry learning at home?  

• Explore your family background together and making a family tree at home.
• Look at the world map and use a pencil to mark the places they have travelled to on the map.
• Ask your child to give directions to familiar places around them verbally/in written form.