Year Three/ Four

Please see below an overview of the Inquiry Focus for Term Two, during Remote Learning. 

Unit One Title: My Country (States & Territories)

Through Line: Place

Learning Area/s: Geography

Learning Area: Mathematics – Location & Transformation

Content:

Geography Content Descriptors – Geographical Knowledge

Diversity and significance of places and environments

• Representation of Australia as states and territories, and Australia’s major natural and human characteristics
• Types of natural vegetation and the significance of vegetation to the environment, the importance of environments to animals and people, and different views on how they can be protected

• The many Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia, and the custodial responsibility they have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability
• Similarities and differences in individuals’ and groups’ feelings and perceptions about places, and how they influence views about the protection of these places

• Location of Australia’s neighbouring countries and the diverse characteristics of their places
• Main climates of the world and the similarities and differences between the climates of different places

Geography Content Descriptors – Geographical Concepts and Skills

Place, space and interconnection

• Identify and describe the characteristics of places in different locations at a range of scales
• Identify and describe locations and spatial distributions and patterns
• Identify and explain the interconnections within places and between places

Data and information

• Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and other sources
• Represent data and the location of places and their characteristics by constructing tables and simple graphs and maps of appropriate scale that conform to cartographic conventions of border, scale, legend, title and north point
• Interpret maps and other geographical data and information to develop identifications, descriptions, explanations and conclusions, using geographical terminology including simple grid references, compass direction and distance

Mathematics Content Descriptors – Location and Transformation

• Use simple scales, legends and directions to interpret information contained in basic maps

Achievement Standards:

By the end of Level 4:

Geography – Geographical Knowledge

• Identifies and describes locations.
• Identifies and explains interconnections within Australia.
• Identifies and describes Australia’s neighbouring countries and explains Australia’s connections with them.

Geography – Geographical Concepts and Skills

• Identifies and describes spatial characteristics, and the characteristics of places and environments at a range of scales.
• Collects and records relevant geographical data and information.
• Represents data and information in tables, simple graphs and maps of appropriate scale that conform to cartographic conventions.
• Interprets data and information, and uses geographical terminology, to identify and to develop descriptions, explanations and conclusions.

Mathematics

• Interpret information contained in maps.

Unit One Title: My Country (States & Territories)

Through Line: Place

Themes: Students investigate the representation of Australia as states and territories, as well as Australia’s major natural and human made characteristics. They investigate the human and physical characteristics of other parts of Victoria.

Students explore the many countries/places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia.

Students locate Australia’s neighbouring countries using maps and globes, and identify the diverse characteristics of these places, including the types of vegetation and native animals.

Questions:

How is Australia represented as states and territories?What are the features (man-made and natural) of these states and territories?

How are the many Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia represented?

What are the custodial responsibilities they have for Country/Place, and how does this influence views about sustainability?

What are some of our neighbouring countries?

How does our environment different to other places in the world?

How can we represent the geographical characteristics of places on simple graphs and maps?

Key Understandings:

Representation of Australia as states and territories.

How our climate is affected by our place on the Earth.

Geographical terms including compass direction, distance and grid references.

Representation of places, characteristics and geographical data using tables, simple graphs and maps (including border, scale, legend, title and north point).

The many Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples throughout Australia.

Time Allocation:

7 – 8 Weeks (Approximately 330 minutes per week)