UNIT OF WORK

Australia – Our Place in the World

Our Unit of Work this term is ‘Australia – Our Place in the World’. Students will focus on developing a geographical and cultural understanding of Australia, its indigenous inhabitants and our near neighbours.

 

What we expect the students to learn in Unit of Work: 

Students will learn about: 

  • Australia’s states and territories, and its major natural and human characteristics
  • 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
  • The different characteristics of places in different locations
  • The interconnections within places and between places