Stress management course syllabus

GEOGRAPHY OVERVIEW, TERM 1(suggested)Unit Title:What impacts do Natural Disasters have on Settlement/Development of a Region?Achievement StandardBy the end of Year 5, students explainthe characteristics of places in different locations at the national scale. They describethe interconnections between people, places and environments and identifythe effect of these interconnections on the characteristics of places and environments.They identifyalternative views on how to respond to a geographical challenge and propose a response.Students developgeographical questions to investigateand collect and record information from a range of sources to answer these questions. They representdata and the location of places and their characteristics in graphic forms, including large-scale and small-scale maps that use the cartographic conventions of border, scale, legend, title, and north point. Students interpret geographical data to identifyspatial distributions, simple patterns and trends, infer relationships and draw conclusions. They present findings using geographical terminology in a range of communication forms. They propose action in response to a geographical challenge and identifythe expected effects of their proposed action.Geographical ConceptsContent DescriptionsAssessment (A)☑Place☑Space☑Environment☑Interconnection☑Sustainability☑Scale☑ChangeGeographical Knowledge and Understanding1.The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond (ACHGK030)Geographical Inquiry and SkillsObserving, questioning and planning1.Develop geographical questions to investigate and plan an inquiry (ACHGS033)Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing1.Collect and record relevant geographical dataand For-Silent Conversation ActivityOf-Student’s individual plotting of natural disaster (expert)Groups; combined plotting of all DisastersResearch recordingsin Geography Journals for a chosen disasterCyclone Tracking MapNote-taking from Guest Speaker.As-Grid map of students’ homesEvacuation MapDesign and Publish a Cyclone Warning Booklet and Evacuation Plan.

information, using ethicalprotocols, from primary and secondarysources, for example, people, maps, plans, photographs, satellite images, statistical sources and reports (ACHGS034)2.Evaluate sources for their usefulness and represent datain different forms, for example, maps, plans, graphs, tables, sketches and diagrams (ACHGS035)3.Represent the location and featuresof places and different types of geographical information by constructing large-scale and small-scale maps that conformto cartographic conventions, including border, source, scale, legend, title and north point, using spatialtechnologiesas appropriate (ACHGS036)Interpreting, analysing and concluding1.Interpret geographical dataand other information, using digital and spatialtechnologiesas appropriate, and identify spatial distributions, patterns and trends, and infer relationships to draw conclusions (ACHGS037)Communicating1.Present findings and ideas in a range of communication forms, for example, written, oral, graphic, tabular, visual and maps; using geographical terminology and digital technologies as appropriate (ACHGS038)Reflecting and responding1.Reflect on their learning to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge and describe the expected effects of their proposal on different groups of people (ACHGS039)Learning Framework☑Community Contributor☐Leader and Collaborator☑Active Investigator☑Effective Communicator☑Designer and Creator☑Quality Producer

Cross Curricula Priorities☑Catholic Ethos☑Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures☑Social Emotional Learning☑Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia☑Inclusive Education☑Sustainability EducationGeneral Capabilities☑Literacy☑Critical and Creative Thinking☑Numeracy☑Ethical Behaviour☑Information and Communication Technology☑Personal and Social CompetenceLinks to other LA’sMathematics-Scale, Graphs, DataEnglish-Procedure, DescriptionHistory-Settlement of local areas.HPE-Personal SafetyTechnology-Cyclone Shelter Design!