Geography Learning Area Of The Australian Curriculum

Rationale:

What is the purpose? The purpose of this activity is to support children in developing an understanding of what the earth Is made up of as aligned with the Geography learning area of the Australian Curriculum.

What concepts are being targeted? The concepts that will be targeted in this activity will include Earth and Space science: ‘Earth is subject to change within and on its surface, over a range of timescales as a result of natural processes and human use of resources’, Sustainability: What can students do to be sustainable, Environmental: how can students look after the environment, Place and interconnection: How does land, air, and, water connect (Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA), n.d.).

What is the inquiry

• Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment

(Department of Education and Training, 2009).

Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

• Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imaginationand reflexivity.

• Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

• Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another

• Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials.

(Department of Education and Training, 2009)

The reasons why some places are special to people, and how they can be looked after (ACHASSK017).

• Describing the features of places that are special to them based on what they see, hear, smell and

They will then label each of these jars land, air, and water using masking tape and a pen. The educator will then gather up different pictures from google (cow, boat, bird, plane, frog, tractor, hot air balloon, eagle, and humans) and a book called ‘Dumbo on land on sea and in air – Jerry Walters, and put a sheet of paper and pencils on each table for children. They will then place the jars, book and pictures on a table in view of where the children sit on the floor. The students will help gather the ‘air, land, and water’ from outside and put them into the jars. These jars will then be placed on the floor along with the pictures in view of all children. To clean up, the jars of water and dirt will be tipped out, the pictures will be put away for later use, the pencils will be put away, and the children’s drawings will be collected up for their