Natural Disasters
This resource has been created to support the Year 5 Unit of Work- Impacts on Environment. Students are required to investigate floods, droughts, bushfires and cyclones by recording the following information about them:
- Location
- Causes
- Effects
- Other Information
Students can work on the investigation in pairs or groups
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Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places.
- We are learning to identify the impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond.
- We are learning to identify the environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them.
- We are learning to understand the influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place.
- We are learning to identify the impact natural disasters have on environments and communities, and how people can respond and manage environments.
- We are learning to understand the influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in Europe and North America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia.
Curriculum alignment
AC9HS5K04
9
The influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place
AC9HS5K05
9
The management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences
ACHASSK112
8.4
The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places
ACHASSK114
8.4
The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond
ACHASSK113
8.4
The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them
ACHASSK111
8.4
The influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in Europe and North America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia
GE3-3
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Compares and contrasts influences on the management of places and environments
GE3-2
old
Explains interactions and connections between people, places and environments
GE3-1
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Describes the diverse features and characteristics of places and environments
GE3-4
old
Acquires, processes and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
VCGGK091
Location of the major countries of Europe and North America, in relation to Australia and their major characteristics including the influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in at least two countries from both continents
VCGGK094
Influence of people, including the influence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places
VCGGC087
Describe and explain interconnections within places and between places, and the effects of these interconnections
VCGGK096
Environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of places and the management of spaces within them
VCGGK095
Impacts of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond
VCGGC085
Describe and explain the diverse characteristics of places in different locations from local to global scales
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
Students can complete their fact retrieval on the one page template.
Extensions
One page templates on each natural disaster have also been included for more thorough research.