This unit is based on the Year 1 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings for Geography. Students will explore the different features of natural, managed and constructed places as well as identify the differences between these features. Students will also explore the different features of their school while looking at mapping and giving directions to these locations.
The natural, managed and constructed features of local places, and their location
The key concepts in this unit include:
Lesson 1
Features of a Place
Recognise what is a feature of a place.
Lesson 2
Natural, Managed and Constructed Features
Group features into categories natural,constructed, managed.
Lesson 3
Using Maps
Use the features we see to create a map.
Lesson 4
Directional Language
Use directional words.
Lesson 5
Features of the school - Playground
Take a closer look at a major feature of the school.
Lesson 6
Design Your Own Playground
Create a pictorial map of our new playground design.
Lesson 7
Create a New Playground
Build our new playground.
Lesson 8
Locating our New Playground
Use maps and directional language.
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This poster depicts various Natural Features of the environment. It can be used in conjunction with our posters on Constructed and Manag...
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This presentation has been created to support Lesson 2 of the What Are the Different Features of Places Unit. It allows the teacher to walk...
Explore the layout and features of a school with the "Sample School Pictorial Map."
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This presentation has been created to support Lesson 6 of the What Are the Different Features of Places Unit. It allows the teacher to walk...
This presentation has been created to support Lesson 9 of the What Are the Different Features of Places Unit. It allows the teacher to walk...
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This worksheet requires students to identify images of Natural, Managed and Constructed Features of the environment.
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