This unit is based on the Year 5 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings. In this unit students will investigate the influence of people on the characteristics of a place. They will also explore positive and negative impacts of these influences. They then examine the management of Australian environments, including the prevention and preparation for severe weather events, such as bushfires, floods, droughts and cyclones, as well as their consequences.
 

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Australian Curriculum - (QLD/SA/WA/NT/TAS/ACT)

AC9HS5K04

The influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place


AC9HS5K05

The management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences


ACHASSK114

The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond


ACHASSK113

The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them


ACHASSK111

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


ACHASSK112

The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places


Overview

Inquiry Questions:
 

  • What are the characteristics of place?
  • How did First Nations Australians live sustainably to manage resources and the land?
  • What changes have occurred to the local environment over time? What are the positive and negative effects of these changes?
  • What are the positive and negative influences of people on places in Australia and other countries?
  • How are environments used and managed? 
  • How do changes due to environmental practices create issues in places?
  • How do natural disasters affect the communities in which they occur?
  • How can we prevent and prepare for natural disasters? 
     
Learning Intention
  • 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 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.
  • 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, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places.
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