Factors that shape places

Suggested timetable

10:00	Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country
10:20	Complete a loop bushwalk south on the Coast Track and out to the lookout at Providential Point. Activities along the way include: identify natural features and draw a labelled field sketch use fieldwork tools to measure weather conditions safely collect and sort litter and consider the amount of time different types of litter last in the environment safely collect and sort litter and consider the amount of time different types of litter last in the environment observe preserved animals to link littering to an impact on animals and the environment use GPS devices (Garmin etrex 20x) in small groups to complete a geocache (geography scavenger hunt) around the Wattamolla picnic area.
2:00	Conclusion and depart

* Lunch and recess to occur at varying times and locations along the coastal walk

**There may be variations to timetable based on specific location, group size and weather

Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary

Tier 2:

observe, identify, describe, explain, compare, contrast, measure, record, collect, investigate

Tier 3:

environment, landform, sustainability, Country, heritage, geographical information, climate, management, fieldwork, GPS

Syllabus outcomes and content

Geography K-10 Syllabus (2015)

Outcomes

• Students describe the diverse features and characteristics of places and environments (GE3-1)
• Students explain interactions and connections between people, places and environments (GE3-2)
• Students compare and contrast influences on the management of places and environments (GE3-3)
• Students acquire, process and communicate geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry (GE3-4)

Content

Factors that Shape Places

Students:

• investigate the ways people change the natural environment in Australia and another country, for example: (ACHGK026, ACHGK027)

  • examination of how people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, have influenced each country’s environmental characteristics eg land clearing

• investigate how the natural environment influences people and places, for example: (ACHGK028)

  • discussion of how climate influences the distribution of where people live
  • comparison of how landforms influence where and how people live in Australia and another country

• investigate how people influence places, for example: (ACHGK029)

  • description of who organises and manages places eg local and state governments
  • examination of a local planning issue; the different views about it and a possible action in response to it