STAGE 3 UNIT 1 NSW DET aligned HSIE unit-Geographical information is used to plan for sustainable futures

This complete unit teaches students to explore Aboriginal cultural obligations to Country and examine how Aboriginal cultural works reflect oral traditions and landscape mapping. Students observe and record geographical information, propose strategies for managing local environmental events and understand the role of seasonal calendars in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Unit 3 HSIE STAGE 1 - Geographical information is used to plan for sustainable futures

Duration: 16 weeks plus 4 optional lessons

Syllabus outcomes

• HS3-ACH-01 describes Aboriginal Knowledges and Practices that care for Country and the importance of Aboriginal Languages revival
• HS3-GEO-01 examines global citizenship and how people organise, protect and sustainable use the environment, using geographical information

What is included in this pack?

• PowerPoint with over 420 slides (editable)
• Student workbook and assessment tasks
• PDF for easy printing
• Teaching notes under each slide
• Quick links to units.
• Sections for each lesson included in the PowerPoint presentation.
• Self Assessment tasks.
• Video links
• Created for use with the IWB.
• Suggested teaching prep for each lesson.
• Outcomes and indicators included for each lesson.

This is a comprehensive unit which will save you hours of preparation time. It is important at the start of each lesson that you read the teaching notes as there is some Lesson preparation needed for some lessons. These include printing sets of cards in some lessons, printing worksheets for assessment purposes so that work samples are available for each child.

Related learning

The learning in this unit will relate to ideas and content in Stage 1 Unit 1, Stage 1 Unit 8 and Stage 2 Unit 5 and will be built on in future units as reflected in the HSIE K–6 sample scope and sequence.

PLEASE NOTE: This unit does contain some AI generated images. These CANNOT be edited, however, all of the other slides are able to be edited.

Some things you will need for this unit:

• Writing materials
• Digital devices
• Red, green and yellow counters

Important note

The font which has been used in this presentation is the Google font Edu NSW ACT foundation which needs to be downloaded onto your computer (this can be done by clicking on the blue link provided). You must restart your device once installed and all of the formatting will be correctly in place. This step is VERY important otherwise your units will be misaligned.

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