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TERM/WEEKS: Term YEAR LEVEL: 3 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: HASS

1, Week 6

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
creative thinking Behaviour social Understanding
Competence
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
histories and Cultures

Notes about device access in the classroom:

WEEK West SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMEN TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES =
/ Australian OBJECTIVE T EXPERIENCES ICT and other
LESS Curriculum (what & how) (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)
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Week ACHASSK06
6, 8 1. Students are able to Summative: Introduction:
Lesson The use the QR codes to objective one is The teacher revises previous lesson of where the Map of climate
3. difference gain information on assessed by the major climate zones are. The map colour coded zones from
between teacher into zones from the previous lesson is displayed previous lesson.
two specific countries
climate and collecting the and the teacher discusses with students how
climate and construct postcards and
weather, the a post card inviting a different countries are in the different zones. The
checking using
main climatic friend to visit, listing a rubric all teacher questions the students if you could pack
zones of the what they will need to aspects of the the same suitcase if you were visiting a country
world (e.g. pack in their suitcase. task have been from each climate zone. Students should be able
equatorial, included and to recognise that due to the differing climate types
tropical, arid, are items you would need to bring different items with you
2. Students are able to
temperature) suggested to appropriate to that climate.
correctly identify the pack are
and the
climate zone appropriate from
similarities Body:
and associated with the the climate. Placed around the room is 6 QR codes, one for QR codes
differences statements on Kahoot each major climate zone. Students using their
between the at the end of the iPads are to go around the room and scan 2 out of
lesson. Formal
climates of assessment: the 6. The QR codes bring the students to a
different The Kahoot is a internet site regarding the zone as well as
places. fun way of countries within the zone.
assessing the Students are to select one country per two zones Canva:
students they scanned and create a postcard using Canva. https://www.canva.
understanding The teacher is to encourage students to really com/
on what consider visual layout/ presentation as these will
countries are be displayed around the classroom.
within a specific
climatic zone The post card must include the following…
description. The
results of this
will show the
teacher an Write a postcard to a friend inviting them to visit
average result you in a particular country. Make sure you
for the class and include…
where the - What climate zone your country of choice is
students are at. from/ description.
- What to expect weather wise.
- Ideas of what they need to pack in their
suitcase. E.g. warm clothes, bathers, gloves,
thermals? Etc.

Conclusion:
In summary of today’s lesson, the teacher has Kahoot
prepared a Kahoot for students to revise the
climate zones and where they are located in the
world. This Kahoot is a series of 15-20 questions
which ask true and false questions, in addition to
answers from the major climate zones.
The teacher gets the students to download their
postcards and save to the class file. The teacher
will print them, display one from each student
around the classroom and send the other home for
the students to give to a friend or family member of
their choice.