Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / Geography / Geographical Concepts and Skills / Place, space and interconnection

Identify and explain the interconnections within places and between places (VCGGC073)

The Blue Marble Sustainability Preview Unit

Deforestation · Learning Opportunities
Your students are going to learn about the impact of deforestation and consider the ethical choices of someone who owns land with forest on it.
The Rainforest · Learning Opportunities
Your students will watch a video about the Amazon rainforest and draw the area of the Amazon rainforest on a map of South America.
Vegetation and Animals of Africa · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about types of vegetation and some of the native animals of Africa.

Our Island Home Connections Preview Unit

Our Island Home: Naming an Island · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in groups to develop a name for their island.
Introducing the Unit · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will learn what they will be doing during this learning sequence.
Habit of Mind: Finding Humour · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will learn about the habit of 'Finding Humour' as they draw a comic strip depicting an animal in an environment to which they are not suited.

Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations Preview Unit

Assessment · Synthesis Phase
You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.