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Ready to get yourself completely prepared for the year ahead? We have composite classrooms covered with the complete set of our ever popular HASS units. Fun for students, easy for you to implement and an irresistible way to help young minds explore a variety of topics aligning to the Year 4 and Year 5 Australian Hass Curriculum!
This bundle includes the following:
– Year 4 History unit – The First Fleet
– Year 4 Geography unit – War on Waste Sustainability Unit
– Year 5 Civics and Citizenship Unit – Democracy in Australia
– BONUS – Year 4 and 5 HASS Yearly Overview (so you can see at a glance our suggested timing in delivering each unit)
– BONUS – Year 4 and 5 HASS Yearly Overview (so you can see at a glance our suggested timing in delivering each unit)
These activities, powerpoints and posters compliment the following Australian Curriculum Year 4 HASS content descriptors:
History
– Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival (ACHASSK085)
Geography
– The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability (ACHASSK089)
– The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably (ACHASSK090)
– The main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia (ACHASSK087)
– The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people (ACHASSK088)
These activities, powerpoints and posters compliment all the following Australian Curriculum Year 5 HASS content descriptors:
History:
–Â Reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 (ACHASSK106)
– The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed (ACHASSK107)}
Geography:
– The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places (ACHASSK112)
Civics and Citizenship:
– The key values that underpin Australia’s democracy (ACHASSK115)
– The key features of the electoral process in Australia (ACHASSK116)
– Why regulations and laws are enforced and the personnel involved (ACHASSK117)
– How people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal (ACHASSK118)
History
– Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival (ACHASSK085)
Geography
– The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability (ACHASSK089)
– The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably (ACHASSK090)
– The main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia (ACHASSK087)
– The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people (ACHASSK088)
These activities, powerpoints and posters compliment all the following Australian Curriculum Year 5 HASS content descriptors:
History:
–Â Reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 (ACHASSK106)
– The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed (ACHASSK107)}
Geography:
– The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places (ACHASSK112)
Civics and Citizenship:
– The key values that underpin Australia’s democracy (ACHASSK115)
– The key features of the electoral process in Australia (ACHASSK116)
– Why regulations and laws are enforced and the personnel involved (ACHASSK117)
– How people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal (ACHASSK118)
Topics covered in this bundle include:
War on Waste
– current waste disposal methods around the world.
– compare modern-day land management techniques with that of Australia’s Indigenous Peoples.
– the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) are discussed extensively to give students a greater understanding of the purpose of such techniques as well as ways they can contribute to waste reduction and management.
Democracy in Australia
– Democracy – What is it?, – Voting – Key Features, – Rights, – Laws and Law Enforcers
– Roles of Volunteers
The First Fleet
– Why the Europeans settled in Australia (Life in 18th century Britain, Crimes, Punishments, Solution, Preparations, Voyage, Convicts, Arrival)
– Life in Sydney Cove (Food, Clothing, Work, Daily Life, Accommodation)
Life in Colonial Australia
– Life in the Colonies, The Challenges, Reasons for establishing more colonies, Timeline of Colonial Events, Impact of European settlement, Significant People
Africa and South America
– Mapping Conventions – BOLTS, Mapping Africa and South America, Great Circle Routes, Climate Zones, World Biomes, Biome Vegetation, The Importance of Biome Vegetation, Africa and South America Biomes
War on Waste
– current waste disposal methods around the world.
– compare modern-day land management techniques with that of Australia’s Indigenous Peoples.
– the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) are discussed extensively to give students a greater understanding of the purpose of such techniques as well as ways they can contribute to waste reduction and management.
Democracy in Australia
– Democracy – What is it?, – Voting – Key Features, – Rights, – Laws and Law Enforcers
– Roles of Volunteers
The First Fleet
– Why the Europeans settled in Australia (Life in 18th century Britain, Crimes, Punishments, Solution, Preparations, Voyage, Convicts, Arrival)
– Life in Sydney Cove (Food, Clothing, Work, Daily Life, Accommodation)
Life in Colonial Australia
– Life in the Colonies, The Challenges, Reasons for establishing more colonies, Timeline of Colonial Events, Impact of European settlement, Significant People
Africa and South America
– Mapping Conventions – BOLTS, Mapping Africa and South America, Great Circle Routes, Climate Zones, World Biomes, Biome Vegetation, The Importance of Biome Vegetation, Africa and South America Biomes
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