Athletes on the Map

PrimaryYear 2Humanities and Social SciencesGeographySocialSport

Lesson Summary

Students will learn about geographical divisions within Australia by exploring the topic of Australian athletes involved in the Commonwealth Games. They will learn what it means to ‘represent’ a place, and investigate the places prominent Australian athletes represent in relation to their own state and hometown. Additionally, students will use a map to identify their own connections to places within Australia.

Learning intentions

Students will:

explore geographical divisions of Australia and where Commonwealth Games athletes come from
identify which state/territory, city, town, or region they are from.

Success criteria

Students can:

explain the geographical divisions of Australia
locate on a map of Australia which state/territory, city, town, or region they are from.

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Athletes on the Map

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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