Design a 20-Minute Neighbourhood

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• creative thinking
• critical thinking
• collaboration
• communication
• curiosity
• problem-solving

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Year 7 Geography

• Factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live, including perceptions of the liveability of places and the influence of environmental quality (AC9HG7K05)
• The location and distribution of services and facilities, and implications for liveability of places (AC9HG7K06)
• Strategies used to enhance the liveability of a place, including for young people, the aged or those with disability, drawing on studies such as those from Australia or Europe (AC9HG7K08)

Relevant parts of Year 7 achievement standards: Students can describe how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently by people. They describe the importance of environments to people. Students use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and relevant findings from sources to create descriptions, explanations and responses.

NSW Syllabus outcomes:

• GE4-2 describes processes and influences that form and transform places and environments
• GE4-3 explains how interactions and connections between people, places and environments result in change

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Literacy, Personal and Social Capability

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability 

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - The teacher will need to facilitate activities and discussions to help students understand and apply knowledge.

UN SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

• Target 11.3: By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanisation and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.

• Case Study: Superblocks in Barcelona – Implementing the 20-Minute Neighbourhood Concept
• My ideal 20-minute neighbourhood activity sheet
• Student worksheet
• Subjective and objective factors of liveability factsheet
• Whiteboard and whiteboard markers

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

Refresh Your Geography Curriculum

Quick Summary: This course will help you rejuvenate your year 7 to 10 geography curriculum with engaging lessons that build curiosity and captivate the interest of your students.