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Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 7 Geography:

• Causes, impacts and responses to an atmospheric or hydrological hazard (ACHGK042)
• Present findings, arguments and ideas in a range of communication forms selected to suit a particular audience and purpose; using geographical terminology and digital technologies as appropriate (ACHGS053)

Year 8 Geography:

• Causes, impacts and responses to a geomorphological hazard (ACHGK053)
• Present findings, arguments and ideas in a range of communication forms selected to suit a particular audience and purpose; using geographical terminology and digital technologies as appropriate (ACHGS061)

Years 7 & 8 Health and Physical Education:

• Practise and apply strategies to seek help for themselves or others (ACPPS072)
• Investigate and select strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS073)
• Evaluate health information and communicate their own and others’ health concerns (ACPPS076)
• Plan and use health practices, behaviours and resources to enhance health, safety and wellbeing of their communities (ACPPS077)

Years 7 & 8 Civics and Citizenship:

• Appreciate multiple perspectives and use strategies to mediate differences (ACHCS057, ACHCS071)

Syllabus outcomes: GE4-2, GE4-3, GE4-4, GE4-5, GE4-8, PDHPE4.2, PDHPE4.3, PDHPE4.6, PDHPE4.7, PDHPE4.8, PDHPE4.9, PDHPE4.10, PDHPE4.12, PDHPE4.13, PDHPE4.16

General capabilities: Literacy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Relevant parts of Year 7 Geography achievement standards:
Students describe geographical processes that influence the characteristics of places and how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently. They explain interconnections between people and places and environments and describe how these interconnections change places and environments. Students present findings and arguments using relevant geographical terminology and digital technologies in a range of communication forms.

Relevant parts of Year 8 Geography achievement standards:
Students explain geographical processes that influence the characteristics of places and explain how places are perceived and valued differently. They explain interconnections within environments and between people and places and explain how they change places and environments. Students present findings, arguments and ideas using relevant geographical terminology and digital technologies in a range of appropriate communication forms.

Relevant parts of Years 7&8 HPE achievement standards:
Students investigate strategies and practices that enhance their own, others’ and community health, safety and wellbeing. They demonstrate skills to make informed decisions, and propose and implement actions that promote their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing.

Relevant parts of Years 7&8 Civics and Citizenship achievement standards:
When planning for action, students take into account multiple perspectives, use democratic processes, and develop solutions to an issue. They identify ways they can be active and informed citizens in different contexts.

This lesson is part of the wider unit of work Disaster Resilience Education – Years 7 & 8

Time required: 75+ mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate class discussion, lead students in activities, plan excursion and liaise with community emergency response groups

• Internet capable devices for student research
• Student Worksheets – one copy per student

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

• Communication
• Community engagement
• Critical thinking
• Digital literacy
• Collaboration

These lessons were designed in consultation with the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience.