Choc Chip Coal Mine

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

Geography:

Students learn about:

• the management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences (AC9HS5K05)

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability.

Relevant parts of Year 5 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 5, students explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces.

• Chocolate chip biscuits x 1 per student
• Toothpicks x 1 per student
• Napkins x 1 per student
• Pens
• Student Worksheet x 1 per student. 
• White paper

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

• Communication
• Critical thinking

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low - Assist with understanding and conducting the experiment. 

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

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Quick Summary:

Connect what is being taught in your geography classroom to the world outside, using sustainability education.