Geography of Renewable Energy Resources in Australia

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

• critical thinking
• communication
• community engagement
• initiative
• leadership
• global citizenship
• reflection

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Year 5, HASS

Students learn about: 

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

Year 6, HASS

Students learn about:

• Australia’s interconnections with other countries and how these change people and places (AC9HS6K05).

Relevant parts of Year 5 HASS achievement standards: Students explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces.

Relevant parts of Year 6 HASS achievement standards: Students explain the geographical diversity of places and the effects of interconnections with other countries.

NSW Syllabus outcomes:

A student:

• examines global citizenship and how people organise, protect and sustainability use the environment, using geographic information (HS3-GEO-01).

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

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - the teacher will be required to facilitate discussions throughout this lesson.

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

• Community renewable energy plan activity sheet
• Renewable research sources factsheet
• Online quiz - Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources
• Paper for brainstorming
• Pens

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