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Students will create and label a map of the state of Tasmania. They will conduct online research to find out about and mark key natural features on the map. Students will observe the distribution of natural features, including water resources, and discuss the ways in which they connect places and people.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

learn to work with maps, consulting existing maps to draw and adapt their own
identify the distribution of natural features, including water reserves, in Tasmania.

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Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 Science:

Water is an important resource that cycles through the environment (ACSSU222)
Some of Earth’s resources are renewable, but others are non-renewable (ACSSU116)

Year 7 Geography:

The classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource (ACHGK037)
The ways that flows of water connect places as it moves through the environment and the way this affects places (ACHGK038)

Year 8 Science:

Science understanding influences the development of practices in areas of human activity such as industry, agriculture and marine and terrestrial resource management (ACSHE136)

Year 8 Geography:

The different types of landscapes and their distinctive landform features (ACHGK048)
Apply geographical concepts to draw conclusions based on the analysis of the data and information collected (ACHGS060)

Syllabus Outcomes: GE4-1, GE4-2, GE4-3, GE4-4, GE4-5, GE4-7, GE4-8.

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – oversee activity and facilitate discussion.

Lead and coloured pencils
Erasers
Thin to medium black pens or markers
One sheet of A3 paper for each student
Access to online map resources or atlases to be shared among students
Student Worksheet – one copy per student
OR computers/tablets to access the online worksheet

This lesson has been developed in partnership with
Hydro Tasmania.

Hydro Tasmania has been at the forefront of clean energy innovation for one hundred years. It is Australia’s largest producer of clean energy – generating hydro and wind power – and the largest water manager. Hydro Tasmania has 55 major dams, operates 30 hydropower stations and has built some of Australia’s largest wind farms.

Hydro Tasmania also sells energy in the National Electricity Market through its retail business Momentum Energy, and sells its expertise internationally through its consulting business Entura.

Visit the Hydro Tasmania website to learn how the business is working towards Australia’s clean energy future.

Hydro Tasmania - Mapping Tasmania's Natural Resources

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