Knotted up in climate change

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:Year 5 Geography:

• The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places (ACHASSK112)
• Reflect on learning to propose personal and/or collective action in response to an issue or challenge, and predict the probable effects (ACHASSI104)

Year 5 English:

• Use interaction skills, for example paraphrasing, questioning and interpreting non-verbal cues and choose vocabulary and vocal effects appropriate for different audiences and purposes (ACELY1796)
• Reread and edit student’s own and others’ work using agreed criteria for text structures and language features (ACELY1705)
• Use a range of software including word processing programs with fluency to construct, edit and publish written text, and select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements (ACELY1707)

Year 6 Science:

• Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth’s surface (ACSSU096)
• Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE100)
• Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts (ACSIS110)

Year 6 English:

• Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions (ACELY1709)
• Use interaction skills, varying conventions of spoken interactions such as voice volume, tone, pitch and pace, according to group size, formality of interaction and needs and expertise of the audience (ACELY1816)
• Use a range of software, including word processing programs, learning new functions as required to create texts (ACELY1717)

Syllabus outcomes: GE3-2, GE3-3, GE3-4, ST3-6PW, ST3-4WS, ST3-9ES, EN3-1A, EN3-2A

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – facilitate brainstorming and mind map session, oversee ‘knotted up’ exercise, lead discussion.

• Internet access
• Student worksheet
• Open space for conducting ‘knotted up’ exercise. 
• Climate Change Factsheet.

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