Lesson summary
Students will complete a Readiness Plan and Survival Kit. They will gain insight into what planning goes into keeping a home and community safe and understand that by making decisions earlier, uncertainty is one factor they will not have to experience in an emergency.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- learn about the causes and danger of bushfires OR floods
- learn about preventative planning and its importance to families and communities
- understand the reasons for having a clear, written process and plan for a natural disaster.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- describe the causes and dangers of bushfires OR floods
- undertake preventative planning for a natural disaster.
Lesson guides and printables
Curriculum links
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Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian Curriculum content descriptions:
Year 5 HASS Geography:
- The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond (ACHASSK114)
Relevant parts of Year 5 HASS Geography achievement standards: Students identify and describe different possible responses to a geographical challenge.
Syllabus outcomes: GE3-2, GE3-3.
General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability.
Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – choose a plan relevant to your location, facilitate class discussion and implement differentiation.
Resources required
- Art supplies (optional)
- Device capable of presenting a video to the class
- Individual student devices capable of accessing the internet
- White paper (optional)
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- Critical thinking
- Initiative
Additional info
We encourage you to undertake the free PD Course How to teach a unit on fire and flood resilience for tips on how to best deliver this lesson.
If you’re concerned about the challenging nature of these topics, consider the free PD Course How to approach trauma in the classroom for information on how best to support your students.
This lesson was made in partnership with
Minderoo Foundation (www.minderoo.org).
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