Resilient Australia - Preparing the community for disaster resilience

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 5 HASS Geography:

• The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them (ACHASSK113)

Relevant parts of Year 5 HASS Geography achievement standards: Students identify and describe the interconnections between people and the human and environmental characteristics of places, and between components of environments. They identify the effects of these interconnections on the characteristics of places and environments. They identify and describe different possible responses to a geographical challenge.

Syllabus outcomes: GE3-2, GE3-3.

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

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate class discussion, support students with independent work

• Art supplies – coloured pencils and textas
• My bushfire Plan - Department of Fire and Emergency services WA (most states have their own information, we recommend looking up the best practice for your local area.)
• Image – How to prepare your property
• Individual devices capable of accessing the internet (optional)
• Student Worksheet – one copy per student
• Whiteboard
• White paper – A3 size

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

• Communication
• Community engagement
• Problem solving

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).