Unit 1 Geography 2013
Unit 1 Outline
Natural Environments (Forests / Volcanoes)
Two areas of study:
AOS 1: Characteristics of natural environments
AOS 2: Changes in natural environments
Tuesday
Week 1
30 Jan 1 Feb.
Week 2
Applying spatial concepts; NP pp. 3-12.
Activities 1-3 p.9; 1-2 p.10; 1-3 p. 12
4 – 8 Feb
Week 3
11 - 15
Feb
Week 4
18 -22
Feb
Wednesday (single)
Friday
Ensure holiday homework finished. If
not due Friday.
Ensure students have appropriate
resources.
What is geography? YouTube clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P
bgai3dK16Q
Discuss tobacco plantations
Finish / Revise Spatial Concepts (SC).
Organising geographic data. NP pp.
13-16
Activities 1-3 p.16.
SAFEIT
Introduction to Natural Environments
NP pp. 20 -29.
Activities 1-3 p. 23; 1-4 p. 25
Change in natural environments NP
pp 27 – 29
Activities 1-6 p. 29
The 4 spheres PowerPoint and
interactive game
Geographic characteristics
PowerPoint
Explain Outcome 1 and 2.
Victorias Forest Environments. NP pp.
54 – 79.
Activities 1-3 p. 56.
Play DVD - Planet earth- Forests
Youtube clip on forests (3 min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aj
aS5xMSUA
The natural system of forests.
Activities: 1-4 pp 59. Due by next
lesson. (Activity 2. D requires some
research)
What is geography? NP, page 3.
Activities 1-3 p 3
Applying spatial concepts; NP pp. 312.
Activities 1-7 p. 7
Complete Organising geographic
data. NP pp. 13-16
Activities 1-3 p.16.
Revise mapping, SC and patterns for
writing in geography.
Revise what is a Natural
environment?
Discuss volcanoes as an option for
natural environment Vs Rivers or
coasts.
Introduce Forests as a natural
environment.
Revise: What are the natural
systems and their interaction?
What are natural processes and
factors creating forests?
Discuss answers to activities 1-4 pp
59. Make a concept map
Go outside and discuss the
processes, inputs and outputs
looking at a gum tree etc. – carbon,
water and nitrogen cycle.
Show forest PowerPoint
Read “Victorias forests a brief history”
and “trees and forests”
Read looking at forests introduction pp
4&5
Week 5
25 Feb –
1 Mar.
Mapping of the world forests. – use
atlas and text on the blank world map
provided
Geographic characteristics of Victorias
forest environments. pp 60 – 64
Activities 1-5 p. 64.
images of victorias forest environments
– PowerPoint
Characteristics of Victoria’s forests pp
65 -67.
Activities 1&2 p. 67.
Homework: All unfinished questions are
due Thursday.
Read victorias forests
Published January 2013
Discuss answers to activities 1 – 5 p.
64 & 1&2 p. 67.
Students finish their Diorama, and
prepare their discussion.
Have a map of Victoria. Students
form groups based on their forest
type. (Name of forest type, climate
etc) these groups will make a diorama
/ diagram of their forest type. Ensure
you understand microclimates by
using a torch etc.
What are these forest used for.... etc,
how much is left – spatial change
over time
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Ensure have materials
Week 6
Students explain their forest type.
4-8 Mar.
Case study: Forests of the Otways.
Activities 1-4 p 69
Homework: complete activities 1-4 by
Thursday.
Changes to Victorias forest
environments. pp. 70- 71.
Activities 1-4 p. 71
Read forest fact sheets (Fire and
logging)
Why do forests burn? Importance of
fire to ecology; fire characteristics
Week 7
11-15
Mar.
Labour Day
DSE
Week 8
18 -22
Mar.
Case study: Forests of the Strzeleckis
class discussion
Future of Victorian forest
environments.
Week 9
25th -28th
March
Mini Research project ‘Protecting East
Gippsland’s old growth and iconic
forests”
Mini Research project ‘Protecting
East Gippsland’s old growth and
iconic forests”
Who wants to play? Resolving conflict
activity –
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Fire prevention – activity bushfire
property protection.
Forest uses; agents of change
SHEEPT analysis for each use
Recreation
Tourism
Logging etc
Who wants to play? Resolving
conflict activity –
introduce Case study: Forests of the
strzeleckis – will be assessed
Class discussion on the future of
victorias forests.
Mini research project
Submit research project
Revision of forests as a natural
environment for test
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Monday (single)
Tuesday
Friday
Week 1
Pre field work
Transects
Field trip
Post field work
Week 2
SAC (1A) (60 marks)
SAC (1A)
SAC (1A)
Week 3
Forests test
Volcanoes
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
SAC 1B (40 Marks)
Week 8
Week 9
Revision
SAC 1B
Start Unit 2
Week 10
Week 11
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