VCE Geography 2012:
Unit 1: Natural Environments (Forests / Volcanoes)
2 areas of study:
1.
2.
Characteristics of natural environments
Changes in natural environments
Monday
Week 1
1-3rd Feb
Week 2
Applying spatial concepts; NP pp. 3-12.
Activities 1-3 p.9; 1-2 p.10; 1-3 p. 12
6-10th Feb
Week 3
13-17th Feb
Week 4
20-24th Feb
Thursday
Friday (single)
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
27th Feb – 2nd
March
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
Book library/ swap with SAI
Discuss answers to activities 1 – 5 p.
64 & 1&2 p. 67.
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
Ensure have materials
Students finish their Diorama, and
prepare their discussion.
Week 6
Students explain their forest type.
5-9th March
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
Labour Day
12-16th
March
Week 8
19-23rd
Who wants to play? Resolving conflict
activity –
Case study: Forests of the Strzeleckis
class discussion
Swap with SAI
Future of Victorian forest
environments.
Book computers
Mini Research project ‘Protecting East
Gippsland’s old growth and iconic
forests”
Swap with SAI
Mini Research project ‘Protecting
East Gippsland’s old growth and
iconic forests”
March
Week 9
26-30th
March
DSE
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
Monday
Thursday
Friday
Field trip
Post field work
16-20th April
Pre field work
Transects
Week 2
SAC (1A) (60 marks)
SAC (1A)
SAC (1A)
Forests test
Volcanoes
Week 1
23-27th
April (wed Anzac
day)
Week 3
30th April – 4th May
Week 4
7-11th May
Week 5
14-18th May
Week 6
21-25th May
Week 7
28th May – 1st June
SAC 1B (40 Marks)
Week 8
4th-8th
June
Week 9
11-15th
June
Week 10
18-22nd June
Week 11
25-29th June
Revision
Start Unit 2
SAC 1B