LESSON
Wk 1
TOPIC
Interactions
KEY KNOWLEDGE

patterns and types
of interaction
Wk 2
Technology

role of technology


Wk 3
Commercialisation role of

commercialisation
and SAC 1
of outdoor
experience

Wk 4
Contemporary
Views
KEY SKILLS
ACTIVITY
TEACHING
RESOURCES
synthesize knowledge and experience of types of human interaction, list 10 ways society
patterns and types of interaction with
interacts with natural environments
natural environments,
 looking at how interactions have changed over
evaluate factors which influence
time, Aboriginal --> early European --> current
contemporary
uses
relationships with natural environments,
including media, technology,
commercialisation and society's response to
risk taking
plan, participate in and reflect upon
 use library/internet to research how a certain piece

outdoor experiences,
of equipment has been developed over time and
how this has affected human interaction with the
evaluate factors which influence
natural environment
contemporary
relationships with natural environments,
including media, technology,
commercialisation and society's response to
risk taking
access to
library/
computers with
internet
synthesize knowledge and experience of
patterns and types of interaction with
natural environments,
analyse contemporary views of natural
environments
magazines,
journals, access
to computers
with internet,
dvds/ videos/
internet clips
analyse images (from magazines, internet, t.v., 
advertising etc.) for how they portray the natural
environment and how these images could affect
your interpretations/interactions of/with natural
environments
contemporary views
 analyse contemporary views of natural  using a variety of outdoor magazines gather  access to
of natural
environments,
information on the types of activites/images
variety of
environments  evaluate factors which influence
included, what message/s do these images send to outdoor
you about who/what type of people are involved in magazines
contemporary
these activities, what affect these images have on and/or journals
relationships with natural environments,
the reader and why would the editor have chosen
including media, technology,
commercialisation and society's response to these images
risk taking
Wk 5
Contemporary
Views
role of

contemporary views
on nature

and shaping outdoor
experience
analyse contemporary views of natural  different views of natural environments (land 
environments,
owners, scientists, adventurers, artists, Indigenous
people, conservationists and naturalists)
evaluate factors which influence
contemporary
 select a type of environment (coast, rainforest,
relationships with natural environments,
inland, alps etc.) and make a collage of images
including media, technology,
that depict different views
commercialisation and society's response to
risk taking
Wk 6
Risk Taking
society's response to plan, participate in and reflect upon
 look at O.E.'s image of risk taking to improve 
risk taking
outdoor experiences,
"character"'
behavior
 evaluate factors which influence
 Analyse a media response
contemporary
(print/television/internet) to a misadventure that
relationships with natural environments,
has occurred in the outdoors
including media, technology,
commercialisation and society's response to
risk taking
Wk 7
Trip Planning
role of technology,

contemporary
views of natural 
environments
Wk 8
3 Day Trip
patterns and types
 of plan, participate in and reflect upon
interaction, role
outdoor experiences,
of technology, role
 analyse information collected during
of
outdoor experiences
commercialisation
of outdoor
experience,
contemporary
views of natural
environments, role
of
contemporary views
plan, participate in and reflect upon

outdoor experiences,
synthesize knowledge and experience of
patterns and types of interaction with
natural environments

recap of hygiene, cooking, camping, groups, route
plans, weather and minimal impact practices
outline of what to look for on trip (info in relation
to SAC 2)
3 day bushwalk in the Alpine National Park,m
including the Howqua River, Crosscut Saw and
Mt Howitt areas
variety of
magazines,
journals,
newspaper
articles etc. that
depict natural
environments
print/television/
internet
materials/ clips
on nature and
outdoor experience
and society's
response to risk
taking behavior
patterns and types
Wk 9 Trip evaluation/
 of plan, participate in and reflect upon

outdoor experiences,
debriefing and SAC interaction, role
of technology, role
 analyse information collected during 
revision
of
outdoor experiences
commercialisation
of outdoor
experience,
contemporary
views of natural
environments, role
of
contemporary views
on nature and
outdoor experience
and society's
response to risk
taking behavior
contemporary views
Wk 10 SAC 2
 Plan, participate in and reflect upon
of natural
outdoor experiences,
environments, role
 analyse information collected during
of contemporary
outdoor experiences,
views on nature and
 synthesize knowledge and experience of
outdoor
patterns and types of interaction with
experience and
natural environments,
society's response analyse contemporary views of natural
to risk taking
environments,
behavior
 evaluate factors which influence
contemporary relationships with natural
environments, including media,
technology, commercialisation and
society's response to risk taking
trip debrief, any incidents that happened on trip,
reiterate main points of trip (as for SAC 2)
recap of information learned about area (in
relation to SAC 2)
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Key Knowledge:
a) patterns and types of interaction with natural environments, including conservation practices, passive and active recreation, and commerce;
b) the role of technology in mediating human relationships with natural environments;
c) the role of commercialisation of outdoor experiences in shaping relationships with natural environments;
d) contemporary views of natural environments and the ways these are portrayed, for example, in media, behavior, advertising, music and writing;
e) the role of contemporary views of nature and outdoor experiences in shaping relationships with natural environments;
f) society's response to risk-taking behavior in the outdoors and the impact on nature.
Key Skills:
a) plan, participate in and reflect upon outdoor experiences;
b) analyse information collected during outdoor experiences;
c) synthesize knowledge and experience of patterns and types of interaction with natural environments;
d) analyse contemporary views of natural environments;
e) evaluate factors which influence contemporary relationships with natural environments, including media, technology, commercialisation and
society's response to risk taking.
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(VCAA 2005)