Outline of 10 School-based Lessons
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Key Knowledge
Key Skills
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Key knowledge
This knowledge includes
- Types and characteristics of
selected natural
environments such as alpine,
marine, coastal, wetlands,
grassland, forest, arid;
- The interrelationships
between the biotic and
abiotic components of
selected natural
environments visited,
including natural changes to
those environments;
- Effects of natural changes to
environments on people and
places such as day to night,
seasons, tides, fire, flood,
drought, migration,
succession, climate change;
- Features which can be used
to delineate one particular
area from another, including
landform, vegetation type,
public and private land,
types of parks and reserves,
management zones;
- Practical skills appropriate in
various natural
environments.
Key skills
These skills include the ability to
Plan, participate in and
reflect upon outdoor
experiences;
- Analyse information
collected during outdoor
experiences;
- Describe the types and
characteristics of natural
environments;
- Identify different types of
natural environments;
- Compare and contrast
different types of natural
environments and describe
the interrelationships and
changes that occur in them;
- Identify the effects of
natural changes to
environments on people and
places;
- Gather information and
analyse the
interrelationships and
changes in an environment
and the various features
which can be used to
delineate a particular area.
Topic/Activity
Unit outline distributed
Assessments discussed
Trip dates
Readings/books
Prac/Trip
Teaching Resources
Black, J. Gough, A.
Pleasants, K. (2006)
Outdoor and
Environmental
Studies. VCE Units 1 to
4. Second Edition. Pg
60-89.
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Types and characteristics of
selected natural
environments such as alpine,
marine, coastal, wetlands,
grassland, forest, arid.
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Identify different types of
natural environments;
Analyse information
collected during outdoor
experiences.
What are the different types
of natural environments?
Learning Activity 2.2 (pg.68).
Work with a partner to create
a poster depicting the
characteristics of a specific
natural environment. Include
elements such as distribution,
rainfall, climate elevation, flora
and fauna and major
management issues…
(continued.)
Black, J. Gough, A.
Pleasants, K. (2006)
Outdoor and
Environmental
Studies. VCE Units 1 to
4. Second Edition. Pg
61-68.
Use of ICT.
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The interrelationships
between the biotic and
abiotic components of
selected natural
environments visited,
including natural changes to
those environments.
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Describe the types and
characteristics of natural
environments.
Interelationships within
natural environments.
Learning Activity 2.4 (pg.70).
Answer the following
questions…
1. Define these words…
Ecosystem
Component
Biotic
Abiotic
2. Give 3 examples of
natural systems
3. What are the
consequences of
removing a
component from each
of the ecosystems you
have described?
4. What is a sub system?
5. List the inputs,
components,
processes and outputs
of a forest ecosystem.
Black, J. Gough, A.
Pleasants, K. (2006)
Outdoor and
Environmental
Studies. VCE Units 1 to
4. Second Edition. Pg
69-76.
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Effects of natural changes to
environments on people and
places such as day to night,
seasons, tides, fire, flood,
drought, migration,
succession, climate change.
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Identify the effects of
natural changes to
environments on people and
places
Gather information and
analyse the
interrelationships and
changes in an environment
and the various features
which can be used to
delineate a particular area.
Effects of short term and long
term natural changes to the
environment.
Choose between these
activities…
Learning Activity 2.9 (pg.78).
Activity 1
1.
2.
How to seasonal
variations influence your
recreational pursuits?
How do they influence
and affect your
participation in the
outdoors?
Learning Activity 2.15 (pg.84)
Activity 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Define the term ‘climate’.
What are some of the
extreme climatic events
we experience in
Australia? Give at least
three examples.
What causes climate
change? Give at least two
causes.
What is The Greenhouse
Effect?
What are some of the
human activities that
contribute to The
Greenhouse Effect? List as
many as you can.
Black, J. Gough, A.
Pleasants, K. (2006)
Outdoor and
Environmental
Studies. VCE Units 1 to
4. Second Edition. Pg
77-84.
Climate Education:
http://www.bom.gov.
au/lam/climate/index.
htm
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Features which can be used
to delineate one particular
area from another, including
landform, vegetation type,
public and private land,
types of parks and reserves,
management zones.
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Gather information and
analyse the
interrelationships and
changes in an environment
and the various features
which can be used to
delineate a particular area.
Compare and contrast
different types of natural
environments and describe
the interrelationships and
changes that occur in them.
Features in particular areas.
Learning Activity 2.20 (pg.88).
In a nearby creek, spend some
time observing this area
quietly.
1. Record the vegetation
you find there.
2. What fauna did you
observe in the area?
3. What impacts do you
notice from weeds,
litter and other
human impacts?
4. Are there any
management
strategies employed in
this area?
Black, J. Gough, A.
Pleasants, K. (2006)
Outdoor and
Environmental
Studies. VCE Units 1 to
4. Second Edition. Pg
85-88.
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Types and characteristics of
selected natural
environments such as alpine,
marine, coastal, wetlands,
grassland, forest, arid;
The interrelationships
between the biotic and
abiotic components of
selected natural
environments visited,
including natural changes to
those environments;
Effects of natural changes to
environments on people and
places such as day to night,
seasons, tides, fire, flood,
drought, migration,
succession, climate change;
Features which can be used
to delineate one particular
area from another, including
landform, vegetation type,
public and private land,
types of parks and reserves,
management zones;
Practical skills appropriate in
various natural
environments.
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Describe the types and
characteristics of natural
environments;
Identify different types of
natural environments;
Identify the effects of
natural changes to
environments on people and
places;
Gather information and
analyse the
interrelationships and
changes in an environment
and the various features
which can be used to
delineate a particular area.
Costal Environments.
Underwood, A.J. &
Chapman M.G.
Coastal Marine
Ecology of temperate
Australia. Institute of
Marine Ecology
(1995).
Learning Activity (pg.80).
Investigate the relationship
between the moon and tidal
flow. Produce a report that
explains how these 2 elements
interact and why? Include
diagrams.
Black, J. Gough, A.
Pleasants, K. (2006)
Outdoor and
Environmental
Studies. VCE Units 1 to
4. Second Edition. Pg
80.
Homework- Bushwalking and
Ski Touring Leadership
readings
Bush walking and ski
touring Leadership.
Day trip to
Sorrento.
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Practical skills appropriate in
various natural
environments.
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Plan, participate in and
reflect upon outdoor
experiences.
Trip preparation.
Read the following…
Pace and Rhythm in walking
and skiing Pg 45-46
Party management and
communication Pg 47-49
Practical navigation Pg 54-59
Campfires and huts Pg 60-62
Walking in dry hot conditions
Pg 80-85
Understanding the weather Pg
90-100
The effects of cold and heat Pg
107-111
Low impact use of walking and
skiing areas Pg 128-132
Diet and rationing 140-146
Lost people or parties Pg 207208
Appendix 1 Pg 305-311
Black, J. Gough, A.
Pleasants, K. (2006)
Outdoor and
Environmental
Studies. VCE Units 1 to
4. Second Edition. Pg
89-93.
Bush walking and ski
touring Leadership.
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Types and characteristics of
selected natural
environments such as alpine,
marine, coastal, wetlands,
grassland, forest, arid;
The interrelationships
between the biotic and
abiotic components of
selected natural
environments visited,
including natural changes to
those environments;
Effects of natural changes to
environments on people and
places such as day to night,
seasons, tides, fire, flood,
drought, migration,
succession, climate change;
Features which can be used
to delineate one particular
area from another, including
landform, vegetation type,
public and private land,
types of parks and reserves,
management zones;
Practical skills appropriate in
various natural
environments.
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Describe the types and
characteristics of natural
environments;
Identify different types of
natural environments;
Identify the effects of
natural changes to
environments on people and
places;
Gather information and
analyse the
interrelationships and
changes in an environment
and the various features
which can be used to
delineate a particular area.
Semi Arid and Arid
Environments.
Costermans, L. Native
trees and shrubs of
South-Eastern
Australia. Lansdowene
Publishing (1996).
2 Day Trip to
Mt Kooyoora.
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11/613/6
Types and characteristics of
selected natural
environments such as alpine,
marine, coastal, wetlands,
grassland, forest, arid;
The interrelationships
between the biotic and
abiotic components of
selected natural
environments visited,
including natural changes to
those environments;
Effects of natural changes to
environments on people and
places such as day to night,
seasons, tides, fire, flood,
drought, migration,
succession, climate change;
Features which can be used
to delineate one particular
area from another, including
landform, vegetation type,
public and private land,
types of parks and reserves,
management zones;
Practical skills appropriate in
various natural
environments.
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-
-
Describe the types and
characteristics of natural
environments;
Identify different types of
natural environments;
Identify the effects of
natural changes to
environments on people and
places;
Gather information and
analyse the
interrelationships and
changes in an environment
and the various features
which can be used to
delineate a particular area.
Alpine Environments.
Green, K. SNOW A
Natural History; an
uncertain future.
Australian Alps Liason
Committee, (1998).
3 Day Trip to
Bogong High
Plains.
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14/6
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Types and characteristics of
selected natural
environments such as alpine,
marine, coastal, wetlands,
grassland, forest, arid;
Effects of natural changes to
environments on people and
places such as day to night,
seasons, tides, fire, flood,
drought, migration,
succession, climate change;
Features which can be used
to delineate one particular
area from another, including
landform, vegetation type,
public and private land,
types of parks and reserves,
management zones.
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-
Plan, participate in and
reflect upon outdoor
experiences;
Describe the types and
characteristics of natural
environments;
Identify different types of
natural environments;
Identify the effects of
natural changes to
environments on people and
places;
Gather information and
analyse the
interrelationships and
changes in an environment
and the various features
which can be used to
delineate a particular area.
Journal class
Reflection on unit.