HASS Planning Year 3

Term 2
Learning Goals:
 Geography: The location of Australia's neighbouring countries and their diverse natural characteristics and human
characteristics (ACHASSK067)
 The difference between climate and weather, the main climatic zones of the world (e.g. equatorial, tropical, arid, temperate) and
the similarities and differences between the climates of different places (ACHASSK068)
 The similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, the diversity of people (e.g. age, birthplace,
language, family composition), the lives of the people who live there, and feelings and perceptions about places (ACHASSK069)
Focus Lesson Assessment Resources
Introduction to Lesson 1 Worksheet:
Australia’s Focus Question: Why Should We Know our Neighbours? Australia’s
Neighbours Using a map, revise the state and territories of Australia (from Term 1). Neighbours
Twinkl: Australia's
Have a go at completing Twinkl Australia's neighbours Interactive Word
neighbours Interactive
Search. Students may need help to identify all countries.
word search
Students to identify neighbouring countries of Australia.
Interactive Map of
Interactive Google Map. Students can explore the location of Australia’s Australia’s Neighbours
neighbours and learn some interesting facts.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Indonesia/@-
1.5722272,106.3397342,5.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!
1s0x2c4c07d7496404b7:0xe37b4de71badf485!8m2!3d-1.9332268!
4d115.0927734 Worksheet: Australia’s
Neighbours
Using the interactive map or an atlas, locate Australia’s Neighbours on the
worksheet.
Climate of Lesson 2 Once you
Australia Climate of Australia: Difference in weather and climate have shaded
Watch the clips: Weather vs Climate: Crash Course Kids and Weather vs the climate https://watchkin.com/9
Climate - Difference between Weather and Climate? zones of 33e3ab146
Australia,
Weather: the minute by minute changes in the atmosphere send your
map to your watchkin.com/83f57c6
Climate: What the weather is like in a specific area over a long teacher. 8a2
period of time.
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With an adult, discuss difference in weather and climate in our local Australia’s Climate
area. Regions (Teach
Choose a season and brainstorm what a typical day looks like in each Starter)
of the seasons (Can use Popplet if you have the app).

Look at the resource Australia’s Climate Regions (Teach Starter) and Teach Starter: Map of
find the different climates in Australia. the Worlds Climate
Zones
Using the resource, Teach Starter: Map of the Worlds Climate Zones.
Look at the climates, focusing on; arid (dry), tropical, temperate
(moderate), polar, continental (subarctic). Map-of-Australia-
Template-Adobe-
Using Map-of-Australia-Template-Adobe-Reader-_615513 (1), shade Reader-_615513 (1
the different climate zones of Australia.
Types of Lesson 3: Types of Climate- locate pictures of the climate zones and Send to teacher
Climates create a presentation that will show and describes the features of each
climate zone.
Use Popplet, Book Creator or PowerPoint!

Information Lesson 4: Country Information report Send

Report Complete an Information report about Australia on the worksheet Country information Twinkl Country
Information Report, using the search engine Kiddle, books, or other sources report to your Information Report
of information. teacher worksheet
Climate Zones Lesson 5: Climate Zones Send Venn
Using Map-of-the-Worlds-Climate-Zones-Colour_374467, choose a climate to Diagram to Map-of-the-Worlds-
research. your teacher Climate-Zones-
Colour_374467
Complete a Venn Diagram to compare this climate to Perth climate.
Research Lesson 6: Compare and Contrast Send the
Using the worksheet Australia’s Neighbours, follow the headings in the worksheet Worksheet: Australia’s
table. Find the facts to compare and contrast Australia to a neighbouring Australia’s Neighbours
country of your choice. Neighbours to
your teacher.
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Research Lesson 7: Research report Send Country Information
Information report
You will be researching a neighbouring country of Australia to complete an report to your
information report about. teacher Kiddle
Visit the website https://geographyedss.weebly.com/ and choose one of the
countries to complete your report.

1. Choose a neighbouring country.

2. Research:
 Location (where it is)
 Climate
 Vegetation (what plants grow there)
 Who lives there
 Language/s spoken
 Tourism (what do tourists like to visit when in this country?)
 Other interesting facts
3. Record facts onto the Country Information report
This information can be presented in many different ways: poster,
PowerPoint, Popplet, Book Creator, etc. Choose a way to present this
information so you can share it with your teacher. Reflection
To complete this research project, students will complete a Venn diagram to
compare and contrast our way of life to the country we researched.