Humanities and social sciences / Year 3 / Knowledge and Understanding / Geography

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This Stage 2 resource grew from a conversation between young students questioning why they could still buy grapes if they were out of season. This wondering led to a discussion around when we grow certain fruit and vegetables. The original stimulus was extended to cover planting for the seasons and factors that influence ...

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This resource supports the integration of picture books into Geography and History teaching and programming. It explains how the use of picture books can develop intercultural understandings and knowledge of a range of perspectives and contexts.

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In this resource, students learn to compare the climate, settlement patterns and the lives of the people of three Australian places, including their own place/town/city. They then use this information to imagine what it would be like to live in those places. At the end of this project, students can create and publish a mini atlas.

• TLF-IDA005078

Through this geographical inquiry process, students will investigate the location and geographical characteristics of one or more Asian countries. Students explore the natural and human features and create a persuasive text outlining that country’s features as a tourist destination. The resource includes a focus on the ...

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This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 3 HASS F-6. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation of ...

• TLF-IDM018258

This education pack is an International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) resource designed to build students' understanding about the special place domestic cats and dogs have in people's lives. The pack consists of a teaching guide, a student magazine and six student worksheets focusing on topics such as the physical characteristics ...

• TLF-IDA005965

This lesson plan provides ideas for raising money for a local or national charity with a whole school arts project. Use it to support learning in Civics and Citizenship about how individuals and groups can make a positive difference in their community.

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We all have the power to help keep our coastlines, rivers, lakes, swamps, creeks, floodplains, billabongs and estuaries clean by diverting rubbish from our waterways. This can be done with regular clean-ups, picking up litter when you see it, and changing our behaviour such as limiting our use of single-use plastic. This ...

• TLF-IDM019431

This is a video about the operation of the Outback Pride project and the value of the Australian native food produced in conjunction with Aboriginal peoples. To a visual background of the nursery at Reedy Creek in South Australia and some of 25 Aboriginal communities involved in the project in SA and Northern Territory, ...

• TLF-IDL9510

Find out why societies need laws by interacting with a slideshow of images and text presenting the development of road rules. Students identify the need for rules and laws on our roads and in society and complete a related task.