Humanities and social sciences / Year 6 / Knowledge and Understanding / Geography

• TLF-IDM012539

This teacher resource is a PowerPoint presentation designed to address common student misunderstandings about life expectancy. It emphasises that life expectancy is an average, that most people live for much longer or shorter than their life expectancy and that, when life expectancy is low, it is mostly because of a very ...

• TLF-IDM025827

In this structured inquiry unit of work students explore the formation of rocks and minerals. They investigate how the properties of rocks and minerals are related to their use, and how these naturally occurring materials provide valuable resources for human activity. Students also investigate the effects of volcanic activity, ...

• TLF-IDM016479

Students explore what is happening at an individual, community and global level and plan actions they will take. These may range from taking a quiz to sharing knowledge about being 'green' at home, through to planning a conference session to deliver to other students. The resource includes videos, SMART notebooks, worksheets ...

• TLF-IDA002801

In this hypothetical exercise, young learners will explore what they would need to establish if they were to grow their very own pizza. The OUTCOMES of this learning activity are for children to: investigate where and how food is produced; appreciate the complexities of food manufacturing; expand their knowledge of food ...

• TLF-IDA006179

This resource provides an opportunity for teachers to introduce questions surrounding the topic of citizenship such as What is citizenship?; Why do we need it?; and What would happen if we didn’t have it?

• TLF-IDA006180

This resource has a collection of behaviours or expectations that show how effective citizens might demonstrate good civic virtue. Students match the behaviours/expectations with the three underlying elements of Rights and Liberties, Democratic Principles; and Australian Law.

• TLF-IDA006184

This webpage hosts a range of visual resources including posters about the Magna Carta, the separation of powers, various forms of government, check and balances and others.

• TLF-IDA005946

In this UK-based resource, students will learn about common features of personal worship. These resources can be used as stand-alone lessons in the context of units on Christianity or Buddhism, but probably can best be deployed together in an inquiry- style approach.

• TLF-IDM016546

One page with links to websites with interactive resources, information and activities to support primary students investigating energy and the Climate Clever Energy Savers program.

• TLF-IDA002793

This learning activity is part of a sequence of 5 individual learning activities focused on creating a food garden. The order of these learning activities are: vision, site assessment, installing a no dig garden bed, planting and harvesting. OUTCOMES For children to: • appreciate what they would like to achieve from creating ...