Teacher guide Bushfire education: what is fire safety

TLF ID M012445

This is a teacher resource containing a lesson plan that focuses on safety, with guidelines for two class discussion topics: Helpful fires, dangerous fires; and Who keeps us safe from bushfires? The lesson plan includes suggestions for activities and props that will encourage awareness of the importance of fire safety. High-quality photographs that can be used to assist the discussions are provided. This resource is part of the Bushfire Education website developed by Education Services Australia on behalf of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).





Educational details

Educational value
  • This is a useful resource for year 1 geography, particularly the content description for Geographical Knowledge and Understanding referring to the constructed, managed and natural environmental features of places, how they are changing and why they need care.
  • This resource is also useful for the content descriptions in year 1 Geographical Inquiry and Skills referring to presenting observations and ideas using a range of communication forms, such as oral or role play, and reflecting on their understanding about the features of places and connections with places.
  • The resource can contribute to students attaining those elements of the achievement standard in year 1 geography referring to categorising distinctive environmental features of places and reflecting on what they have learnt to draw conclusions and predict outcomes.
  • The resource supports the general capability of Critical and creative thinking.
Year level

1

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority\, State Government of
  • Organization: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority\, State Government of
  • URL: http://www.bushfireeducation.vic.edu.au
  • Publisher
  • Name: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority\, State Government of
  • Organization: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority\, State Government of
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.bushfireeducation.vic.edu.au
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Online
  • Image
  • Text
Rights
  • © Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, State Government of Victoria, 2011 (except where otherwise indicated). Material on the Bushfires Education website can be used for non-commercial educational purposes within Australia provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material. Material that is owned by other copyright holders, which have associated acknowledgements, can be used in this manner until 1 July 2016.