Activity Introduction
Benefits of Cool Burning – HASS Geography – Year 5
Lesson Summary
Students explore the many benefits of cool burning.
Learning Intentions:
Students will…
- identify some of the cultural, environmental and economic benefits of cool burning.
Success Criteria:
Students can…
- describe how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples use their knowledge of seasons and local conditions to produce cool burns for the benefit of their communities and the local environment.
Lesson Details
- Communicating
- Critical Thinking
- Cultural Understanding
- Teamwork
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions – Geography
Students learn to:
- the management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences (AC9HS5K05)
- the influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place (AC9HS5K04)
Cross Curriculum Priority: Sustainability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
Relevant parts of Year 5 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 5, students explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – oversee class discussion and lead students in activities.
- Device capable of presenting a website to the class
- Factsheet – The Benefits Of Cool Burning
- Report Assessment Rubric
- Student Worksheet – one copy per student.
Special thanks to:
Fish River Station, John Daly, Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith, Peter Jacklyn, Peter McConchie, Dr Tommy George, David Claudie, Dale Musgrave, Carolyn George and Victor Steffensen.
Cool Australia would like to acknowledge the support of the Bennelong Foundation in updating these lessons.
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