Resilient Australia - How can we better predict fires?

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 6 HASS Geography:

• Sudden geological changes and extreme weather events can affect Earth’s surface (ACSSU096).

Relevant parts of Year 6 HASS Geography achievement standards: Students propose action in response to a geographical challenge and describe the probable effects of their proposal.

General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability. 

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – Facilitate class discussion and explicit learning, support students in independent tasks.

• Blank maps of Australia – one per student
• Coloured pencils or textas
• Device capable of presenting a video to the class
• Individual devices capable of accessing the internet – one per student
• Maps – PowerPoint
• White paper – A4 in size – one per student.

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Creativity
• Critical thinking

We encourage you to undertake the free PD Course How to teach a unit on fire and flood resilience for tips on how to best deliver this lesson.

If you’re concerned about the challenging nature of these topics, consider the free PD Course How to approach trauma in the classroom for information on how best to support your students.

This lesson was made in partnership with
Minderoo Foundation (www.minderoo.org).