Resilient Australia - How to prepare a survival plan and kit

Australian Curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 5 HASS Geography:

• The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond (ACHASSK114)

Relevant parts of Year 5 HASS Geography achievement standards: Students identify and describe different possible responses to a geographical challenge.

Syllabus outcomes: GE3-2, GE3-3.

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – choose a plan relevant to your location, facilitate class discussion and implement differentiation.

• Art supplies (optional)
• Device capable of presenting a video to the class
• Individual student devices capable of accessing the internet
• White paper (optional)

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

• Critical thinking
• Initiative

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).