Take 3 - How Do We Impact The Ocean?

Take 3 - How Do We Impact The Ocean?

Lesson 3 of 6 in this unit

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 10
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • Conservation
  • Oceans
  • ...

Lesson summary

Students investigate the impact of plastics on our oceans and generate questions to guide a deeper inquiry into the topic. They begin by thinking about what they already know about human impacts on the ocean, before exploring the impact of plastic waste on our oceans through a guided discussion around a clip. They then work collaboratively to create their own guided discussions around a different clip around plastic waste to share with the class. Students then work collaboratively to identify their gaps in knowledge around this topic and develop a series of questions to guide an inquiry into this topic.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • understand some of the ways plastic waste impacts the ocean
  • understand how to generate questions to guide an inquiry

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • participate in and develop guided discussions around a clip
  • work collaboratively
  • generate questions for an inquiry
  • create a communication piece (optional)

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Lesson details

Curriculum mapping

Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 7 Geography:

  • Classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource (ACHGK037)
  • The way that flows of water connects places as it moves through the environment and the way this affects places (ACHGK038)
  • Economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and peoples of the Asia region (ACHGK041)
  • Develop geographically significant questions and plan an inquiry, using appropriate geographical methodologies and concepts (ACHGS047)

Year 8 Geography:

  • Different types of landscapes and their distinctive landform features (ACHGK048)
  • Spiritual, aesthetic and cultural value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACHGK049)
  • Develop geographically significant questions and plan an inquiry using appropriate geographical methodologies and concepts (ACHGS055)

Year 9 Geography:

  • Distribution and characteristics of biomes as regions with distinctive climates, soils, vegetation and productivity (ACHGK060)
  • The perceptions people have of place, and how these influence their connections to different places (ACHGK065)
  • Develop geographically significant questions and plan an inquiry that identifies and applies appropriate geographical methodologies and concepts (ACHGS063)

Year 10 Geography:

  • Human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability (ACHGK070)
  • Develop geographically significant questions and plan an inquiry that identifies and applies appropriate geographical methodologies and concepts (ACHGS072)

Syllabus outcomes: GE4-1, GE4-2, GE4-3, GE4-4, GE4-5, GE4-6, GE4-7, GE5-1, GE5-3, GE5-7

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Literacy.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability (OI.2), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures (OI.2, OI.3).

Relevant parts of Year 7 Geography achievement standards: Students explain interconnections between people and places and environments and describe how these interconnections change places and environments. Students identify geographically significant questions to frame an inquiry.

Relevant parts of Year 8 Geography achievement standards: Students explain interconnections within environments and between people and places and explain how they change places and environments. Students identify geographically significant questions from observations to frame an inquiry.

Relevant parts of Year 9 Geography achievement standards: Students analyse interconnections between people, places and environments and explain how these interconnections influence people, and change places and environments. Students use initial research to identify geographically significant questions to frame an inquiry.

Relevant parts of Year 10 Geography achievement standards: Students identify, analyse and explain significant interconnections between people, places and environments. Students use initial research to develop and modify geographically significant questions to frame an inquiry.

This lesson is part of the wider unit of work Take 3 For The Sea – Project-based Learning – Years 7 to 10

Time required: 60 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – lead students in guided discussions, oversee question generation activities

Resources required

  • Device capable of presenting a website and video to the class
  • Generating Questions Factsheet (optional)
  • Groups of students will need access to a device to watch a clip
  • Student Worksheet – one copy per student

Skills

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

  • Communication
  • Critical thinking

Additional info

Take 3 is an Australian charity removing rubbish from the environment through education programs, international campaigns and clean-ups. Take 3’s call to action is simple: Take 3 pieces of rubbish with you when you leave the beach, waterway or… anywhere and you have made a difference.

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