The Show - Farming, Agriculture and The Show

Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 5 HASS:

• Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary sources and secondary sources (ACHASSI095)

Year 6 HASS:

• Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary sources and secondary sources (ACHASSI123)

Years 5 & 6 Design and Technologies:

• Investigate how and why food and fibre are produced in managed environments and prepared to enable people to grow and be healthy (ACTDEK021)

Syllabus outcomes: GE3-4, ST3-11LW.

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking, ICT capability.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability 

Relevant parts of Year 5 HASS achievement standards: Students locate and collect data and information from a range of sources to answer inquiry questions. 

Relevant parts of Year 6 HASS achievement standards: Students locate and collect useful data and information from primary and secondary sources.

Relevant parts of Year 5 & 6 Design and Technology achievement standards: Students explain how social, ethical, technical and sustainability considerations influence the design of solutions to meet a range of present and future needs.

Unit of work:  The Show – Connections To Farming And Agriculture – Years 5 & 6.

Time required: 60 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – oversee activities and facilitate class discussions

• Student Worksheets – one copy per student
• A device capable of presenting a video to the class
• Butcher’s paper
• Pens/pencils

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

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Critical thinking
• Digital literacy

This lesson has been developed in partnership with The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria. For over 160 years, The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria (RASV) has been running the Royal Melbourne Show which, like other agricultural shows around the country, works to build the community’s knowledge and understanding of the vital role agriculture plays in our everyday lives.