ED2631/ED4631 ASSIGNMENT ONE LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: FIVE Time: 1:30pm-2:10pm Date: Term 1,
week 7

Students Prior Knowledge:

Learning Area: GEOGRAPHY

Strand & Content Description(s) from the Australian

Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences

Understanding of climate, native animals and

native vegetation.

The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and

communities, and how people can respond
(ACHG030)

The importance of the environment to animals

and people.

Able to define natural features of Australia

Able to research and select relevant

information.

General Capabilities ( areas that are covered in the lesson)

Literacy

Numeracy

ICT
competence

Critical and
creative thinking

Ethical
behaviour

Personal and
Social
competence

Intercultural
understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities ( areas that may be addressed in the lesson)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
histories and cultures

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

Sustainability

Proficiencies: (Mathematics only)

Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
Students will be able to explain what a bushfire is and what causes them.
Students will have an understanding of what factors impact the severity of bushfires.
Students will have an understanding of the impact of bushfires on Australian vegetation.
Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:

Interactive Whiteboard
Access to Weebly page - geographyyear4nd.weebly.com
Pre-arranged webpage links to activities for students
Pre-arranged Kahoot game
Pre-arranged Survey for students to complete

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LESSON DELIVERY
Time

Motivation and Introduction:

1:30pm
Begin with instructing students to log onto their computers.
Brainstorm with the class on the topic of natural disasters by using Interactive
Whiteboard.

Resources/Refere
nces
Align these with the
segment where they
will be introduced.
Interactive
Whiteboard

Ask students prior knowledge questions:

-

What do you know about natural disasters?

What is a bushfire?

Has anyone seen a bush fire before? How did you feel?

What can a bushfire do?

What happens after a bushfire?

Students watch a YouTube clip called What Causes Wildfires?

https://www.youtub
e.com/watch?
v=noJuE3oP2II

Website links providing information will be provided to students on the Weebly

website

geographyyear4nd.
weebly.com

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

http://bushfirepatrol.
dfes.wa.gov.au/
---------http://firewatch.land
gate.wa.gov.au

1:40pm

After watching the video, students are to participate in an online fire hazard game
consisting of 4 missions.
Upon completion, a class discussion will occur where students can share their
understandings with the class of what they took from the activity.
Students are to form three groups and are allocated a topic to research.
- Topics include: before a fire, during a fire and after a fire.
- Students will need to focus on key points and explicit examples relating to
their specific topic.
2:00pm

After the completion of the research, students will compile their information in to
Google Slides which will be presented to the class.
Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

2:10pm

Students will participate in an online game to demonstrate what they have learned
in the lesson.
- Kahoot.

https://schools.aemi
.edu.au/bushfire/ab
out-bushfires
---------https://www.google.
com.au/slides/

https://kahoot.it/#/
https://docs.google.
com/forms/

Students to complete ICT survey assessment using Google Forms.

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Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

In the following lesson we will be continuing with the topic of bushfires and go into
detail about mapping.
Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
Were students able to build un understating about bushfires?
Could the students distinguish between the different effects of bushfires?
Did we do enough to keep the students engaged?
Did the students actively participate in the activities and brainstorm?
Did students work collaboratively during the group work?