Lesson Plan Sequences

Inquiry
Phases
Lessons
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4 different
geographical
concepts
Assessment of student
learning
Teacher notes
Observing
&
questioning
Lesson 1- Show video of bushfires and ask
students to write down their thoughts and
feelings about what they see happening.
Explain what the video was and where it took
place. Introduce key question for this unit
topic.


Lesson 2- Excursion to the Rockhampton Fire
Station- have questions prepared for
students to ask.
Show video of
bushfires and ask
students to write
down their thoughts
and feelings about
what they see
happening in
personal journal.

Video camera and
questions ready for
fire fighters to
answer. Questions
relate to fire
prevention and
causes.
Change and
environment are the
main concepts for
this lesson as
students are looking
at the massive
change to the
environment during
a bushfire
Sustainability is the
concept for this
lesson as students
are finding
information that can
help to sustain the
natural environment
and the built
environment such
as houses and
building.
Personal journal will be
collected to see
students thoughts and
feelings towards the
topic and what the
student may or may not
want to further no more
about.

The class in-put for
valuable questions they
would like answered

To engage kids also
make sure students
are taking the
activity seriously.



Students should be
familiar with
teachers behaviour
expectations before
the trip
commences. Give
consequence for
students.
Planning
collecting
and
Lesson 3- Planning the inquiry- Debrief and
revise the excursion and key question. Create
a display board as a class on fire risks and
Camera and display
board with two
questions- What are
Sustainability is the
concept for this
lesson as students
Class input into the
information that can
answer the main
Encourage higher
order thinking and
complex thinking
evaluating prevention strategies- re watch the video
from the excursion to come up with ideas to
put on the board.
the main causes of a
bush fire? What can
we do to prevent
fire?
are asked to build
on what they have
been learning about
the environment
and fires to come up
with ways to
prevent harm to the
environment.

questions. Assess on
students ability to
remember the vital
information students
were told on the
excursion.
by prompting for
answers.
Processing,
analyzing,
interpretin
g,
concluding
Lesson 4- go on small excursion around
school area and nearby residencies write
down in notepads the fire hazards as
discussed by fire fighters and discuss the
natural environment and the wildlife- what
would happen to them. Discuss schools
policy for a fire- where do they go? Students
then plan the game for putting out bushfires
as they have been learning about how these
bushfires can start now they are learning
about what happens to put out the fires.
Digital cameras for
each group to take
around school
notebooks for
observations
http://www.cfa.vic.
gov.au/kids-
schools/flash-game-
fire-environments/
Fire game.
Space and place is
the concept for the
lesson as students
will be assessing the
environment that
they are familiar
with.
Students worksheets
will be collected and
assessed to see what
students were able to
effectively participate in
the activity.
Students will need
to be prompted to
stay on task even
though they are
allowed to explore
they need to do
this in a safe and
maintained
manner.
Communic
ating to
share
findings
and
reflecting
Lesson 5- Creating the pamphlet for residents
around school area to give information about
how to prevent fires and what to do in case
of an emergency.
QFES bushfire
preparedness
information
pamphlet.

Interconnection and
interaction is the
geographical
concept as students
are asked to
exchange ideas and
information.
Bushfire preparedness
guide (pamphlet for
residents around
students areas)

Students will be
encouraged to use
creativity and to
provide the best
information for the
people living in the
environment.