STAGE: 4 TOPIC: Landscapes and Landforms LESSON: 2

FOCUS (CONTENT): GEOGRAPHICAL CONCEPTS: GEOGRAPHICAL

Responses of individuals, groups and SPACE TOOLS:
government to the impact of Tsunamis ENVIRONMENT M
Learning Intentions: CHANGE G+S Comment [PP1]: Having the ability to put together a lesson
How did people respond to the 2004 Boxing VR plan with the correct geographical concepts and tools
highlights that I am able to organise content thus meeting
Day Tsunami? the standard 2.2

Outcomes STRATEGIES | LEARNING & TEACHING RESOURCES RATIONALE

ACTIVITIES
Locates and TIME: 20 mins ENGAGE:
describes the Students will begin this lesson with an introduction This open discussion is
diverse features to the topic and learning intention. https://www.youtube.com/ designed to mentally
and Students will watch the Channel 10 News report, watch?v=qSWx0aLb0xE engage students with Comment [PP2]: By using ICT resources such as Youtube
characteristics of outlining the impact of the 2004 Boxing Day the topic and to make clips, I can engage students and therefore effectively teach
with minimal disruptions therefore meeting standard 2.2
a range of Tsunami. connections between
places and Students will then read some of the social, what students already
environments economic and environmental impacts of the know and what they
GE4-1 Tsunami. Students will read each slide, and then can do
write the dot points in their books.
Describes Once students have copied the notes in their books,
processes and they will be discussed.
influences that
form and
transform places TIME: 5 mins Student workbooks EXPLORE: Comment [PP3]: By adding timing goals to every section of
white board In this activity, students my lesson plan, I am sticking to task and being organised
and therefore creating an effective lesson.
White board markers will work to explore
their understanding of
environments Students will read the slides about the overall major concepts and
GE4-2 response to the Tsunami. skills. Engaging video
clips will give students
Students will write in their workbooks which country an opportunity to
they think contributed the most amount of money to explore ideas through
Tsunami Aid. Once a class discussion has begun hands on activities.
about what everyone suggested, the teacher will
show students which country contributed most.

TIME: 20 mins Student workbooks EXPLAIN: Comment [PP4]: Having resources written down explicitly
This activity gives ensures that students are aware of what they need for the
Students will read the slides about the response of lesson. Students who do not have what they need can ask
students an for help, and the lesson can continue as planned. Being
individuals (Wave AID) and groups (UNICEF). Once opportunity to organised and aware helps me to achieve standard 2.2
each slide has been copied into student workbooks, construct explanations.
the class will discuss any other individual or group This will be an
https://www.youtube.com/ opportunity for
responses they may know of. Students will write
watch?v=lhim0vQiwks teachers to clarify
down questions for the UNICEF video, and answer students
them while the video is playing. understanding of
concepts and help
them to develop skills.
TIME: 20 mins Chrome books or BYOD ELABORATE:
Students will be instructed to use their computer to This activity will
research the response of the Australian government challenge students to
to the 2004 Tsunami and one other group apply what they have
response. learned to a new
situation and build on
their knowledge of
concepts and skills
 TIME: 5 mins EVALUATE:
Students will be asked to share any interesting/ This activity is an
shocking fact they found while researching the opportunity for
response of the government. students to assess
their own knowledge,
skills and ability.