My Place!

Students will be looking at local places and the different features within these environments. They will be engaging in mainly whole group discussions after investigating places through using a

range of digital resources.

Year level: Grade 1

Australian Curriculum:The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for

Learning Intentions: Discuss and understand the differences between natural features, constructed features and

managed features in our local area. Explore Australian Indigenous beliefs around their natural features

Materials Needed: Google Maps: https://maps.google.com.au/maps?output=classic&dg=brw My Neighborhood:

http://www.landcom.com.au/mini-sites/my_neighbourhood/observer/site.htm Farming YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYQJx1Iu7h4&feature=youtu.be Rainbow Serpent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCuuRRrfOXo Chalk

Classroom Organisation: Whole Class Group and pairs

__________________________________________________________

Instructions:

1. Type into Google maps your local area 2. Look at and talk about the:

Natural features (hills, rivers vegetation) Managed features (farms, parks, gardens) Constructed features (roads, buildings)

3. What do you notice? Talk to the person next to you about what you can see in each of these features.

4. Lets look into more depth at these three features within our local area.

Constructed Features

On Google maps zoom into your local area.Look at the main street within this area. What buildings and roads can you see?Click on the link below and recreate the your local main street through using this digital tool.http://www.landcom.com.au/mini-sites/

my_neighbourhood/observer/site.htm

Some questions to consider:What type of buildings do we have?What kind of shops do we have on this street?Is there a park?Are there any houses on this street?

Managed Features

Watch this YouTube video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYQJx1Iu7h4&feature=youtu.beEngage in whole group discussion through answering these questions:What does it mean to be organic?What does the farm grow?What does the word ‘ecosystem’ mean?What is the purpose of each animal? (pig, cows, dogs, geese, chickens)Do you think that this farm is managed my humans or animals?

Natural Features

Look at the Australian Indigenous Dreamtime story below called the Rainbow Serpent:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCuuRRrfOXoWhat do you think of their idea of place and how nature came about?What is their idea of place?

5. Head outside onto the concrete and select a piece of chalk6. In pairs recreate either a constructed, natural or managed feature using the chalk on the

concrete.7. Explain your drawing to the teacher

Modification for Diverse Learners:Due to the nature of this activity the students are required to engage in whole class discussions. Through the teacher directing questions and scaffolding the learning environment students are able to freely express their ideas and prior knowledge through open discussion.