people and places - connections access transport
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Stage 1 [3]Geography: Year 1 and Year 2Topic: People’s connections to places – Accessing places Students identify factors affecting people’s accessibility to places. Key inquiry question #1: How are people connected to places? Key inquiry question #2: What factors affect people’s connections to places?
Content Summary
People’s connections to places
Students:
investigate people’s connections and access to places, for example: (ACHGK013)identification of factors influencing people’s accessibility to places (i.e distance) examination of how technology has improved people’s access to places
Background notes for teachers
Advances in technology have greatly increased our ability to access places on all scales, local and global, be itthrough physical access with faster and more affordable airline travel to advances in telecommunications. This unitexplores our connections to places by examining physical access, modes of transport and the infrastructure that isrequired for its proper functioning.
Accessibility to places is examined by comparing transport in Australia. To add further value to the unit,comparisons can be made with other countries. Students born outside of Australia could share their stories ofaccessing different places, from travelling to Australia to travelling within local areas. Comparisons could also bemade by inviting an elderly guest speaker who was born in another country.
Student Activities
Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Activity 5 Activity 6
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Activity 1
Accessing places - past and present [4]
Observe two source photos, siscuss the differences and similarities between how people accessed different placesnow, and in the past.
Number of set tasks: 1
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Activity 2
How did people travel in the past? [5]
Students examine photos from the past and discuss modes of travel. Students talk with older family membersabout changing modes of transport.
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Number of set tasks: 1
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Activity 3
Accessing places in the past [6]
Students draw and label past transport modes and the built features onto a photograph by Sam Hood.
Number of set tasks: 1
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Activity 4
Accessing places today [7]
Students examine a series of modern photos and discuss travel in today's world.
Number of set tasks: 4
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Activity 5
Past and present access to places [8]
Students complete activities comparing modern and past transport.
Number of set tasks: 1
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Activity 6
Access in an imaginary land [9]
Students draw and label a pictorial map of an imaginary land. The map is made up of human and natural features.
Number of set tasks: 1
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Activity notes for teachers
Activity 2 Activity 3
Activity 2
a. Formulate questions for inquiry
How did people from the past access different places?How do we access different places today? (modes of transport and transport infrastructure)How has technology changed our ability to connect with places?
b. Collectively observe Sources 3 to 10 and discuss how people accessed places in the past.
c. Students interview their grandparents of people from two generations ago on how they were able to accessdifferent places. Alternatively, ask an elderly member of the community to visit the class and speak about how theyaccessed different places.Ask questions about their experiences travelling to visit family and friends, where they went on holiday and what
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transport they used. How did they keep in touch with friends and family who lives a long way away?
d. Examine each source carefully and answer the below questions:
What mode of transport is being used?What infrastructure (built feature_ is needed for this mode of transport to operate?What challenges would you encounter using this type of transport?Would you travel short or long distances in this type of transport?Is this type of transport used today? How is it the same or different?
Activity 3
Teachers print out copies of the photograph by Sam Hood [10]. Students draw and label past transport mode andbuilt features (infrastructure) onto the photograph.
Resources
Picture books
Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss
Round Trip by Ann Jonas
Have You Seen My Dragon by Steve Light
The Journey Home by Alison Lester
Journey by Aaron Becker
NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Geography K–6
Outcomes Geographical Inquiry Skills Geographical Concepts LAC
Outcomes
A student:
GE1-1 describes features of places and the connections people have with placesGE1-3 communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry
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Geographical Inquiry Skills
Acquiring geographical information
pose geographical questions (ACHGS007, ACHGS013)collect and record geographical data and information, for example, by observing, by interviewing, or usingvisual representations (ACHGS008, ACHGS014)
Processing geographical information
represent data by constructing tables, graphs or maps (ACHGS009, ACHGS015)draw conclusions based on the interpretation of geographical information sorted into categories(ACHGS010, ACHGS016)
Communicating geographical information
present findings in a range of communication forms (ACHGS011, ACHGS017)reflect on their learning and suggest responses to their findings (ACHGS012, ACHGS018)
Geographical Concepts
Place: the significance of places and what they are like (ie. location and features of local places and otherplaces in the world).Space: the significance of location and spatial distribution, and ways people organise and manage thespaces that we live in I(ie. where activities are located and how spaces can be organised).Environment: the significance of the environment in human life, and the important interrelationshipsbetween humans and the environment (ie. natural and human features of a place; daily and seasonalweather patterns of places).Interconnection: no object of geographical study can be viewed in isolation (ie. local and global linkspeople have with places and the special connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintainwith Country/Place).Scale: the way that geographical phenomena and problems can be examined at different spatial levels (ie.various scales by which places can be defined such as local suburbs, towns and large cities).
LAC
Learning across the curriculum
Information and communication technology capabilityCritical and creative thinkingLiteracyNumeracyDifference and diversity
Student Activities
Activity #1
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Activity #2 Activity #3 Activity #4 Activity #5 Activity #6
Activity #1
Accessing places - past and present [4]
Observe two source photos, siscuss the differences and similarities between how people accessed different placesnow, and in the past.
Number of set tasks: 1
[4]
Activity #2
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How did people travel in the past? [5]
Students examine photos from the past and discuss modes of travel. Students talk with older family membersabout changing modes of transport.
Number of set tasks: 1
[5]
Activity #3
Accessing places in the past [6]
Students draw and label past transport modes and the built features onto a photograph by Sam Hood.
Number of set tasks: 1
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Activity #4
Accessing places today [7]
Students examine a series of modern photos and discuss travel in today's world.
Number of set tasks: 4
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Activity #5
Past and present access to places [8]
Students complete activities comparing modern and past transport.
Number of set tasks: 1
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Activity #6
Access in an imaginary land [9]
Students draw and label a pictorial map of an imaginary land. The map is made up of human and natural features.
Number of set tasks: 1
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Leichhardt’s continental treks [13]
On an expedition to cross the Australian continent from East to West, the celebrated explorer Ludwig Leichhardt(1813-1848) and his party disappeared.
Source URL:https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/learning/people-and-places-connections-access-transport
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