GEOGRAPHY OVERVIEW YEAR THREE

UNIT TWO 20 hrs

Australias Neighbours
Unit Title:

Achievement By the end of Year 3, students describe the characteristics of different places at the local scale and identify
Standard and describe similarities and differences between the characteristics of these places. They identify
interconnections between people and places. They describe the location of selected countries and the
distribution of features of places. Students recognise that people have different perceptions of places and
how this influences views on the protection of places.
Students pose simple geographical questions and collect information from different sources to answer
these questions. They represent data in tables and simple graphs and the location of places and their
characteristics on labelled maps that use the cartographic conventions of legend, title, and north point.
They describe the location of places and their features using simple grid references and cardinal compass
points. Students interpret geographical data to describe distributions and draw conclusions. They present
findings using simple geographical terminology in a range of texts. They suggest action in response to a
geographical challenge.

Geographical Content Descriptions Assessment (A)

Concepts

Place Australias neighbours Workbook- ongoing

Space KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Individual research project on one
Environment neighbouring country
Interconnection The location of Australias neighbouring countries
and their diverse characteristics (ACHGK016)
Sustainability
Scale
The similarities and differences between places in
Change terms of their type of settlement, demographic
characteristics and the lives of the people who live
 there (ACHGK019)

GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY AND SKILLS

Collect and record relevant geographical data and

information, for example, by observing by
interviewing, conducting surveys, measuring, or
from sources such as maps, photographs, satellite
images, the media and the internet (ACHGS020)

Represent data by constructing tables and graphs

(ACHGS021)

Represent the location of places and their features

by constructing large-scale maps that conform to
cartographic conventions including scale, legend,
title and north point, and describe their location
using simple grid references, compass direction
and distance (ACHGS022)

Interpret geographical data to identify distributions

and patterns and draw conclusions (ACHGS023)
Present findings in a range of communication
forms, for example, written, oral, digital, graphic,
tabular, and visual, and use geographical
terminology (ACHGS024)

Learning Community Contributor Active Investigator Designer and Creator

Framework Leader and Collaborator Effective Communicator Quality Producer

Cross Curricula Catholic Ethos Social Emotional Learning Inclusive Education

Priorities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Asia and Australias Sustainability Education
Islander Histories and Cultures Engagement with Asia
 General Literacy Numeracy Information and Communication
Capabilities Critical and Creative Thinking Ethical Behaviour Technology
Personal and Social Competence

Links to other Mathematics

LAs Create and interpret simple grid maps to show position and pathways (ACMMG065)
Collect data, organise into categories and create displays using lists, tables, picture graphs and simple
column graphs, with and without the use of digital technologies (ACMSP069)
Interpret and compare data displays (ACMSP070)
Science
Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify
patterns and trends (ACSIS057)
English
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to evaluate texts by drawing
on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features (ACELY1680)
Use software including word processing programs with growing speed and efficiency to construct and edit
texts featuring visual, print and audio elements (ACELY1685)
 Learning and Teaching Strategies
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cross Catholic Ethos Social Emotional Learning Inclusive Education

Curricular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australias Engagement Sustainability Education
Priorities Histories and Cultures with Asia

General Literacy Numeracy Information and Communication

Capabilities Critical and Creative Thinking Ethical Behaviour Technology
Personal and Social Competence

Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Evaluate

ENGAGE Resources

Review of Geography Term One content Map of Australias

Discuss that this term we will be learning about Australias neighbouring countries neighbouring countries
Discuss What is a neighbour? Blank map for students to
Discuss with students countries they have travelled to. label
Ask and record the names of any neighbouring countries they may know HASS books
Show students a map of Australias neighbours and go through the names and locations of each Pencils
Students then label Australias neighbours on a map and glue in to their HASS books Glue
Scissors

Geographical Language Assessment

Opportunities

Travelling, journey, neighbour, neighbouring Diagnostic Assessment

 were students able to name
any of Australias
neighbours?

Reflection

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cross Curricular Catholic Ethos Social Emotional Learning Inclusive Education

Priorities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australias Engagement Sustainability Education
Histories and Cultures with Asia

General Literacy Numeracy Information and Communication

Capabilities Critical and Creative Thinking Ethical Behaviour Technology
Personal and Social Competence

Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Evaluate

EXPLORE Resources

Australias Neighbours: Australias

Each week students will virtually travel to a different neighbouring country of Australia, they will learn about the neighbours
Country by watching videos, viewing images, reading information etc. workbook
They will then record the following information using their provided Australias neighbours workbook Pencils
-The flag, 2 facts, the capital city, direction from Australia, one similarity and difference between the country and Hass books
Australia, one landmark or natural feature they would like to see and colour in and label on a map Online resources
 Geographical Language Assessment
Opportunities

Neighbours, country names, capital city names, natural features

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cross Catholic Ethos Social Emotional Learning Inclusive Education

Curricular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australias Engagement Sustainability Education
Priorities Histories and Cultures with Asia

General Literacy Numeracy Information and Communication

Capabilities Critical and Creative Thinking Ethical Behaviour Technology
Personal and Social Competence

Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Evaluate

ELABORATE Resources

Inquiry See Assessment

Students will be introduced to their assessment task Task sheet
Students will use computers, books and other resources to assist them in completing their
assessment
Students will present if time- or climate mini lesson