Australian Curriculum Global geography – Through an ICT and Inquiry lens – Year 3

Take your students on an adventure around the world with R.I.C. Publications’ exciting new series, Australian Curriculum Global geography. Through exploring the human and physical characteristics of places, students will investigate, create and communicate their understanding of the world around them.

An extensive list of amazing features:

• scope and sequence charts for HASS curriculum links and concepts for geographical thinking
• 20 easy-to-follow lessons for each year level which include an introduction activity, main development activity and a concluding activity
• a variety of student activities to develop the Inquiry skills of questioning, researching, analysing, evaluating, and reflecting and communicating
• the use of QR codes, URL links, online graphic organisers, and digital applications such as SeeSaw, iMovie^®, Chatterbox, ShowMe, Prezi and digital cameras
• a ‘Travelling further’ suggestion which can be used to extend the lesson concept, provide further activity for more capable students or be used as a homework activity
• assessment pages at the end of each unit, themed as passport pages to compile together at the end of the year

Australian Curriculum links:

• The representation of Australia as states and territories and as Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; and major places in Australia, both natural and human (ACHASSK066)  
• The location of Australia’s neighbouring countries and the diverse characteristics of their places (ACHASSK067)
• The main climate types of the world and the similarities and differences between climates of different places (ACHASSK068)
• The similarities and difference between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic characteristics and the lives of the people who love there, and the people’s perceptions of these places (ACHASSK069)  
• Post questions to investigate people, events, places and issues (ACHASSI052)  
• Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations (ACHASSI053)
• Record, sort and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in different formats, including simple graphs, tables and maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions (ACHASSI054) 
• Sequence information about people’s lives and events (ACHASSI055)  
• Examine information to identify different points of view and distinguish facts from opinions (ACHASSI056)  
• Interpret data and information displayed in different formats, to identify and describe distributions and simple patterns (ACHASSI057)
• Draw simple conclusions based on analysis of information and data (ACHASSI058) 
• Interact with others with respect to share points of view (ACHASSI059)  
• Reflect on learning to propose actions in response to an issue or challenge and consider possible effects of proposed actions (ACHASSI060)  
• Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms (ACHASSI061)