Introduction
COASTAL MANAGEMENT
BONDI BEACH VIRTUAL FILEDWORK
Stage 5 Geography incorporates learning about the Australian Geographic environment through the study of human and physical interaction in a local context. Focusing on coastal management, this is a virtual fieldwork which expects students to have revised their geographical skills in order to complete the four hours value of activities. The activities are based on the dramatic coast of Sydney’s Bondi Beach, combining a bittersweet experience of an exotic beach, colossal headlands, pleasurable rock pool, heritage and indigenous culture, striking fauna and flora, invaded coastal paths, eroded rocks, polluted sands, destroyed vegetation and human invasion causing global warming, affecting the climatic and weather changes.
Focus Area 5A1 Investigating Australia’s Physical Environments
Focus: The unique characteristics of Australia’s physical environments and the responses of people to the challenges they present.
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Outcomes |
Geographical Tools |
Students Learn About |
Students Learn To |
ICT Resource |
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5.1 identifies, gathers and evaluates geographical information
5.2 analyses, organises and synthesises geographical information
5.3 selects and uses appropriate written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information
5.4 selects and applies appropriate geographical tools
5.5 demonstrates a sense of place about Australian environments |
Maps • use various types of maps and flow charts
• locate features using degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude
• calculate the area of a feature
• measure bearings on a map
• calculate local relief
• identify the aspect of a slope
• construct a cross-section
• calculate the gradient of a slope
• describe and explain relationships on a map
• read and interpret synoptic charts
Photographs • interpret satellite images |
Physical characteristics that make Australia unique • major landforms and drainage basins
• patterns of: – climate – weather – natural resources – vegetation
• unique flora and fauna |
• identify and represent Australia’s major physical features and patterns on a variety of maps
• describe Australia’s major physical features and patterns
• explain the interrelationships that exist in the physical environment of Australia
• explain adaptations of flora and fauna to the Australian environment |
Interrelated through Pre Lesson of Virtual Fieldwork (Online Quiz) |
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