Homeschool → Australia → Year 5 → Geography
Year 5 geography
In Year 5, learners investigate how people and environments shape each other. They study how people have changed environments, how communities prepare for and respond to bushfires and floods, and how First Nations Australians' knowledge informs land management. They also compare places in Europe and North America and practise reading climate graphs. In the Australian Curriculum v9.0 this learning sits within the HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) learning area.
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Geographical knowledge and understanding
- Bushfires and floodsFull lesson · 45 minLearners investigate the causes and effects of bushfires and floods in Australia and how communities prepare, respond and recover.
- How people change environmentsFull lesson · 45 minLearners examine how people have changed Australian environments through farming, cities, dams and introduced species, and how environments can be protected.
- Places in Europe and North AmericaTopic outlineLearners locate major countries and features of Europe and North America and compare their environments and settlements with Australia.
Geographical skills
- Reading climate graphsTopic outlineLearners interpret climate graphs that combine monthly rainfall columns and temperature lines to compare places.
- Planning a geographical inquiryTopic outlineLearners develop questions, collect data through observation and surveys, and present findings about a local environmental issue.