Year 3 Geography Inquiry SAMR Model

Key question: How can we help promote the tourism of Australia?

Inquiry
Phases

Phase 1
Substitutio
n

Guiding
Questions

Resources

Teaching strategies and processes

(Content ideas and sequence)

Where are
our state
and territory
borders
located on
the
Australian
map?

Introduction
to Australia
(appendix
1)

Lesson Objective:
Identify Australias states, territories, and major landmarks natural and
manmade features
Identify what the unit will be about: How as class we can help promote
Tourism to Australia
Hook/ Introduction:
Introduce the unit, and the assessment of creating a website promoting
Australias natural and manmade landmarks and what they will be doing
during the lesson
LM to use blank Australian Map on Interactive White Board (IWB) and
learners to come up and draw in where they think state and territory
borders, capital cities and names of state and territories are on the
Australian map (appendix 1)
Lesson:
Learners and LM are to then create a mind map on IWB and have a
whole class discussion, with Australia as the topic: writing down all the
states and territories, capital cities and any other important details they
can think of (display in class to be referred to in the following lesson)
Introduce the power point (appendix 2) Introduction to Australia: LM to
discuss each slide in detail with class: completing activities within the
slides and having whole class discussions and questions, focusing on the
capitals of Australias and where the borders of each state and territory
are situated on the Australian map
Assessment/conclusion :

IWB
IWB
templates
Our
Australia:
Alice
Springs
book by
Phil Kettle

Phase 2
Augmentat
ion

What are
Australias
major
landmarks?

Is it natural
or
manmade?
(appendix 3
PowerPoint)

Whiteboard
Internet
Computers
Quiz 1
http://www.
funtrivia.co
m/playquiz/
quiz212288
184eb08.ht

After completing the Power Point, learners will complete the (appendix 1)
blank Australian map again on IWB calling on learners to have a go at
drawing in state and territories borders, capital cities and identify name
of states and territories based on the new knowledge they have received
from the PowerPoint
Leading on to next lesson:
Finishing up the lesson by reading Our Australia: Alice Springs by Phil
Kettle to the class (emphasise on landmarks with in the book): after
reading whole class discussion on the landmarks mentioned and record
other landmarks in the Northern Territory them onto brainstorming page
on IWB (ready for next lesson)
Lesson Objective: Identifying landmarks within Australia and touching on
landmarks in Gladstone
Hook/ Introduction:
Introduce the lesson for the day to the learners, outlining what they will
be learning during the lesson
Ask students what is a natural landmark and what is a manmade
landmark: learners complete questions on a power point document in
pairs, creating a page for each question including picture examples
Define what they are to whole class
Play Is it Natural or Manmade? (appendix 3 PowerPoint) with the class
calling out what the picture is, natural or manmade
Lesson:
Recap class on previous lesson on Australias states and territories
Ask students to recall any Natural land marks in Australia and where
they think it is on the IWB map of Australia (have one student to write
down all on the natural landmarks on one side of the white board (IWB)
Do the same for Manmade landmarks in Australia
Learners to work in pairs on computers to complete online quiz on

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Quiz 2
http://www.
sporcle.com
/games/jon
esjeffum/oz
landmarks
Ipad app
Australias
best places
by Sue
Gough
Henly.
Our
Australia:
Kununurra
books by
Phil Kettle

Phase 3
Modificatio
n

What is
Australias
number one
landmark?

http://coral
film.com/fu
n.html
http://www.
ausarabexp
lore.info/int
eractives/c
oral/coral.ht
ml

Australian Landmarks researching more into unknown answers from

quiz:
Quiz 1 http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz212288184eb08.html
Quiz 2 http://www.sporcle.com/games/jonesjeffum/ozlandmarks
Learners will then write down remaining landmarks from the list and
asked to research more into them in groups of two on the internet
keeping the information in their online journals Google Docs
Learners to explore Ipad app Australias best places by Sue Gough
Henly. Identify landmarks and read information and where they are
located
Assessment/Conclusion:
After researching come back together as a class and go over the
information that they have found on the landmarks
Read Our Australia: Kununurra by Phil Kettle Asking one student to
record the Landmarks that he talks about onto previous mind map from
the lesson before
After reading whole class discussion on the landmarks mentioned and
noted
Finish lesson off by recapping what they did during the lesson: what did
we do today? What is a natural landmark? What is a manmade
landmark? Etc.
Lesson Objective: Sustainability of the Great Barrier Reef: What are our
problems and how can we fix them
Hook/ Introduction:
Recap learners on prior knowledge from previous lessons on Australia
and natural and manmade landmarks that we have in Australia
Introduce what will be happening in the lesson: Exploring and Explaining
the Great Barrier Reef
Identify that the Great Barrier Reef is right outside of our door
(Gladstone) and that we are a Reef Guardian School

Internet
Computers
inspiration
maps app

WEEBLY
(APPENDIX
4)
http://thegr
eatbarrierre
efkieyah.wee
bly.com/
Computers
Phase 4
Redefinitio
n
(2- 3
lessons)

Where in
Australia do
you want to
travel to?

Internet
Weebly
template
(appendix
5)

Play online game Test of Knowledge http://coralfilm.com/fun.html as an

individual
Lesson:
Learners work in pairs on interactive webpage taking notes on Ipad with
inspiration maps app identifying a problem and solution from
information off the webpage
http://www.ausarabexplore.info/interactives/coral/coral.html
LM to introduce assessment task and outline criteria
LM to demonstrate/ model to leaners how to create a Weebly as a class,
choosing to promote the Australian landmark the Great Barrier Reef
LM to show students how to add titles, text, pictures and background
Assessment/Conclusion:
Finish lesson by recapping learners prior knowledge retained from the
lesson: Why is our Great Barrier Reef important? How can we protect it?
Etc.
Lesson Objective: Recapping purpose of the unit and completing assessment
piece (Webpage)
Hook/ Introduction:
Discuss with class what the states and territories are, major landmarks in
Australia, (natural and manmade)
Lesson:
Go over the assessment that is required for the unit required to: be
placed in groups and assigned an Australian Landmark to create a
webpage, emphasising its attraction to tourists
Must include state or territory that landmark is in, capital city (location)
Go over previous lesson and webpage created by LM and features
needed

Learners given opportunity to work on computers to research more into

their webpage collecting information and completing webpage template
(appendix 5)
LM to piece webpage together and publish webpage ready for
presentation
Assessment:
Learners will present their webpage