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HUMAN SOCIETY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT

YEAR 6 TEACHERS: Karen Haining, Stuart Edgecombe-Walker, Helen Van Vliet

TERM: 3

STAGE: 3

Integration:

English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Creative and Practical Arts, PDHPE

FOCUS QUESTION

How have significant events of the 20^th Century impacted on our lives today?

In this unit the students will learn that change and continuity affect human societies. Emphasis is placed upon the importance of knowing about the past in order to understand the present and hypothesise about the future. They will also learn about sites and places of significance for their own and Australia's heritage. This will be developed through individual and small group research of significant events and people contributing to our heritage. Through these significant events the student will learn about their needs and wants, and how interacting with other people contributes to society. Students will also develop understanding about roles, rights and responsibilities within social systems and structures. Using a virtual project, the students will be participating in inquiry centred activities which incorporate web-based information. Information that is researched during the process of the project will be used rather than regurgitated, allowing students to engage in higher level thinking. The structure and nature of the project allows learners to analyse, synthesise and evaluate material. The students become actively involved in their learning, using a variety of technologies.

CONTENT FOCUS

o Change and Continuity

o Cultures

• Environments
• Social Systems and Structures

Evaluation:

OUTCOMES

Indicators

Teaching and learning activities

Resources

CCS3.1

• Identifies significant sites and the influence these have had on Australian and global culture and identity
• Explores cultural change in their country of origin or in a country of interest

ENS3.6

• Explains the effects of human changes on an environment, evaluating the positive and negative aspects of these changes

SSS3.7

• Identifies human rights, when these are respected and situations when they are not respected, in Australia and the world

• For all the details please go to the site

• The topics chosen by groups include World War II; The Titanic; The Black Movement; Penicillin; Phar Lap; The Atomic Bomb; Man on the moon.
• Research skill and knowledge of significant events from the 20^th Century will be developed during Library and within class time where small groups will use the Internet, CD-ROMs, videos and books to carry out research to complete their Virtual Project.
• ILC lessons will be dedicated to developing the girls' skills and knowledge of various technology tools including:

Power Point

Video Editing using iMovie

Digital Camera

Scanning

Web page building

• Learning experiences in other KLAs have been planned to integrate with this unit. Please see English, Maths and Visual Arts.
• Please note that as this is a short term and a great deal of time will be devoted to this project, it has been decided that Science and Technology lessons will have greater time devoted to it in Term 4. However, Science will feature significantly as the girls interested in this field have chosen to study scientific and technological advancements.

• CD-ROMs

Chronicles of the 20^th Century

History of the World

• Scanner
• Power Point

CCS3.1

• Evaluates the significance of some world achievements by Australian in the past and present, eg in medicine, sport, exploration, invention, the arts, human rights
• Identifies places associated with nationally significant events and people
• Identifies the origins of some events, days and actions of significance to Australian citizenship, including Anzac Day, Survival Day etc

CUS3.3

• Demonstrates an understanding of nationally remembered days, eg Remembrance Day
• Examines significant 20^th Century events that have affected the identities of today's people both within Australia and globally.

• A virtual project has been published on the web for the girls to access both at home and at school. To view the website go to
  
  www.geocities.com.stcaths6
  
  
• After viewing the site, the girls will select a significant event form the 20^th Century to study. This can be from any area they are particularly interested in, whether it be politics, science. technology, the arts, etc.
• The website outlines all of the necessary information the girls will need including the task itself; the steps to follow; team roles; web resources; other resources; hints and assessment.
• The task is for each girl to produce a multimedia production that commemorates a significant event of the 20^th century. The girls will take on roles such as a political leader, journalist, narrator or civilian. Firstly they research this role and then create a documentary style product using various multi media tools to video or record role playing scenes, interviews, narrations or to copy and edit real footage from the Internet, news reports, film, etc.

• A large variety of factual texts
• Internet access
• Films/documentaries
• Atlases
• Maps
• Digital video
• Digital still camera
• iMovie
• TV