GOE S1 U2 L6 Early History-Australia Lesson Plan

Task

Description

Time

Objectives

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Understand that the geography and climate vary across the United States

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Compare and contrast the geography and climate between the United States and China.

Materials

PPT

Vocabulary

Myth, boomerang, native

Anticipatory

What Do You See?

The room will be split into two teams. The teams will compete by describing Australian geography.

5 min

Activity 1

Vocabulary Scramble

Students will be introduced to important vocabulary. They will practice using the vocabulary by correctly unscrambling a sentence with the vocabulary word in it.

5 min

Lecture

Students will learn how Aborigines contributed to Australian history.

5 min

Activity 2

How the Kangaroo Got Its Tail

Students will be shown four animated slides depicting the myth of how the kangaroo got its tail. Students are to write one sentence captions for each slide with their group.

10 min

Assessment

Myth Presentation

Groups will narrate their version of the story for the class. When they are all done presenting, they will see a common version of the actual myth.

15 min