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DROUGHT The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to…

- - - - Forest
      - Savannah
      - Grassland
      - Woodland
      - Desert
- - - - Water conservstaion
        
        Sustainability: cross curricula priority #
      - Reuse, reduce, recycle
    - - Perspectives
        
        How do you as an individual view water?
        
        How do farmers view water?
        
        How do animals view water?
        
        How about the government?
    - - How important is water? How does it support our environment?
      - How does it support our community?
      - How does it support the things we care about?
- - - - Investigate different climates and environments #
      - Investigate the Australian climate and environment. Define what it is
        
        Use maps (rainfall, land type, climate type, charts, #
      - Compare contrast drought and non drought stricken land
        
        Evoke the senses, use videos, pictures, tactile
        
        Dry vs wet sand / soil
        
        Grow vegetables over the course of drought inquiry, water one and not the other
        
        What happens and why?
        
        Growth data related to numeracy and IT general capabilities
        
        Children water and observe, self directed learning
        
        Activity using BTN Drought video
        
        Analyse information and pull relevant data from video
        
        Class discussion / critical analysis of video
        
        How did it make you feel? What did you learn?
    - - Analysis of growth data from the two growing plants using technology and numeracy skills #
      - Brainstorm short term and long term effects in class discussion
      - Case study of farmers drought
        
        Videos, pictures, role playing
        
        Students pick roles of a farming setting and act, exploring different perspectives
    - - Field trip to local farm
        
        Talk to the farmers, record information
        
        Write creative story on the interview / information
      - Homework: ask parents about grocery shopping
        
        Observational when they go shopping
        
        Record prices, draw the Aussie grown vegetables
        
        Has it gotten more expensive?
        
        Has the drought influenced what they buy?
- - - - Perspectives
  - - - Rise in produce price
      - Farmers can't afford to operate
      - Farm animals suffering
      - Fall in produce quality and numbers
  - - - High cost