Campbell House School Teaching And Learning Program

Title of Unit: Global Issues and the Role of Citizenship

Duration: 10 weeks

Syllabus Outcomes

Stage 4

A student:4.3 uses a range of written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information4.7 identifies and discusses geographical issues from a range of perspectives4.8 describes the interrelationships between people and environments4.10 explains how geographical knowledge, understanding and skills combine with knowledge of civics to contribute to informed citizenship

Syllabus Outcomes

Stage 5

A student:5.3 selects and uses appropriate written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information5.7 analyses the impacts of different perspectives on geographical issues at local, national and global scales5.9 explains Australia’s links with other countries and its role in the global community 5.10 applies geographical knowledge, understanding and skills with knowledge of civics to demonstrate informed and active citizenship

Connectedness: Why does this learning matter

Students learn to:- recognise and describe the nature of geographical issues- explain the links between human actions and the consequences for ecological sustainability on a global scale- describe the spatial and ecological dimensions of the issue- communicate appropriately with organisations to participate as a

Student learn about:- global geographical issues- the need to promote ecological sustainability- different perspectives relevant to global geographical issues- the responsibility of governments to the issue- the actions of individuals, groups and governments

global citizen

Background Information and Key Ideas

At present, students have not engaged with the geography syllabus. This unit is aimed at making students aware of global issues in order to work towards becoming active global citizens and to work cohesively as a group in order to engage with their social skills aims in their behaviour management plans.

The elements of learning and achievement

Teaching and Learning

Weekly Lesson Overview

Australian Curriculum General Capabilities

Literacy-Reading, Writing ,Comprehensi

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Numeracy- Number and Maths

Work Education- Work Readiness,

Vocational Education

Health and Wellbeing-Fitness,

Healthy Eating, Adolescent Health

and Safety

Actions and Choices-Pro- social

Week 1

Activity: Students create title page in their books.

Activity: Students to write following notes in their book and brainstorm what it means to be a global citizen.

A global citizen is someone who identifies with being part of an emerging world community and whose actions contribute to building this community’s values and practices.

Class brainstorms global issues that a good global citizen should be concerned about.

Activity: Students to complete Introducing our world worksheet.

Week 2-4 Site Study: Cabramatta

Teacher to show students following videos on YouTube videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhYGkWivX-Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apZqRwcz2ws

Students to write following notes in book:

An increase in a population in cities and towns

Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander histories and cultures 

Asia and Australia's

engagement with Asia 

Sustainability 

Critical and creative

thinking 

Ethical understanding 

Information and communication

technology capability 

Intercultural understanding 

Literacy 

Numeracy 

Personal and

skills, Positive Relationships,

Restorative Practices

21st Century Learner-Navigate Technology, Word

Processing, Research Skills

Global Citizen-General Knowledge,

Current Affairs, Understanding cultures and community

versus rural areas. Urbanization began during the industrial revolution, when workers moved towards manufacturing hubs in cities to obtain jobs in factories as agricultural jobs became less common.

Activity: Students to independently complete Urbanisation in Australia. Advise students that the questions are not difficult to answer as the focus is on how they answer questions in full sentences as opposed to content knowledge.

Activity: Advise students that the class will work together to write an web article on urbanisation in Cabramatta. In this web article, students are to:

name and describe the issue incorporate three images and two

graphs relevant and demonstrating the growth of the issue

discuss the positive (if relevant) and negative impacts of the issue

provide examples of strategies to encourage ecological sustainability

select a case study where this issue is prevalent

Before the site study:- Students to complete worksheet New York City – a world city- Students are required to fill out an observation sheet on the day of their site study. Students will brainstorm what they need to observe (eg. pollution, services, homelessness, transport)- Class to take a cyber tour of Cabramatta using Google Maps

Class to go on site study.

Week 5-7

Students will be told that the class will work together to create an environmental Weebly website where each student will research two of the following geographical issues. Students will draw two numbers between 1-

social capability 

Civics and citizenship 

Difference and diversity 

Work and enterprise 

9 and are to research their issues.1. Access to fresh water2. Climate change3. Energy use4. Human rights5. Indigenous people and self-determination6. Land degradation 7. Threatened habitats 8. Tourism9. Use of ocean resources

Students are to:Using the Internet sources, research allocated issue and prepare web article that will:

name and describe the issue incorporate three images and two

graphs relevant and demonstrating the growth of the issue

discuss the positive (if relevant) and negative impacts of the issue

provide examples of strategies to encourage ecological sustainability

select a case study where this issue is prevalent

Week 8-10

Students to complete following task:You are running for a seat at the next federal government election. As part of your campaign you need to write a speech that includes information about one of the global geographical issues and what you will do to address this issue. In your speech you will talk about:

what the issue is where examples of the issue can be

found (thematic map) which environments the issue

impacts on and how different perspectives on the issue are represented in the media (images)

the current government’s reaction to

the issue (tables) your responsibilities as a member of

government (graphs) how you are going to deal with the

issue (include information about specific groups and the media and how you will work with them to ensure social justice and equity for all Australians).

Students to present speech as their formal assessment.

Quality TeachingIntellectual Quality

o IQ1 Deep Knowledge

o IQ2 Deep Understanding

o IQ3 Problematic Knowledge

Quality Learning Environment

o QLE1 Explicit Quality Criteriao QE2 Engagemento QE3 High Expectationso QE4 Social Supporto QE5 Students’ Self-regulationo QE6 Student Direction

Significance

o S1 Background Knowledge

o S2 Cultural Knowledge

o S3 Knowledge Integration

o S4 Inclusivelyo S5

Connectednesso S6 Narrative

Literacy- One for each student

Student: Rebecca

Literacy Aspect: Writing

Element: Cluster 8

Teaching activities linked to program to increase learning: Student engaging in independent research in order to engage her higher-order thinking skills to produce work for specific audiences. For this unit, students are to research on a specific global issue and write an article on their issues and will publish their work on a class Weebly page. Students engaging in independent research allow them to discover their strengths in their learning styles and be supported in areas that need improvement by their teacher.

Student: Joshua

Literacy Aspect: Writing

Element: Cluster 8

Teaching activities linked to program to increase learning: Student engaging in independent research in order to engage his higher-order thinking skills to produce work for specific audiences. For this unit, students are to research on a specific global issue and write an article on their issues and will publish their work on a class Weebly page. Students engaging in independent research allow them to discover their strengths in their learning styles and be

supported in areas that need improvement by their teacher.

Student: Maddison

Literacy Aspect: Writing

Element: Cluster 8

Teaching activities linked to program to increase learning: Student engaging in independent research in order to engage his higher-order thinking skills to produce work for specific audiences. For this unit, students are to research on a specific global issue and write an article on their issues and will publish their work on a class Weebly page. Students engaging in independent research allow them to discover their strengths in their learning styles and be supported in areas that need improvement by their teacher.

Student: Josh

Literacy Aspect: Writing

Element: Cluster 8

Teaching activities linked to program to increase learning: Student engaging in independent research in order to engage his higher-order thinking skills to produce work for specific audiences. For this unit, students are to research on a specific global issue and write an article on their issues and will publish their work on a class Weebly page. Students engaging in independent research allow them to discover their strengths in their learning styles and be supported in areas that need improvement by their teacher.

Numeracy- One for each student

N/A as this unit does not focus on numeracy outcomes.

Special Needs Adjustments: School to work:

Calm, relaxed and supportive work environment

No time restraints

Program targeted for students with high intrapersonal intelligence

ICT skills

Working as a team

Assessments:

Types of assessment:

Student work sample

Observation sheet from site study of Cabramatta

Global issues articles

Speech on global issues articles

End of unit product – Class Geography Weebly page

Observations

Written task

Instruction material

Formal assessment

Resource List Unit Reflection

Introducing our world worksheet

Urbanisation in Australia

New York City – a world city

What was successful:What needed to be changed:What overall level of understanding did students receive?How well did this unit match the elements and general capabilities?

Urbanisation in Australia

Australia is an extremely u__________ country. About 85 per cent of the population lives in coastal areas, and

most of these people live in urban areas with p_____________ of over 100,000 people. Together these areas

only c__________ about one per cent of Australia's total landmass. This level of u______________ has meant

that many of our cities are facing e___________ pressure to keep up with the needs of their s_____________

populations. Generally, since the t_______ towards urbanisation began in the second half of the last century,

our c_________ have been in a constant state of 'catch up' with the needs of their swelling populations.

Major impacts of urban growth

Urbanisation has created many issues in Australian environments. While more people may translate to economic benefits, ever-expanding populations have brought with them a range of problems for both the physical and built environments. As our big cities have grown away from the centre to accommodate people's settlement needs, suburbs have mushroomed outwards, producing what is referred to as 'urban sprawl'.

This process means that the natural environment suffers as more space is required for the construction of houses and the development of industry. As more ecosystems are disrupted and habitats are destroyed, urban growth leads to an even greater reduction in the biodiversity of areas surrounding cities. The problems of pollution and sewage disposal are also made worse by increases in population size.

In terms of the pressures it places on the built environment, urban sprawl increases the monetary and environmental costs associated with infrastructure, waste disposal, the use of natural resources and energy consumption. It also has the potential to negatively affect the social cohesion of cities, as it often results in a lack of equity amongst urban residents, particularly in terms of access to infrastructure and other essential services provided by the city. Another impact is that, as fewer people live in the city centre, the quality of the original urban areas falls into decay. The process of cities expanding outward and then starting to deteriorate is known as 'urban growth and decline'.

Questions (Answer in full sentences in your book)1. How AND why does the natural environment suffer as a result of urban growth?2. Why would more money need to be spent in city centres?3. How is social cohesion impacted as a result of urban growth?4. What is ‘urban growth and decline’?

Major challenges presented by urbanisation

Intense urbanisation has presented Australia with many environmental challenges which governments have tried to respond to with policies aimed at achieving 'urban consolidation' or 'urban renewal'.

Resource and energy challenges

Larger cities demand more energy and place more strain on our already scarce natural resources, such as water and energy. In Australia, our already unsustainable household energy consumption levels are alarmingly on the rise. Urbanisation fuels this trend even further as larger populations need to be supported by more

Word bank

cities comprise enormous populations swelling trend urbanisation urbanised

sophisticated infrastructure, which in turn demands more electricity. This is a problem in Australia as we are currently dependent upon using non-renewable fossil fuels, namely coal, oil and natural gas, for almost all of our energy needs.

Questions (Answer in full sentences in your books)5. Why is it bad that Australia relies on coal, oil and natural gas for our energy needs?

Infrastructure challenges

The process by which urban areas sprawl outward places increased pressure on governments to keep up with the population's infrastructure needs. These needs include access to amenities such as quality housing, transport systems, roads, schools, hospitals and police and fire services. These are all fundamental parts of our everyday lives, without them we would be unable to maintain our generally high quality of life Australia. Urbanisation also demands more emphasis be placed on social infrastructure, such as community centres, youth centres, parks and sporting fields, so that our urban areas can maintain their social cohesion.

Questions (Answer in full sentences in your books)6. What are some amenities are needed in urban areas?7. What are some social infrastructure needed in urbanised areas?8. Why would cities need youth centres?

Social cohesion and equity challenges

Social cohesion can be defined as the level to which people in a society feel committed towards the well being of others, and to the shared systems which form the foundations of the society. Although many people migrate to cities to find more or better employment opportunities, urbanisation usually brings higher unemployment rates and subsequent increases in criminal activity. This type of anti-social behaviour, along with vandalism and a lack of respect for public property, often symbolise a reduction in social cohesion.

These problems are heightened by the isolation often felt in poorly-serviced fringe suburbs (dwellings on the outskirts of cities), which tend to become neglected. As they have less access to the benefits of the city (including employment opportunities, shared public places and other forms of infrastructure), suburbs on the outskirts often reflect the lack of equity inherent in many major metropolitan areas. Often they also have a higher level of poverty, which is one example of how urbanisation can lead to increased levels of spatial inequality (refer to Chapter Three).

Questions (Answer in full sentences in your books)9. How can social cohesion be defined?10. Why are there high levels of criminal activity in city centres?11. How are fringed suburbs negatively impacted?

The need for 'urban renewal' and 'urban consolidation'

To counteract the many challenges created by urban decline, governments have started to introduce housing and planning policies aimed at achieving 'urban renewal or 'urban consolidation'. These terms describe how planners have begun trying to halt the spread of populations outward into fringe suburbs, by focusing on rejuvenating buildings, roads and public spaces that have gone into decline closer to the city centre. This planning strategy can decrease some of the infrastructure and equity problems previously discussed, by allowing more people to access the services provided in the city.

Questions (Answer in full sentences in your books)12. What have governments introduced to counteract the challenges of urban decline?13. What are some actions taken to achieve urban renewal or urban consolidation?