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Australia2nd Grade
Christen Canter
And
Rochelle Grome
Objectives
• Students will be able to locate each Australian territory with 100% accuracy.
• Students will be able to give 2 characteristics of each territory.
• Students will discuss Australian life and their culture, and be able to cite important facts in both.
Table of Contents
• Activities
• Websites
• Geography
• Western Australia
• Northern Territory
• Southern Australia
• Queensland
Table of Contents ctd.
• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Tasmania
• Canberra
• Climate
• Plant Life
• Animal Life
Table of Contents ctd.
• Other Animals
• Aboriginals
• Vocabulary
Activities
• Students will create a collage with a given territory, using materials that are supplied by the teacher. (magazines, paper, & markers)
• Given a certain territory, the students will find a book and do a report on what they have learned.
• Students will get into groups and create a skit with the information they gather to help the other students learn.
• Given a map of Australia, the students will use colored pencils and color each territory.
Activities ctd.
• Students will complete a crossword puzzle which is based on the Aussie vocabulary.
• A word search will be given to the students with important vocabulary terms for this unit.
Websites
• http://alosvc.travel.aol.com/travel/lone
• http://www.about-australia.com/
• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/aust/aus.htm
• http://www.csu.edu.au/education/australia.htm
• http://www.dnathan.com/VL/austLang.htm
Geography
• Australia is made up of several different states and territories.
• Australia is the home of many different landscapes.
Western Australia
• The largest state
• Makes up 1/3 of Australia’s land mass
• Capital city: Perth
Northern Territory
• Capital city: Darwin (after Charles Darwin)
• Dry Desert
• Ayers Rock- The single largest rock in the world, over 1 ½ miles wide.
Southern Australia
• Capital city: Adelaide
• Major Industries– Wine– Wheat– Wool– Shipbuilding
Queensland
• Capital city: Brisbane
• Major Industries– Rubber– Coffee
New South Wales
• Capital city: Sydney
• 1st state/territory to be established
Victoria
• Capital city: Melbourne
• Smallest state/territory
Tasmania
• Capital city: Hobart
• Tasmania is an Island
• Most varied Scenery– Lakes– Cascades– Rivers– Stone Houses
Canberra
• The Capital of Australia
• The whole entire continent is administered from here.
Climate
• Driest Continent of all• Most interior rivers only flow after heavy
rain.• Great Dividing Range contains most of the
forests.• Northern temperature 75-85 degrees F• Interior – hot days, cool nights• South – below 45 degrees F
Plant Life
• Unique plant life due to isolation from other land masses.
• Eucalyptus/Gum trees, over 500 species can be found growing in all parts but the dry desert.
Animal Life
• Marsupials -animals that carry their young in a pouch.– Koala– Wallaby– Kangaroo
Other Animals
• Dingo- Wild Dog
• Duckbilled Platypus
• Kookaburra
• Emu
Aboriginals
• Native People of Australia• Very unwarlike spirit• Hunters and Gatherers• No permanent housing• Over 500 tribes• Wore no Clothes• Weapons
– Boomerang– Wooden Spear– Stone Axe– Nets
Aussie Vocabulary
• Billabong- water-hole
• Coolibah Tree- Eucalyptus
• Jumpbuck- Sheep
• Tucker-bag- food bag
• Squatter- Land Owner
• Troopers- country police
• Mate- Friend