At the heart of this resource is a beautifully detailed PowerPoint presentation (provided in PDF form) on the overall physical geography of Australia, basic facts about the country, Aboriginal history, and Australia culture and lifestyle.

Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• While the presentation is only provided in PDF form, you can easily project the PDF page-by-page for a similar effect

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is written as a project proposal, with broad overviews of each lesson and activities outlined in the PowerPoint presentation itself

Pros

• Great activities follow each major section of the presentation
• Types of activities include Internet research, map labeling, and a collaborative poster
• Unit includes five lessons, each with a general overview of requirements and lesson progression
• Includes detailed annotated bibliography

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 WHST.6-8.8