Why are places special and important to people?

Summative Assessment Task Sheet

Unit Outline
Students will develop an understanding of special and important places. They will
begin by exploring their own special places and what makes them special. The
students will then be developing an understanding of how and why they should look
after the places we live in.

Task Description
At the end of the unit focusing on why places are special and important to people
students will draw a picture of one place that is special to them. They will then write
about why their chosen place is special and suggest ways that they can care for their
special place. Depending on the students’ abilities the student’s responses may be
scribed.

Procedure
Students choose a place that is special to them
1. Students draw a picture of their special place and write (or teacher scribes)
why it is special to them
2. Using their picture students describe the features of their special place and the
teacher labels each one
3. Students then write (or teacher scribes) how they can care for their special
place

Achievement Standard:
By the end Foundation Year, students describe the features of familiar places and recognise
why some places are special to people. They recognise that places can be represented on
maps and a globe and why places are important to people.
Students observe the familiar features of places and represent these features and their
location on pictorial maps and models. They share observations in a range of texts and use
everyday language to describe direction and location. Students reflect on their learning to
suggest ways they can care for a familiar place.
 My name is

My special place is _____________________

Draw a picture of your special place.

My place is special because

I can care for my special place by

 __________________________________

 __________________________________

 __________________________________
 Criteria A B C D E
Student:

The student work demonstrates evidence of:

Students identify and Student draws a Student draws a Student draws a Student draws a Student draws a
Knowledge and
Understanding

describe the features special place, special place, special place, special place, but special place, but is
Geographical

of their special place confidently explaining explaining why it is explaining why it is requires prompts to unable to explain why
and explain why it is why it is special to special to them and special to them and explain why it is it is special to them
special to them them and accurately describes the features describes some special to them and and cannot describe
ACHGK002 and describes the features in detail features describes the features any of the features
ACHGK004 in detail
Inquiry and Skills
Geographical

Students suggest ways Student identifies Student identifies two Student identifies one Student requires Student was unable to
that they can care for three or more creative ways that they can way that they can care support to identify identify ways to care
their special place ways that they can care for their special for their special place one way that they can for their special place
ACHGS006 care for their special place care for their special
place place

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