Grade IV Geography

Lahore Grammar School Defence Full name:

483/4 G Block, Phase V, Education City DHA, Lahore Date of submission:

Lesson plan Week (19 )

(9th to 12th Jan 2023)
Topic:
The Continent of Australia

Aim:
I To get clarity about the Geography of Australia

Lesson 1 Provocation Video Mind map

Tasks:

 Provocation through Visuals

 Visuals of some important landmarks will be

displayed on the screen. Students will be provided
placards each giving description of the landmarks
shown. Each group will be asked to identify at least
one landmark based on the given descriptions on the
placards.

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Description Placards
 Uluru is the largest single rock in the world. This oval shaped monolith is
located in the outback of Australia.

 The Great Barrier Reef houses the world’s largest coral reef system. It
stretches over 2,600 km/ 1,615 miles along the eastern coastline of
Australia.

 Tasmania an island of Australia is a great place for its nature walks, hiking
and biking are popular activities here. If you are very lucky, you might also
see the 'Tasmanian Devil', a small night-active mammal.

 Mount Kosciusko highest peak in Australia. The area around Mt Kosciuszko

is known as Australia’s winter sports region, with numerous slopes
attracting skiers and snowboarders.

 Sydney Opera House, opera house located on Sydney Harbour New South Wales,
Australia. Its unique use of a series of gleaming white sail-shaped shells as its roof
structure makes it one of the most-photographed buildings in the world.

 The kangaroo and emu are the national animals of Australia.

Skills

Inquiry skill
Collaboration

Task: Video
Task: Students will learn the geography and some interesting facts of Australia
through the video.
Video Link:
(486) Australia - Location | Boundaries | Physical Divisions - Iken Edu - YouTube
Australia - Location | Boundaries | Physical Divisions - Iken Edu

On the basis of information gathered through video, students will

be the scribes to write down one point each about Australia on the
board. Rest of the class will note down the points in their copies.

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Objective: What students will learn

Australia is the largest island and the smallest continent in the world.
It lies entirely in the southern hemisphere.
It is the only continent that has one nation.
Official name of Australia is the common wealth of Australia.
It is the sixth largest country in the world.
It also includes the island of Tasmania.
Australia was discovered in early seventeenth century.
Dutch captain Abel Tamsin reached the southern coast and discovered
the island now known as Tasmania in 1642
Captain James cook landed in Australia hoisted a flag and claimed it
for England and named it New South wales.
Jan 26 is celebrated as Australia’s national day
It is bordered by Indian Ocean in the west – Pacific Ocean in the east
and Southern Ocean in the south
Its land is divided in four regions Great Dividing Range, Central
Western coast and Tasmania
Highest peak is Mt Kosciusko in Great Dividing Range
The capital of Australia is Canberra
Reference:
Youtube Link :
(486) Australia - Location | Boundaries | Physical Divisions - Iken Edu - YouTube
Visuals through slides

Lesson 2 Reading and Worksheets

Task :
Recap of the topic through reading along with the slides display will be done in
class followed by worksheets (attached)

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Lesson 3 Questions and Answers

Task: Recap of the topic through collaborative discussion along with the slides
display followed by question and answers.

1 Who discovered the island of Tasmania?

2 What did captain James cook discover?

3Which is Australia’s highest mountain and where it is located?

4 Which major river flows through central low lands?

5 What are the four geographical regions in the continent?

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The Continent of Australia

Geography of Australia

Let’s read the map

a-Circle the following

Great Dividing Range Great Barrier Reef Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean
Tasman Sea Timor Sea Coral Sea River Murray

Madagascar Island
b-Identify the ocean on the west of Australia .

c-Identify the ocean on the east of Australia.

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d-Identify some of the sees you see in the map ?

f-Label the states of

Australia.

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h- Label and color the major geographical regions of Australia.

Eastern Highland (Great Dividing range) Central low land Western Plateau
and Tasmania