Value of landscapes and landforms
LI: Students can explain the value of landforms.
PowerPoint:Value of landscapes and landforms
Notes:Landforms and landscapes around the world are valued by many different people for many different reasons.
Discussion: Why might people value different landscapes and landforms. This is discussed quite extensively. I will work with my students to identify the different values we place on our land in particular.
Think, Pair, Share: Using the discussion answers from above, introduce students to aesthetic, cultural, economic, identity and place. Use the think, pair, share method to develop definitions.
Discussion:Introduce students to tourism and mining and discuss the impact these have on landscapes and landforms.
Activity: Identify where you have an aesthetic value, cultural value, economic value and spiritual value of a place.
Write a short paragraph explaining why you have that value for each place.
Value of landscapes and landforms PowerPoint.
Content:
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investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example: (ACHGK049)
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explanation of the aesthetic value of landscapes and landforms to culture and identity
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description of the cultural and spiritual value of landscapes or landforms in different places
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identification of how a landscape can have economic value for different people
Cross-curriculum priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
General capabilities
Creative and critical thinking
Personal and social capability
Intercultural understanding
Other learning areas across the curriculum
Difference and diversity
Outcomes:
GE4-1
GE4-4
GE4-8