HASS 3.1 bundle – Celebrating our World

Description

Bundle containing all components of HASS/Science Year 3 unit 3.1

Teacher handbook with complete lesson plans, curriculum mapping and assessment guide, student workbook and model answers, plus all the resource PDFs for

• HASS + Science: Understanding Our World
• Year 3, Unit 3.1: Unit “Celebrating Our World”
• Minimum time allocation of one hour per week. Extensions are provided for up to 2.5 hours a week.

This unit introduces students to to a discussion of calendars, seasons and families around the world. Students partake in an activity of preparing a calendar for the current year. It is therefore recommended that this unit is taught at the beginning of the school year. The students then compare this calendar with other calendars around the world and examine the role of seasons in different calendars. They are introduced to the idea of different time zones, seasons and climates around the world. Students then examine how these differences impact families in a global context by looking at where in the world their family members currently live or have ever lived. Students analyse the impact of the weather on daily activities and examine how this has changed through time.

Students are introduced to landmarks in Australia and around the world with the Aunt Madge’s Suitcase Activity and finally they are introduced to basic concepts of democracy by comparing Ancient Greek democracy with modern Australian democracy. This also provides an introduction to a more in-depth examination of these issues a later unit. Basic information from the Civics and Citizenship Curriculum is introduced.

Multi-Year Level Integration

In a multi-year level class, this unit can be integrated with the unit for Year 2: Our Changing World. It is also compatible with the unit for Year 1: Seasons In Our Lives.