HASS 4.2 bundle – Exploring Africa and South America

Description

Bundle containing all components of HASS/Science Year 4 unit 4.2

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 4 Unit 4.2: “Exploring Africa and South America”
• Minimum time allocation of one hour per week. Extensions are provided for up to 2.5 hours a week.

In this unit students examine explorations of Africa and South America. An initial examination of non-European explorers in Africa provides context for the role of the European explorers. The explorers covered in this unit include a range of European explorers, from Portugal, Spain and England. Students examine the geography of Africa and South America, as well as some of their societies and indigenous peoples. Conditions in Europe, including Britain, are discussed. Students can examine the conditions in 18 th century England, which may have led to the establishment of penal colonies in Australia – this looks ahead to material in later units.

The environments of Africa and South America are covered and students consider environmental impact in both historic and modern contexts. Students also examine the extinct animals of North America as part of the consideration of environmental impact. Students are introduced to primary and secondary sources. The core of this unit is a research topic by students which covers a range of aspects related to their chosen explorer. This research topic provides in-depth information, whilst the combination of all the students’ research gives a broad overview to the whole class.

Multi-Year Level Integration

In a multi-year level class, this unit can be integrated with the unit for Year 5: Exploring America. It is also broadly compatible with the units for Year 6: Exploring Asia.