Australia 2nd Grade

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Australia2nd Grade

• Christen Canter
• And
• Rochelle Grome

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Objectives

• Students will be able to locate each Australian
  territory with 100 accuracy.
• Students will be able to give 2 characteristics
  of each territory.
• Students will discuss Australian life and their
  culture, and be able to cite important facts in
  both.

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Table of Contents

• Activities
• Websites
• Geography
• Western Australia
• Northern Territory
• Southern Australia
• Queensland

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• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Tasmania
• Canberra
• Climate
• Plant Life
• Animal Life

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• Other Animals
• Aboriginals
• Vocabulary

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Activities

• Students will create a collage with a given
  territory, using materials that are supplied by
  the teacher. (magazines, paper, markers)
• Given a certain territory, the students will find
  a book and do a report on what they have learned.
• Students will get into groups and create a skit
  with the information they gather to help the
  other students learn.
• Given a map of Australia, the students will use
  colored pencils and color each territory.

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Activities ctd.

• Students will complete a crossword puzzle which
  is based on the Aussie vocabulary.
• A word search will be given to the students with
  important vocabulary terms for this unit.

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Websites

• http//alosvc.travel.aol.com/travel/lone
• http//www.about-australia.com/
• http//www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/aust/aus.htm
• http//www.csu.edu.au/education/australia.htm
• http//www.dnathan.com/VL/austLang.htm

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Geography

• Australia is made up of several different states
  and territories.
• Australia is the home of many different
  landscapes.

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Western Australia

• The largest state
• Makes up 1/3 of Australias land mass
• Capital city Perth

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Northern Territory

• Capital city Darwin (after Charles Darwin)
• Dry Desert
• Ayers Rock- The single largest rock in the world,
  over 1 ½ miles wide.

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Southern Australia

• Capital city Adelaide
• Major Industries
• Wine
• Wheat
• Wool
• Shipbuilding

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Queensland

• Capital city Brisbane
• Major Industries
• Rubber
• Coffee

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New South Wales

• Capital city Sydney
• 1st state/territory to be established

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Victoria

• Capital city Melbourne
• Smallest state/territory

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Tasmania

• Capital city Hobart
• Tasmania is an Island
• Most varied Scenery
• Lakes
• Cascades
• Rivers
• Stone Houses

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Canberra

• The Capital of Australia
• The whole entire continent is administered from
  here.

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Climate

• Driest Continent of all
• Most interior rivers only flow after heavy rain.
• Great Dividing Range contains most of the
  forests.
• Northern temperature 75-85 degrees F
• Interior hot days, cool nights
• South below 45 degrees F

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Plant Life

• Unique plant life due to isolation from other
  land masses.
• Eucalyptus/Gum trees, over 500 species can be
  found growing in all parts but the dry desert.

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Animal Life

• Marsupials -animals that carry their young in a
  pouch.
• Koala
• Wallaby
• Kangaroo

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Other Animals

• Dingo- Wild Dog
• Duckbilled Platypus
• Kookaburra
• Emu

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Aboriginals

• Native People of Australia
• Very unwarlike spirit
• Hunters and Gatherers
• No permanent housing
• Over 500 tribes
• Wore no Clothes
• Weapons
• Boomerang
• Wooden Spear
• Stone Axe
• Nets

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Aussie Vocabulary

• Billabong- water-hole
• Coolibah Tree- Eucalyptus
• Jumpbuck- Sheep
• Tucker-bag- food bag
• Squatter- Land Owner
• Troopers- country police
• Mate- Friend