Comparing countries
Summary of task
Students selected two countries, one in Africa and one in South America. With teacher guidance, they undertook a structured inquiry to identify and compare the geographical features of each country. Students recorded their word-processed findings and reflections on a teacher-provided proforma. The task was completed in class time over five 50-minute lessons.
Achievement standard
By the end of Year 4, students describe the location of selected countries using compass direction. They describe and compare the characteristics of places in different locations at local to national scales. They identify the interconnections between components of the environment and between people and the environment. Students recognise the importance of the environment and identify different possible responses to a geographical challenge.
Students develop geographical questions to investigate and locate, collect and sort information and data from different sources to answer these questions. They record and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in simple graphic forms, including large-scale maps that use the cartographic conventions of scale, legend, title and north point. They describe the location of places and their features using grid references and compass direction. Students interpret geographical data to identify spatial distributions and simple patterns and draw conclusions. They present findings using geographical terminology in a range of texts. They propose individual action in response to a local geographical challenge and identify some possible effects of their proposed action.
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Poses a question to investigate -
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Subject - Geography
Poses a geographical question to investigate -
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Identifies the location of a country in relative terms using compass directions -
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Identifies the location of a country in relative terms using compass directions -
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Records data associated with rainfall and temperature -
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Subject - Geography
Records data associated with rainfall and temperature
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Makes a simple generalisation about a place -
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Makes a simple generalisation about a place -
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Draws conclusions based on collected data -
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Draws conclusions based on collected data -
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Uses data and elements of location to compare countries -
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Subject - Geography
Uses data and elements of location to compare countries
