Lesson Overview:

Lesson Science
Indicators
English
Indicators
Lesson
Overview
Time
Allocation
Resources
One
- Sudden geological
changes or extreme
weather conditions
can affect Earth's
surface.

- Describe using
examples how natural
geological events
cause rapid changes
to the Earth's surface,
e.g. earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions or
tsunamis in the Asian
region or throughout
the world
- Identify ways that
advances in science
and technology have
assisted people to
plan for and manage
natural disasters to
minimise their effects,
e.g. detection systems
- Assess the reliability
of resources,
including digital
resources, when
researching topics

- Plan, draft and
publish imaginative,
informative and
persuasive texts,
choosing and
experimenting
with structures,
language, images and
digital resources
appropriate
to purpose and
audience.
Viewing supporting
video and creating a
research mind-map





















20 minutes - Log on and
password to
Bubbl.us
-Link to how to
instruction video
demonstrating the
use of Bubbl.us
for tsunamis, floods
and bush fires

Two
- Sudden geological
changes or extreme
weather conditions
can affect Earth's
surface.
- Describe using
examples how natural
geological events
cause rapid changes
to the Earth's surface,
e.g. earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions or
tsunamis in the Asian
region or throughout
the world
Identify ways that
advances in science
and technology have
assisted people to
plan for and manage
natural disasters to
minimise their effects,
e.g. detection systems
for tsunamis, floods
and bush fires


- Plan, draft and
publish imaginative,
informative and
persuasive texts,
choosing and
experimenting
with text structures
,language features,
images and digital
resources appropriate
to purpose and
audience.
Using the
information
gathered in the
previous lesson
students publish an
information report
using Edublogs.
30 minutes - Log on and
password to
Edublogs
-Link to how to
instruction video
demonstrating the
use of Edublogs
- Link to sample
information report
- Link to glossary of
terms page




Three
- Plan, draft and
publish imaginative,
informative and
persuasive texts,
choosing and
experimenting
with text structures
,language features,
images and digital
resources appropriate
to purpose and
audience.
Students collaborate
in a class research
activity.
20 minutes - Log on and
password to Padlet
-Link to how to
instruction video
demonstrating the
use of Padlet.
- Link to Natural
Disaster research
database
Four
- Plan, draft and
publish imaginative,
informative and
persuasive texts,
choosing and
experimenting
with text structures
,language features,
images and digital
resources appropriate
to purpose and
audience.
Students
individually write,
design and publish a
natural disasters
30 minutes - Log on and
password to
StoryJumper
- Link back to Padlet
page.
-Link to how to
instruction video
demonstrating the
use of StoryJumper.
Considerations and Modifications:

Students Working Below- Extra guidance and scaffolding is available throughout the artefact for those who require further
assistance.

Students Working at- Are able to complete the task with minimal difficulty.

Students Working Above- Extension tasks are available with the artefact for fast finishers who are working above.