Celebration tour/playing time.

Learning content:

• examines features and characteristics of places and environments

• acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools - maps

Finish filling the Guidebooks in as a class, so that you have information on all the states and territories.

Spend some time with your class teacher revising the names of the states and capital cities.

1. In pairs, make a list of 6-8 places that you think visitors to Australia should see.

2. Then two pairs join together and agree on a list of the 6 most important places. Be prepared to explain why these places are important to visit.

3. As a class/year group we will construct a Top Ten list of places the tourists should visit when they come to Australia.

Try to group the sites into different groups and explain why you grouped them this way.

There are many reasons people want to visit different places as tourists.

1. Places that are of great natural beauty

2. Places that have cultural or religious significance

3. Places that are uniquely built

4. Places that have great environmental importance

Could you try and place our class/year group Top Ten into these four groups.

Students will work in groups with different teachers to explore several significant sites, and work out what is special about them from Fact Sheets. If you have time, click on the video below which matches the significant site you are reading about.

You could also add these sites to your Australian Guidebook.