Natural disasters and the role of tax spending
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Introduction
Students engage in an interactive to learn about the responsibilities of different levels of government in Australia in relation to the services they fund. They consider the impact of a devasting cyclone on a fictious community and decide on how the government should allocate funding to stabilise the community’s wellbeing, economy, and environment.
This activity focuses on the geographical concepts of place, space, environment and interconnections.
Achievement standard
By the end of Year 7, students describe geographical processes that influence the characteristics of places and how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently. They explain interconnections between people and places and environments and describe how these interconnections change places and environments. They describe alternative strategies to a geographical challenge referring to environmental, economic and social factors.
Students identify geographically significant questions to frame an inquiry. They evaluate a range of primary and secondary sources to locate useful information and data. They record and represent data and the location and distribution of geographical phenomena in a range of forms, including large-scale and small-scale maps that conform to cartographic conventions. They interpret and analyse geographical maps, data and other information to propose simple explanations for spatial distributions, patterns, trends and relationships, and draw conclusions. Students present findings and arguments using relevant geographical terminology and digital technologies in a range of communication forms. They propose action in response to a geographical challenge, taking account of environmental, economic and social factors, and describe the expected effects of their proposal.
Content descriptions
Geographical Knowledge and Understanding
Causes, impacts and responses to an atmospheric or hydrological hazard (ACHGK042).
Geographical Inquiry and Skills
Reflect on their learning to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge, taking account of environmental, economic and social considerations, and predict the expected outcomes of their proposal (ACHGS054)
Student learning resources
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Tax in your community
Tax in your community
Suggested activity sequence
This sequence is intended as a framework to be modified and adapted by teachers to suit the needs of a class group. If you assign this activity to a class, your students will be assigned all student resources on their 'My learning' page. You can also hand-pick the resources students are assigned by selecting individual resources when you add a work item to a class in 'My classes'.
- For this activity, students engage with the Tax in your community interactive and as they do, complete the worksheet.
- When students complete the activity invite them to share their 3-2-1.