Units of study: Geography (K-6)

The units on this website are to support the implementation of the NSW Geography Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum in Primary years of schooling. The Geography Teachers' Association of NSW Inc. (GTA NSW) commissioned a team of experienced Primary school teachers to develop these exemplar units of work aligned to the K-6 requirements of the syllabus. Each unit consists of six to eight lessons complete with the resources required for their successful implementation in the classroom.

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Primary Geography Alive is an evolving repository of resources. Additional units will be added to the website as they are developed. The overall structure of the Primary Geography Alive website is shown below. Use the links in the table below or menu above to view each unit.

Stage	Topic	Unit
Early Stage (YEAR K)	Topic 1: People live in places	Unit 1: People live in places
		Unit 2: Maps and mapping
		Unit 3: Investigating Sydney's Q Station as an important place
Stage 1 (YEARS 1 & 2)	Topic 1: Features of places	Unit 1: Natural and Human Features of Places
		Unit 2: Weather and Seasons of Places
		Unit 3:
	Topic 2: People and places	Unit 1: People, places and connections
		Unit 2: Tourism: Connecting People and Places
		Unit 3: Indigenous Peoples and Places
Stage 2 (YEARS 3 & 4)	Topic 1: Places are similar and different	Unit 1: Are We There Yet? Australian Diverse Places and Environments
		Unit 2: My Place: Picture Book Study
		Unit 3: Places Are Similar and Different: Climate
		Unit 4: Australia's Neighbours
	Topic 2: The Earth's environment	Unit 1: Planet Earth – An Introduction
		Unit 2: Environments and Habitats
		Unit 3: Litter, Waste and Recycling
Stage 3 (YEARS 5 & 6)	Topic 1: Factors that shape places	Unit 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and the Australian Environment
		Unit 2: Investigating Environmental Change in Australia and Borneo
		Unit 3: Bushfire Hazards In Australia
		Unit 4: Great Australian Landmarks
	Topic 2: A diverse and connected world	Unit 1: Asian Diversity and Environmental Challenges
		Unit 2: Investigating Asia
		Unit 3: