Fire in Australia: Investigating a natural hazard

Topic: Geography, Studies of Society and Environment, Indigenous Studies
Type: Curriculum materials
Years: 9 - 12

Key Curriculum Links:
Place and Space; Culture; Natural and Social Systems; Investigation, Communication and Participation.

Investigates the complex place of bushfires in Australia, including the impact of bushfires on the natural environment and people's lives.

The student activities included in this unit cover the following topics:

• Investigation 1: What do you know? What do you think?
• Investigation 2: What is a bushfire?
• Investigation 3: Where do bushfires occur in Australia? Why?
• Investigation 4: What effect do bushfires have on the natural environment, the built environment, and people's lives?
• Investigation 5: Bushfire management

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