Sweden
Watch Kevin McCloud’s episode ‘Escape to the Wild’ available on Clickview https://online.clickview.com.au/exchange/videos/3213886/kevin-mccloud-s-escape-to-the-wild-sweden
Develop a collage (using pictures and single words) that looks at the differences between rural and urban places.
Watch Kevin McCloud’s episode ‘Escape to the Wild’ available on Clickview https://online.clickview.com.au/exchange/videos/3213886/kevin-mccloud-s-escape-to-the-wild-sweden
- What challenges does McCloud face before he even arrives at his destination?
- How does the family make the un-liveable, liveable?
- What basic necessities do the family need to survive?
Develop a collage (using pictures and single words) that looks at the differences between rural and urban places.
Data: Varying Liveability
Mapping– use a blank world map to locate the 10 most liveable cities and least liveable cities.
10 most liveable cities: http://www.traveller.com.au/worlds-most-liveable-city-for-2018-top-10-vienna-comes-in-at-number-one-h0xsz8
10 Least Liveable cities: http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-worst-places-to-live-in-the-world-2017-8/?r=AU&IR=T/#10-kiev-ukraine-478100-points-kiev-is-the-also-the-only-european-city-in-the-12-that-scored-below-50-points-1
Students need to use BOLTSS when constructing their map (Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source).
Worksheet attached to help understand BOLTSS.
Students are to answer the following questions:
Mapping– use a blank world map to locate the 10 most liveable cities and least liveable cities.
10 most liveable cities: http://www.traveller.com.au/worlds-most-liveable-city-for-2018-top-10-vienna-comes-in-at-number-one-h0xsz8
10 Least Liveable cities: http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-worst-places-to-live-in-the-world-2017-8/?r=AU&IR=T/#10-kiev-ukraine-478100-points-kiev-is-the-also-the-only-european-city-in-the-12-that-scored-below-50-points-1
Students need to use BOLTSS when constructing their map (Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source).
Worksheet attached to help understand BOLTSS.
Students are to answer the following questions:
- What do you notice about where the 10 most liveable cities are located?
- What do you notice about where the 10 least liveable cities are located?
ABS Census Data Comparison
Using the ABS website and the 2017 census data examine key statistics of different suburbs across NSW. Students are encouraged to look at income, number of families, people with a mortgage etc. Note- the website contains technical language.
Technical skills or technical language refers to the skills or terminologies that are typically best understood by people who specialize in that field or area.
Students are encouraged look up definitions for words that are technical and record the definitions in their exercise book.
Activities:
Technical skills or technical language refers to the skills or terminologies that are typically best understood by people who specialize in that field or area.
Students are encouraged look up definitions for words that are technical and record the definitions in their exercise book.
Activities:
- Students create a table with some suburbs of interest for comparison and use the following website to fill in the table.
Data |
Pambula |
Vaucluse |
Belyuen |
Men |
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Women |
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Median weekly household income |
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Median weekly rent |
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Average motor vehicles per dwelling |
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Median age |