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Year 1, Unit 7: Changing lands and skies

Where are we?

Where do we live? Where is our school?

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Our place

How does our weather affect people coming to visit our area? (eg seasons, wet season, storms).

Have there been times when the weather makes our area a dangerous place to visit? (eg heat waves, cyclones, blizzards, dust storms).

Has the weather damaged or changed our area? (eg cyclones, floods, drought).

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Observing the weather1.Circle the day.2.Circle the month.3.Circle the season.4.Observe the day sky. Circle what you see.5.Is it raining now?6.Check the container for rain. Measure.7.Hold up the streamer. Is it windy?8.How hot or cold does it feel?

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The Torres Strait IslandsThere are many beautiful islands in the Torres Strait. The sea is a very important part of our daily life and our culture. It is hot or warm all year round in the Torres Strait, so we love to swim. In summer it is also humid but we do get a lot of rain then too. We call it the wet season. Sometimes we have special ceremonies and wear special clothes.

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Alice SpringsAlice Springs is in central Australia so the days are very hot in summer, warm in winter and it is fairly dry. When it rains in summer it rains very heavily. In winter, the night- time gets cold. Around Alice Springs, there are many natural places that are important to Aboriginal people.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is a very exciting city to live in. It also has amazing weather which changes in the blink of an eye. Big storms, cold weather and heat waves are all part of living in Melbourne.

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The Snowy MountainsLiving near the Snowy Mountains is wonderful in both summer and winter. In summer it is never hot and there is so much fresh mountain air, especially when you go hiking. There are always amazing views and wild flowers to see. In winter it gets very cold and it snows, so people can go skiing!

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Image acknowledgements

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2 Country Australia clip art Public domain

3 Country Australia clip art Public domain

3 Sorry day dance electricnerve CC BY 2.0

3 Thursday Island: The cool room electricnerve CC BY 2.0

3 Lookout on Mt Bogon earthkath CC BY-NC 2.0

3 Children on Train gamal_inphotos CC BY-NC 2.0

6 Front beach, Thursday Island electricnerve CC BY 2.0

6 Badu Island Lilly Beach Killer White Fluff CC BY 2.0

6 Thursday Island: Traditional dress electricnerve CC BY 2.0

7 Sorry day dance electricnerve CC BY 2.0

7 Alice Springs david66king CC BY 2.0

7 Uluru Jalbarragup Artworks CC BY-NC 2.0

8 Melbourne tram Geoff Penaluna CC BY 2.0

8 Melbourne dtraleigh CC BY-NC 2.0

8 Children on Train gamal_inphotos CC BY-NC 2.0

9 View from top of Mt Kosciuzsko Andrea Schaffer CC BY 2.0

9 Australian Alps 1981Adam CC BY-NC 2.0

9 Top of the world mattyp CC BY-NC 2.0

9 On the trail mattyp CC BY-NC 2.0