The Big Australia Bucket List (PowerPoint + Travel Activity) Cultural Study

Included: PDF, Word Document, and Powerpoint

Students will work in teams — this can be done individually as well but will take a little longer regarding time — to take make a bucket list of places they would like to visit in Australia. They will take a journey to those places (through online resources, books and magazines) and will keep a travel journal of all the places they have visited. Students will enjoy working together and discovering interesting facts about Australia—Down Under. It will allow students not only to enjoy Australia but review the geographical themes as well as learn about the culture.

Materials + Preparation:

· PowerPoint: The Big Australian Bucket List

· 10 Journey Cards for Exploration—1 set per team

· Arrange the room where students can work in teams

· Access to the Internet, books, magazines for research on Australia

· Printer for students to print out, color, or draw locations visited on their journey

· Grading rubric.

Objectives:

· To explore the natural and human features of Australia.

· To investigate how Australia can be represented on a map as states and territories.

· To investigate the geographical location of capital cities and regional centers around
Australia.

· To identify and locate landmarks and physical features of Australia.