Lesson Purpose
- Consider the impact and importance of Tinaroo Dam on the development of the Tablelands.
- View the display which illustrates the layout of the Atherton Tableland's district, its history and the extent of Lake Tinaroo.
- View the geographical characteristics of the area.
Year Levels
Year 4-7
Time Required
2 hrs
Leader
TEEC staff member
General Information
Canoe and hike (approx. 3km) activity. Involves a paddle to the Tinaroo township and a walk to the Tinaroo Dam Lookout.
Australian Curriculum
During the course of this activity it may be possible to target a number of the "Content Descriptions" across year levels four to seven.
Year 4
| Science Understanding |
Biological sciences- Living things have life cycles.
- Living things, depend on each other and the environment to survive.
Earth and space sciences - Earth's surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity.
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| Science as a Human Endeavour |
Use and influence of science- Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions.
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Unit 2 : Sustainable use of places - The importance environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people.
- The use and management of natural resources and waste, and different views on how to do this sustainably.
- The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability.
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Year 5
| Science Understanding |
Biological sciences- Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.
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| Science as a Human Endeavour |
Use and influence of science- Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions.
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Unit 2 : Managing Australian communities- The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places.
- The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place management of spaces within them.
- The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond.
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Year 6
| Science Understanding |
Earth and space sciences- Sudden geological changes and extreme weather events can affect Earth's surface.
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Unit 5 : Making decisions to benefit my community- How the concept of opportunity cost involves choices about the alternative use of resources and the need to consider trade-offs.
- The effect that consumer and financial decisions can have on the individual, the broader community and the environment.
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Year 7
| Science Understanding |
Biological sciences- Interactions between organisms, including the effects of human activities, can be represented by food chains and food webs.
Earth and space sciences - Some of Earth’s resources are renewable, including water that cycles through the environment, but others are non-renewable.
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| Geographical Knowledge and Understanding |
Unit 1 : Water in the world- The classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource.
- The ways that flows of water connects places as it moves through the environment and the way this affects places.
- The quantity and variability of Australia's water resources compared with other continents.
- The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa.
- The economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people of the Asia region.
Unit 2 : Place and liveability - The factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live and their perceptions of the liveability of places.
- The strategies used to enhance the liveability of places, especially for young people, including examples from Australia and Europe.
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