1. Floods Jennings/Rodda
Expected Learning: To learn about some of the effects floods have on the Australian community.
Task 1: Read the information below and use this to complete the activities. Save and Turn In on Edmodo.
The devastating nature of recent floods in Australia have meant that they often get a lot of news attention. While Australia is described as the driest place to live on Earth, right now it might seem hard to believe. Between 1852 and 2011, at least 951 people were killed by floods, another 1326 were injured, and the cost of damage reached an estimated $4.76 billion dollars. Floods can devastate local communities, but they also impact the entire economy - examples include the flood levy imposed in taxes following the south-east Queensland floods in 2010/2011, and also last year's inflated banana prices, after the same floods destroyed 75 per cent of the crop.
Complete the following paragraph by using words from the words bank below.
Floods are a natural _________ that have had a huge ________ on Australians. In the last 150 years, nearly 100 people have lost their _______ as a direct _______ of floods.
The damage bill from floods amounts to _________ of dollars, which directly effects our ___________. This has meant an increase in _______ and a loss of crops for our farmers.
In 2011 Australia experienced devastating floods in ____________, as well as Victoria and NSW.
billions, impact, Queensland, taxes, disaster, lives, economy, result
Finish these sentences :
1. After the floods in Queensland, the Government decided…
2. In the last 159 years…
3. One effect of floods in Australia is…

2. Floods Jennings/Rodda
Expected Learning: Learn when the worst floods have occurred in Australia’s history and use a timeline to present the information.
Task 2: Below are 10 of the worst floods in Australia’s history. Use the steps below to put this information on a timeline.
June Gundagai, NSW
15 February Ipswich, QLD
9-17 February Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville, QLD
February Hunter Valley, NSW
29 November Melbourne, VIC
27 December Clermont and Peak Downs, QLD
25 January - 1 April Brisbane, QLD - also NSW, TAS
December 2010 to January  Brisbane and south-east QLD
April Northern Tasmania
August Hawkesbury and Georges River Flood NSW
Create a timeline on a new page in this document.
Heading: Australia’s worst floods
Step 1: Insert a line in the centre of your page.
Step 2: The first date should be 1850
Step 3: Put the dates and floods above on your timeline IN ORDER.