1. Year 5 – Bushfire Studies
Lesson Nine

2. Learning intention
Today we will…explore how communities, families and firefighting services respond to the disaster of a bushfire. We will investigate this topic by writing our own inquiry questions. Using the primary source of a news report we will attempt to answer our inquiry questions to discover how people respond to a bushfire.

3. Trivia
Name a location where a major bushfire has occurred

4. What are the essential items to take when leaving your house if there is a bushfire?
A) First aid kit and water
B) Television
C) Favourite coffee cup
D) Skateboard

5. How do Indigenous Australian’s use fire in their culture?
Communicating
Cooking
Regeneration of plants
All of the above

6. What factors influence where people choose to live?
Employment and sporting facilities
Employment, environment and lifestyle
Living with a street with their name on it
All of the above

7. Inquiry Questions….
How can buildings be kept warm in winter and cool in summer?

8. Is this an inquiry question?
Do you like to swim?

9. How can we make this an inquiry question?
Do you like to swim?

10. Learning intention
Today we will…explore how communities, families and firefighting services respond to the disaster of a bushfire. We will investigate this topic by writing our own inquiry questions. Using the primary source of a news report we will attempt to answer our inquiry questions to discover how people respond to a bushfire.

11. Let’s write our own inquiry questions…

13. Let’s watch a news report to answer our inquiry questions…