Stage 2 HSIE Geography – Unit 1 Complete Bundle (Lessons 1–16) NEW SYLLABUS

Stage 2 Geography – Unit 1 Complete Bundle (Lessons 1–16)

Climate, Landforms & Rainfall Across Australia and the World

This comprehensive 16-lesson Geography unit fully addresses the NSW 2024 Stage 2 HSIE syllabus outcome:

HS2-GEO-01 – Geographical information is used to understand the world.

What’s Included

✔ 16 explicit and structured lessons

✔ Detailed PowerPoint slides (over 400 slides)

✔ Engaging worksheets for every lesson

✔ Relief map and grid map activities

✔ Rainfall choropleth and column graph tasks

✔ Assessment rubric

✔ Report comments

✔ Full scope and sequence

✔ Lesson overview document

Unit Overview

Students move through a clear learning progression:

Lessons 1–5

• Climate zones of Australia and the world

• Choropleth maps

• Temperature and rainfall patterns

Lessons 6–11

• Grid maps and compass directions

• Relief maps and elevation

• Deserts, forests, mountain ranges and rivers

Lessons 12–16

• Volcanoes and ocean trenches

• Seasonal rainfall patterns

• Constructing and interpreting column graphs

• Writing geographical explanations using evidence

Skills Developed

Students will:

• Locate and compare major physical features using grid references and compass directions
• Interpret relief maps to understand elevation and landforms
• Analyse seasonal rainfall data
• Construct column graphs
• Use geographical evidence to write explanations

Why Teachers Love This Unit

• Everything is structured and sequenced
• Strong cross-curricular links to Mathematics
• Assessment tasks are embedded throughout
• Explicit teaching approach
• Saves significant planning time
• Aligned to the 2024 NSW syllabus

This bundle provides a complete, cohesive, and engaging Geography program for Stage 2 — all planned, sequenced and ready to teach.