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VICTORIA CONT...Activities within this resource can be related to the following Essential Learning Standards for:• Physical, Personal and Social Learning• Discipline based learning (Humanities)Level Strand Domain Learning focus and standardsStudents investigate a variety of scenarios identifying potential hazards and harms at home,at school and in the community, using given criteria such as a home safety checklist. Theybegin to explore the relationship between safety, risk and challenge, with an emphasis ondeveloping their knowledge and understanding of strategies and skills to reduce harms,prevent accidents and create safe and supportive environments...Physical, Personal and Social LearningHealth andPhysical Education(Health knowledgeand promotion)Students explore how the school and community contribute to the health (and safety) of itsmembers, both through the impact of its physical and social environments and through theservices and facilities it provides...At Level 3 Standard, students can:• identify basic safety skills and strategies at home, school and in the community, anddescribe methods for recognising and avoiding harmful situations.• describe how physical and social components in the local environment contribute towellbeing and identify how health services and products address the health (and safety)needs and concerns of the local community.Students develop knowledge about their community and environment and a sense thatindividuals contributions care for and improve the environment, their own lives and others.Level 3Civics andcitizenshipAt Level 3 Standard, students can:• explain why protection and care for the natural and built environment is important.• work with other students to identify a local issue and plan possible actions (for) adesired outcome.Discipline based learningHumanitiesStudents investigate the human and physical characteristics of their local area and otherparts of Victoria and consider features of their local community that have changed over time.They learn about settlement patterns, major land uses, communication networks…and makesome simple comparisons between local and other Victorian environments: natural features,climate, land use and types of human activities.Students develop awareness and understanding of the effects of people’s interactions withtheir environment and the ways in which these affect their lives…Students learn to distinguish between basic needs and wants (for example, food, clothing,shelter, and affection), saving and spending, buyers (consumers) and sellers (producers), andgoods and services. They examine and compare different types of work and specific jobs.At Level 3 Standard, students can:• describe the human and physical characteristics of their local area and other parts ofVictoria...(and).. how people use and affect different environments in Victoria.• draw simple maps and plans of familiar environments observing basic mappingconventions... (and)… identify the location of places on a simple map21