YEAR 7 HUMANITIES ASSESSMENT TASK:

Liveability: My Local Area

Systems: For individuals and societies, “systems thinking” provides a powerful tool for understanding both natural and human environments, and the role of individuals within them. Social and natural systems rely on a state of equilibrium and are vulnerable to change from internal and external forces.

Statement of Inquiry: The interaction between human and
natural environments contribute to liveability

Assessment Criteria: B: Investigating C: Communicating D: Thinking Critically

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Aim:

To investigate the liveability (or walkability) of my local neighbourhood (or walk to school); by collecting and recording geographical data.

Mode of presentation:

Section A, B, C: PowerPoint Report

Task:

Complete the following three tasks over the next two weeks. You need to decide on specific and appropriate headings for each slide of your PowerPoint Report.
Make sure you have a slide showing the beginning of each of the three sections.

Academic Honesty:

Students are reminded that all work submitted must be their own and each use of words, work or ideas of another person, whether written, oral or visual, (hard copy and /or electronic materials) must be acknowledged in the body of their work and the bibliography.

Due Date: Once agreed put this into your calendar

Section A - Location and scale

Time provided: 2 periods

SLIDE 1

Determine which local council (local government) manages your neighbourhood. Use the following link as a resource: http://www.dtpli.vic.gov.au/local- government/find-your-local-council
Name the council and copy and paste the map of the council area.
Name a minimum of 5 suburbs in the local government area that your neighbourhood is located in.

SLIDE 2

Mapping your location – include 2 maps

You will need a range of maps at different scale to demonstrate where your neighbourhood is. Use Google Maps to show the following:

Map 1: Regional map (your suburb) - we will complete this section in class using VicMaps
Map 2: Neighbourhood map (the area of your walk)
Photo of your street

Include BOLTSS for the maps.

*Stop! Print a copy of your neighbourhood map to take with you on your walk!

SLIDE 3

Using Google Maps, describe the location TO your neighbourhood from:
Mater Christi College
Your primary school c. Knox Athletics Track

e.g. My neighbourhood is South West of Mater Christi.

No map is required in your PowerPoint for this question. Include an image or two. You may include a map if you wish.

Section B - An audit of my walk around my neighbourhood

Time provided to complete questions: 2 periods

Now it’s time to go on your walk - this is homework!

This website has many ideas about what to look out for, whilst completing your audit of the street: www.victoriawalks.org.au/Walking_audit/

Don’t forget to take:

Your printed A4 neighbourhood map
The Walking Audit form, a pen & a clipboard
A phone or camera to take photographs of positive and negative features that will

help you assess the walkability of your local neighbourhood.

The “Housing styles” guide.

Complete your audit of your local neighbourhood with family or a friend!

SLIDES (Approx) 1 to 3:

In this section of your slide show presentation include the following:

Scans/photographs of your completed Walking Audit form (5 pages)

SLIDES 4 to 9

Summary of walkability: Create a slide for each of the 6 criteria from your audit: a. Footpaths

Facilities
c. Crossing the road
d. Traffic
e. Safety
f. Aesthetics (looks/surrounds)

On each slide, list the positive and negative observations from your neighbourhood walk. Add annotated photos or illustrations where available / appropriate.

You must include a minimum of 2 annotated photographs of features from your walk on these slides, e.g. typical houses, streetscape, parks, shade trees, green spaces, points of interest and where they are located along your route.

It is important to refer to the exemplar presentations to see good examples of annotated photographs.

Section C - Analysis of my local area

Time provided: 2 periods

SLIDE 1

Location of positive and negative features of my local area

Using a map of your local area, show the following features:
a. Where you walked; use arrows to indicate direction
b. Your house and/or Mater Christi College
c. Features of importance such as parks, shops and crossings; use

shading/colour
d. Check that your map includes all BOLTSS

SLIDES 2 - 3

Concluding paragraph: Improving the livability of my walk in my local area.

Pictorial evidence:

Include and label 2 photos with features of concern with a red arrow

pointing to its location.

Include and label 2 photos with features of merit with a green arrow

pointing to its location.

Describe ways your local council and residents could improve the liveability of your walk. Refer to your photos.
You could include some images showing what these improvements could be.

SLIDE 4
Bibliography!
Include at least four credible references at the end of your report using My Bib.