WORLD GEOGRAPHY Β· UNIT 10
Australia & Oceania Geography Unit Plan
Everything you need for an engaging, student-centered unit on Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, with easy-to-follow lesson plans for every day.
Unit 10 Overview
From the Outback to Polynesia
This is the tenth unit in my World Geography curriculum. Oceania covers a third of the planet's surface but is mostly ocean, from the dry Australian Outback to thousands of islands scattered across the Pacific.
Over the course of the unit, students explore Pacific cultures and the ancient art of wayfinding, race to escape the Australian Outback, and investigate how phosphate mining transformed the tiny island nation of Nauru.
You can buy every resource for this unit here, or join Students of History to immediately access every lesson online, along with every other unit in the course.
Day-by-Day Flow
How the unit runs
The unit plan guide includes lesson plans for every day, so you always know which resource to use and how. Here's how the unit moves from start to finish.
Day 1: Australia & New Zealand
A PowerPoint, guided notes, and map cover the cities, capitals, and geographic features of both countries.
Day 2: Escape from the Outback
Students move through five stations in an escape room on the landmarks and geography of the Australian Outback.
Days 3-4: Melanesia & Wayfinding
A lesson on the islands of Melanesia, then students become navigators and plan a sailing route to three islands across the Pacific, with readings on Pacific Islander peoples.
Days 5-6: Micronesia & Nauru
A lesson on the islands of Micronesia, then a case study on how Nauru's phosphate boom and bust became a cautionary tale.
Day 7: Polynesia
Students learn the islands and cultures of Polynesia, plus the story of why Samoa skipped a day when it switched sides of the International Date Line.
Review & Assessment
A review game, online readings with audio, and a current event activity prepare students for the editable unit test, which also comes in a Google Forms version.
What's Included
Over 25 resources, ready to teach
Every resource comes in both print and digital formats, plus a unit plan guide with lesson ideas for each day and links to videos and online resources.
- A unit guide packet with a map, worksheets, and activities
- A complete set of interactive notebook foldables
- A digital interactive notebook set for Google Drive
- 4 PowerPoints with videos and guided notes on Australia and New Zealand, Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia
- A Pacific Islands latitude and longitude worksheet
- Daily warm ups and bell ringers
- A Cultures of the Pacific wayfinding project
- An Australian Outback escape room
- A nonrenewable resources case study on Nauru
- A reading activity about Samoa
- A current event activity, curated video links, and online readings with audio
- A review game and an editable unit test with a Google Forms option
Teacher Reviews
What teachers say about this unit
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βThe wayfinding project already having the readings and research attached to it made it easy to complete in only a couple days. I had my students creating a digital journal on Google Slides and they all turned out very well.β
Katie H.Teacher
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βThis is a great resource with a variety of activities to help students understand the geography of this area.β
Megan S.Teacher
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βI have several of these bundles and my students loved them. They are put together very well and are so easy to use!β
Mary D.Teacher
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βBeautiful slideshow with great information. I love using stations and interactive activities and this unit was perfect for me.β
Ruth Delane S.Teacher
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βThis was an engaging resource to use with my students at the end of the school year. It kept them busy and interested in continuing to learn while summer break was drawing closer!β
Haley M.Teacher
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βExcellent unit plan. This worked great to help my middle schoolers learn about Oceania. Love the wayfinding project!β
The Social EducatorTeacher
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