In Oceania we discover the island cultures that populate the Pacific Ocean. We learn about four different cultural areas - Australia, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia and how the peoples in each area live their lives.
We explore how islands are formed, the Great Barrier Reef and take a peek at the animals that live in the Marianas Trench. This is also our opportunity to take a closer look at types of agriculture and the effect that tourism can have a nation's economy.
  
Textbook topics include: 
	
Island Types
	
Australia	
		
Mountain Ranges in Australia
		
Bushfires
		
The Great Barrier Reef
		
Types of Coral Reef
		
Marsupials
		
Kangaroo Life Cycle
	
	
	
Aboriginal Oceanians	
		
The Dreaming
		
The Didgeridoo & Boomerangs
	
	
	
Polynesia	
		
Polynesian People
		
Fishing & Gardening 
		
Mana
		
Art
		
Dance
		
Surfing
	
	
	
Micronesia	
		
The Marianas Trench
		
Creatures From The Deep
	
	
	
Melanesia	
		
Head-hunters of West Papua
	
	
	
Economy of Oceania
	
Agriculture
	
Tourism 
 
The portfolio will ask learners to consider, research and discuss various questions relating to the topics in the textbooks through: 
	
Questions
	
Research tasks 
	
Practice maps
	
News articles 
	
Assignment to report on and presentation a topic of the learners' choice for which we have included an assessment matrix. 
 
*Bonus: Reading list of at least 50 novels related to this region.