Materials

• Pictures and/or slides illustrating types of vegetation of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

Instructional Activities

1. Display maps of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Antarctica, and point out the key features students were instructed to locate and label in the previous session.
   
   
2. Display pictures and/or slides illustrating the various types of vegetation indigenous to each of these areas, and discuss them as a class. Also show pictures of
   • the Australian desert
   • the Great Dividing Range
   • the Great Barrier Reef
   • Australia’s unique animal life
   • Antarctica’s icecap
   • the Pacific Islands with volcanoes and coral.
   
   
3. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.