AROUND THE WORLD IN A MORNING

AROUND THE
WORLD IN A MORNING
SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS IN YEARS 6 AND 7
The Port of Brisbane is Australia’s fastest growing container port and this busy and dynamic environment
provides a stimulating setting for students. The learning opportunities extend to just about every part of the
school curriculum.
The following questions and activities can be used as a supplement to a PortEd Tour and link to aspects of the
Queensland Studies of Society and Environment and Science Syllabi (Level 4). The activities can be
completed on the day of the tour or can be used as a reflective exercise upon your return to school.
OBJECTIVES:
Students who undertake this program will:
• analyse evidence of change to Brisbane’s port;
• develop an understanding of our dependence on imported products in our everyday lives;
• identify how familiar products (our needs and wants) make it from their source to the shelf;
• categorise import and export resources and consider the production and consumption of these resources;
• investigate the various people and resources involved in transporting and distributing the resources we
consume;
• identify on maps global patterns of trade;
• identify Australia’s major global trading partners and suggest reasons for these trends; and
• predict how specific Australian industries link to global economic and ecological systems.
AROUND THE WORLD IN A MORNING—OUTCOMES:
Study of Society and Environment
Time,
Continuity &
Change
4.1 Students use primary sources to investigate situations before and after change in
Australian or global settings.
Place and
Space
4.1 Students make justifiable links between ecological and economic factors and the
production and consumption of a familiar resource.
4.4 Students use latitude, longitude, compass and scale references and thematic maps to
make inferences about global patterns.
Systems, Resources
and Power
Science
Earth and
Beyond
4.1 Students outline how Australian industries link to global economic and ecological systems.
4.3 Students summarise information to compare ways in which different communities use
resources from the Earth and beyond.
Natural &
Processed
Materials
4.3 Students examine and assess ways that materials can be changed to make them more
useful.

AROUND THE
WORLD IN A MORNING
Have you ever wondered exactly where your stuff comes from? I mean,
before it arrives in the shop for you to buy? PB is here to tell you the
story behind some familiar products.
People’s needs and wants have changed over-time. As a result, Brisbane’s
seaport has gone through many changes too.
IMAGE ONE: In the mid to late 1800s, port activities occurred in the City Reach of the Brisbane River between Kangaroo Point and Victoria
Bridge—now South Bank.
ACTIVITY ONE: Brisbane’s seaport has changed significantly since this
photo was taken in the 1800’s. List as many differences between this
historical image and what you saw on your tour.
• Brisbane’s port has moved to the _____________ of the Brisbane River.
• The railway lines no longer run right beside the ____________ .
• The ships are ________________ now.
• ______________ are now used to load and unload ships instead of people.

AROUND THE
WORLD IN A MORNING
Each of the things we buy has a story attached to it, which tells of the journey it has travelled
before arriving on the store shelf.
ACTIVITY: Listen to the story ‘Around the World in a Morning’. Colour the dots
on the map as you hear a country or city mentioned. At the end of the story you
will see how aspects of your daily life connect you to the global
community.
ARCTIC OCEAN
NORTH
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Germany
Saudi Arabia
India
South Korea
Taiwan
Japan
PACIFIC OCEAN
United States
of America
Thailand
Philippines
Indonesia
SOUTH
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
INDIAN OCEAN
Australia
SOUTHERN OCEAN
1. Describe the region that appears to trade the most with Australia in this story.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
2. Tick the statements that help to explain why we trade most with this region:
• This region is located close to Australia.
• Australia imports a large amount of manufactured goods from this region.
• All the goods and resources Australian’s need come from this region.

AROUND THE
WORLD IN A MORNING
Many of the goods you purchase are not made in Australia, therefore they have to be imported
from another country.
ACTIVITY: Tick the items that you have at home.
In order for us to have the goods that we want and need, it takes many people and a range of
resources to transport these products to our local store.
ACTIVITY: The jumbled sequence below explains the journey of petrol from its raw
form to the petrol pump. Correct the sequence by numbering the steps 1—4.
The petrol is transported by truck
to a petrol station
for you to pump
into your car.
Crude oil is drilled from
underground sources
in countries such as
Papua New Guinea,
Indonesia & Saudi Arabia.
Oil is shipped from Papua New
Guinea &
Indonesia to
Australia.
A petrol company refines the oil
into petrol.

AROUND THE
WORLD IN A MORNING
During your tour of the Port of Brisbane, you saw a number of resources that are used by
humans—both natural and manufactured.
ACTIVITY: Match statements A—D with the correct resources pictured below.
A. This natural resource is exported to Japan where they use it to make newspaper.
B. This natural resource is exported to Japan and Korea where they use it to
generate electricity.
C. This natural resource is imported to Australia from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
and Saudi Arabia to make petrol for vehicles.
D. This manufactured good contains natural resources mined in Adelaide and
Gladstone. We use this resource to bind bricks together in buildings.
CRUDE OIL
COAL
CEMENT
WOODCHIP
A port is a place where ships come to load and unload goods.
Imports are goods that are coming into Australia.
Exports are goods that are going out of Australia.
Resources: Something we use to satisfy our needs.
Natural Resources: The parts of natural systems such as soil, trees,
water and minerals that we use to satisfy our needs.
Manufactured Goods: Goods that are made (not found in nature).