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This inquiry-based unit of work was created, trialled and peer reviewed as part of a professional learning program in inquiry-based learning for school teachers. The professional learning courses were part of a pilot partnership between the NSW Government’s Sydney Metro transport agency and Western Sydney University. 

Topics covered:
Geography, History, Science; GEe-1; HTe-1; STe-4ME-ST;

This book and related online materials are curriculum resources for primary teachers and students produced by Sydney Metro Northwest in consultation with practising teachers and curriculum specialists. 

Ready to teach, syllabus-based lessons for K-6.

This book and related online materials are curriculum resources for secondary teachers and students produced by Sydney Metro Northwest in consultation with practising teachers and curriculum specialists. 

Ready to teach, syllabus-based lessons for 7–10.

Survey activity sheet to support "How to plan community development: doing a population survey" lesson.

Geography K-10; GE5-1; GE5-7

In this sequence of lessons for stage 5, students learn about community consultation and how they might participate in this process in an informed manner. They select and research an aspect of the Sydney Metro Northwest project, prepare a presentation, and deliver it to the class as if they were a member of the project team presenting to a community group.

Geography K–10 promotes values, attitudes and social skills that are essential to students’ success in and beyond their schooling. These include making responsible and informed decisions, and participating in society as active and informed citizens.

Topics covered: A railway for Sydney's North West region, Geography
Geography K-10; GE5-2; GE5-4; GE5-7; GE5-8

These lessons provide Stage 5 students with the opportunity to explore the basic ideas of geotechnics and some of the geological issues that need to be solved when building a tunnel.

Topics covered : Planning, designing and building a railway and Geography. 
Geography K-10; GE5-2; GE5-7; GE5-8

Students investigate changes occurring in the Northwest and South West Sydney Growth Centres. They understand why Sydney Metro Northwest is important to meet the needs of a growing population. This stage 5 lesson follows the lesson on building population pyramids and selecting and applying appropriate geographical tools to aid in the understanding of population change.

Topics covered:  Planning, designing and building a railway and Geography.
Geography K-10; GE5-2; GE5-3; GE5-7; GE5-8

In seeking answers to interesting calculations, stage 5 students begin to understand how engineers apply mathematical knowledge to solving ‘real-world’ problems. When discussing Sydney Metro Northwest’s tunnels, for example, many people might ask the following questions: How much rock material has to be excavated to make the rail tunnels? How heavy is all that rock? Students will enjoy finding answers to these questions and sharing them with peers.

Topics covered: Planning, designing and building a railway and Mathematics.
Mathematics K-10; MA5.2-2WM

Population change in the North West region is rapid and is forecast to increase further. That growth is expected to include many more families with children. This predicted population growth is one of the main reasons for the development of Sydney Metro Northwest. The railway will also influence the nature of that growth. In this sequence of  stage 5 lessons students learn more about their local population and how it is changing. Students learn how to gather data by conducting a small survey and building a population pyramid.

Topics covered: Planning, designing and building a railway, Geography.
Geography K-10; GE5-1; GE5-7

In this lessons for stage 5 students gather land-use information from the aerial photographic land use maps of each of the station locations along the Sydney Metro Northwest alignment. They compare these maps to the 1943 land use images, in the NSW Government GIS SixViewer. This activity provides an understanding of land use change around the station precincts over time, in addition to refining students mapping and GIS skills. 

Topics covered: A railway for Sydney’s North West region and Geography.
Geography K-10; GE5-3; GE5-7; GE5-8