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Foundation Year HASS

My personal world The Foundation curriculum focuses on developing students’ understanding of their personal worlds, including their personal and family histories and the places they and their families live in and belong to. The emphasis is on the student’s …

Foundation Year | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI001

posing questions about artefacts of the past (for example, ‘Is it old or new?’, ‘What was it used for?’) and representations of places (for example, ‘Where is this place?’, ‘What does this show?’ and ‘What is that?’)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI002

observing the features of a special place (for example, their bedroom, under a tree) or local place (such as a beach, farm or ceremony site) and recording these observations

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI003

illustrating on a pictorial map, or by making a model, the location of their home in relation to school or other features of the local area

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI006

identifying natural and constructed features of a place that have changed over time and those that have remained relatively unchanged

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI010

using simple terms to denote the passage of time (for example, 'then', 'now', 'yesterday', 'today', 'tomorrow') when talking about their experiences

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK013

recognising that stories of the past may differ depending on who is telling them (for example, listening to stories about the same event related by two different people such as a mother and a grandmother)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK014

describing how the globe is a representation of the world and locating Australia and other places on a globe

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK015

identifying how places provide people with their basic needs (for example, water, food and shelter) and why they should be looked after for the future

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK016

inviting members of the traditional owner group to talk about Country/Place and places of cultural and historical significance to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community in the local neighbourhood, suburb, town or rural area

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK017

discussing different ways they could contribute to caring for special places including those that are unique

History Achievement Standard HASS Foundation Year

By the end of the Foundation year, students identify important events in their own lives. They identify how they, their families and friends know about their past and commemorate events that are important to them. Students sequence familiar events in …

Geography Achievement Standard HASS Foundation Year

By the end of Foundation Year, students describe the features of familiar places and recognise why some places are special to people. They recognise that places can be represented on maps and a globe and why places are important to people. Students observe …

HASS Achievement Standard HASS Foundation Year

By the end of Foundation Year, students identify important events in their own lives and recognise why some places are special to people. They describe the features of familiar places and recognise that places can be represented on maps and models. They …

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