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Elaboration ACHASSI025

using collected information (for example, from stories told by parents, grandparents, elders or familiar older people; from geographic pictures) to make conclusions about change over time and place (for example, how occupations and/or technologies have …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK031

recounting Dreaming and Creation stories of Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples that identify the natural features of a place

Elaboration (3) ACHASSK031

describing local features people look after (for example, bushland, wetland, park or a heritage building) and finding out why and how these features need to be cared for, and who provides this care

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK032

comparing the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People’s seasonal calendar for the local area with one students are familiar with, such as the four-seasons calendar derived from Europe

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI035

locating historical evidence of the local community’s past (for example, place and street names that commemorate people, monuments, built and non-built historical landmarks, middens, remnants of native vegetation and old building remains)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI035

surveying peers to discover how they are connected to people in other places in Australia and the world, or to find out how frequently they visit places and for what purpose

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI035

exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ connections to Country/Place through oral histories Dreaming and Creation stories, dance, art and cultural representations

Elaboration ACHASSI038

discussing why some places are considered special or significant by others (for example, by parents, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, their grandparents or familiar elders their friends, returned soldiers, wildlife workers)

Elaboration ACHASSI039

comparing places that differ over time or across location (for example, climate, natural environment, plants, animals, people’s home)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI039

examining a historical site (for example, a home, a school) to explore how technology has changed life over time (for example, how and where food was obtained and prepared, how people travelled, how people stayed warm or cool, how sewerage was managed, …

Elaboration ACHASSI041

drawing conclusions about how traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples were able to overcome the constraints of distance (for example, trading goods and ideas across the continent and its islands)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI041

discussing the history or value of places in the local community from an exploration of place names (for example, place names that are linked to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, historical events, early settlers, and political, religious …

Elaboration ACHASSK044

using the internet, newspapers, community information guides and local knowledge to identify and list the people and places promoted as being of historic interest in the local community

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK045

identifying, in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and visiting (where appropriate) local sites, places and landscapes of significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (for example, engraving sites, rock paintings, …

Elaboration ACHASSK046

examining changes in technology over several generations by comparing past and present objects and photographs, and discussing how these changes have shaped people’s lives (for example, changes to land, air and sea transport; the move from wood-fired …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK048

investigating the names and meanings given to local features and places by the local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Elaboration ACHASSK049

explaining that some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have special connections to many Countries/Places (for example, through marriage, birth, residence and chosen or forced movement)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK049

discussing how some people are connected to one Country (for example, because it is “mother’s” Country or “father’s” Country)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK049

describing the connections of the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with the land, sea, waterways, sky and animals of their Country/Place, and how this influences their views on the use of environmental resources

Elaboration ACHASSK050

examining the ways people are connected to other places (for example, through relatives, friends, things people buy or obtain, holidays, sport, family origin, beliefs, or through environmental practices such as where their waste ends up and its effect …

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