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Elaboration (3) ACHASSI096

mapping geographical data using spatial technologies (for example, the location of recent bushfires in Australia, or information they have collected through fieldwork)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI098

identifying the purpose and usefulness of information gained from primary and secondary sources (for example, checking publication details)

Elaboration ACHASSI133

composing information and expository texts, supported by evidence, to describe conclusions from their economic, civic, historical and geographical inquiries

Elaboration ACHASSI154

deciding which formats best suit the presentation of gathered information after consideration of a range of digital and non-digital media

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI163

using graphic representations (such as graphs, tables, spreadsheets and photographs) to present, supplement and clarify information contained in reports and other documents

using information technologies to record and organise information in tables, databases and digital concept maps (for example, creating a consequence chart to show what happens when school rules are not followed, or when human settlement damages a component …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI002

listening to stories from oral, audiovisual and other sources to find information about family, friends, celebrations, places and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI003

contributing information to shared records of places, families and friends (for example, adding personal details to murals, concept maps, tally charts and pictorial tables)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI019

gathering information about the weather and seasons from the media, their own observations and from stories (for example, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI036

creating pictorial maps with annotations to show familiar local and/or historical sites, their features and location, and adding further information as extra sites are identified

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 (2) ACHASSI057

identifying differences in the representation of a place on a map, in an aerial photo and in a satellite image and discussing how different methods of representation give different information about distributions and patterns

Elaboration ACHASSI129

evaluating and connecting information from various sources to defend a position (for example, the responsibilities associated with Australian citizenship, the right to build in a place, why a person is considered significant)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK151

distinguishing between businesses in the primary, secondary and tertiary industry sectors and discussing what they produce or provide (such as agriculture and mining; textiles and food; and information, tourism and telecommunications)

Elaboration ACHASSI007

talking about the relevance of information to a task (for example, how to find treasure on a treasure map, why a class timetable is helpful, how a weather map can help us decide what clothes to wear)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI024

using information gained from sources (for example, stories, photographs, fieldwork observations, satellite images, rock art) to answer ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions

Elaboration ACHASSI035

identifying information in sources relevant to learning about the past (for example, photographs, interviews, newspapers, stories and maps, including those online) and sources relevant to learning about places (satellite images, globes, diagrams, measurements, …

Elaboration ACHASSI036

sorting and recording written or pictorial information or survey results in tables under headings such as ‘then/now’, ‘past/present/future’, ‘places near/far’, ‘places visited’, ‘purpose’, ‘frequency’, ‘distance’

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI053

collecting information in the field (for example, taking photographs, making sketches, taking water measurements or collecting natural objects to support the investigation of ecological health, settlement or demographic details of a place)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI074

brainstorming ways that information might be collected for an inquiry (for example, surveys, interviews, tallying) and choosing, with teacher guidance, the most effective sources of data (for example, the internet, thematic maps, photographs, satellite …

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