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Elaboration ACHASSI023

identifying similarities and differences between activities over time by comparing objects of the past with those currently used (for example, comparing toys, games, clothes, phones, cooking utensils, tools, homework books)

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 (1) ACHASSI026

describing features of a space or place (such as a chicken coop, a play area, their bedroom, the reading corner, the beach) that is important to them and explaining what they could do to care for it

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK028

comparing families in the present with those from the recent past (the families of parents, grandparents or familiar older person) in terms of their size and structure (for example, the different types of family such as nuclear, single parent, blende …

Elaboration ACHASSK031

using observations of the local place to identify and describe natural features (for example, hills, rivers, native vegetation), managed features (for example, farms, parks, gardens, plantation forests) and constructed features (for example, roads, buildings) …

Elaboration ACHASSK032

describing the daily and seasonal weather of their place by its rainfall, temperature, sunshine and wind, and comparing it with the weather of other places that they know or are aware of

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 (2) ACHASSI038

listening to different stories (for example, Dreaming and Creation stories) about reasons for the change of seasons or about how natural features of Earth were created

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI043

describing a significant person from their community’s past in a short report or biography or through a fictional journal based on facts

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 (2) ACHASSK045

identifying and designing a local historical tour of a building or site (for example, one related to a particular cultural group)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK048

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

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI055

creating visual representations of a sequence of events or happenings (for example, the stages involved in making decisions in a familiar context, such as a planning a class activity, the sequence of seasonal changes in different climates)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK064

generating a list of local, state and national symbols and emblems (for example, club emblems, school logos, flags, floral emblems, the Commonwealth Coat of Arms) and discussing their origins, use and significance

Elaboration ACHASSK065

comparing the significance of national days in different countries, looking at why they developed and elements they have in common

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK065

investigating the origins and significance of some international celebrations or commemorations (for example, the International Day of Peace)

Elaboration ACHASSK066

using geographical tools (for example, a globe, wall map or digital application such as Google Earth) to locate and name significant places such as the states, territories, major cities and regional centres in Australia

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK066

identifying and describing the major natural features of Australia (for example, rivers, deserts, rainforests, the Great Dividing Range, the Great Barrier Reef and islands of the Torres Strait) and describing them with annotations on a map

Elaboration (3) ACHASSK066

describing how the territory of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples contains the Country/Places of many individuals and language groups

Elaboration (4) ACHASSK066

exploring how oral traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples were used to map landscapes

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