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Elaboration ACHASSK138

using geographical tools (for example, a globe wall map or digital application such as Google Earth) to identify the geographical division of Asia into North-East, South-East, South Asia and West Asia (the Middle East)

Elaboration ACHASSK180

explaining the rise of imperial China (for example, the use of chariot warfare and the adoption of mass infantry armies, the building of the first phase of the Great Wall of China, military strategies as codified in Sun Tzu’s The Art of War)

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 (1) ACHASSI005

identifying places in the playground or local area that they like or places they like to avoid, and talking about the reasons for their feelings

Elaboration ACHASSK048

examining the names of features and places in the local area, the meaning of these names and why they were chosen

Elaboration ACHASSI127

surveying businesses in the local area to find out what influences their choices concerning the way they provide goods and services

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK188

comparing student access to and use of places and spaces in their local area and evaluating how this affects perceptions of liveability

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK189

examining the role transport plays in people’s ability to access services and participate in activities in the local area

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK190

investigating the concepts of environmental quality and pollutions by surveying the environmental quality of their local area and its effect on liveability

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK192

developing a specific proposal to improve an aspect of the liveability of their place, taking into account the needs of diverse groups in the community, including young people (for example, through fieldwork in the local recreation area), or including …

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) 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 ACHASSI042

reflecting on their increasing knowledge of special places and natural systems in their local area and, whether their ideas about and behaviours have changed as a result of greater understanding

Elaboration (3) ACHASSK088

explaining the significance of vegetation endemic in the local area to survival of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples (for example, as a source of food, shelter, medicine, tools and weapons)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI104

assessing possible options as actions that people could take to respond to a local issue they have investigated (for example, the redevelopment of a disused quarry in the local area)

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 ACHASSK017

identifying places they consider to be ‘special’ (for example, their room, a play area, holiday location or an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander place of family significance) and explaining why the place is special to them

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI020

recording data about the location of places and their features on maps and/or plans (for example, labelling the location of their home and daily route to school on a map of the local area, drawing a plan of their classroom and labelling its activity …

Elaboration ACHASSI059

sharing and listening to others’ stories about their community and place (for example, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander oral histories of an area, park ranger recounts, speakers from commemorative organisations, personal experiences of celebratio …

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI074

using Google Earth or similar applications to collect geographical information (for example, the extent of vegetation in an area, or to explore settlement along a major river valley in Africa or South America, from its source to the sea)

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