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Elaboration ACHASSI040

interpreting distance on maps using terms such as ‘metres’, ‘distant’, ‘close’, ‘local’, ‘many hours in a bus/car/plane’, ‘walking distance’ to decide on the accessibility of different features and places

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 (3) ACHASSI043

using terms in speech and writing to denote the passing of time (for example, ‘in the past’, ‘years ago’, ‘the olden days’, ‘in the future’) and to describe direction and location (for example, north, south, opposite, near, far)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK047

describing the location of continents and oceans relative to Australia, using terms such as north, south, opposite, near, far

Elaboration ACHASSK048

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

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK048

describing the scale of places, from the personal (home), the local (their suburb, town or district), the regional (state) to the national (country)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK051

suggesting what their pattern of visits to places might have been one or two generations ago and comparing this to their current pattern

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI043

composing reports with multimedia to share findings (for example, findings of a comparison of past and present daily life, a report on how access to and use of a place has changed over time, or recommendations on a building of significance)

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 (1) ACHASSK044

suggesting reasons for the location of a local landmark (for example, community building, landmark or war memorial) before searching for resources that provide an explanation

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK044

investigating the history of a chosen person, building, site or landmark in the local community using sources (for example, books, newspapers, oral histories, audiovisual material, digital sources, letters, photographs) and relating a story which these …

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) ACHASSK047

using geographical tools (for example, a globe and world map) or digital applications such as Google Earth to locate and name the continents, oceans, equator, North and South Poles, tropics and hemispheres and then labelling an outline map

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) ACHASSI036

locating the places they are connected to (such as through family, travel, friends), or the places they visit for shopping, recreation or other reasons on a print, electronic or wall map

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, …

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