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Elaboration ACHASSI034

developing how, when, where, why questions at the start of and during an investigation and then revisiting the questions to check if they have been answered

developing inquiry questions about a historical site (for example, ‘What does it look like now?’, ‘What condition is it in?’, ‘What was its purpose?’, ‘How might its use have changed?’, ‘How was it built/created?’, ‘Who built it?’, ‘How is it now used?’, …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI034

developing inquiry questions about places (for example, ‘What are the features of the place?’, ‘How far away is it?’, ‘How easy is it to get to?’, ‘How am I connected to it?’)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI034

posing questions using the stems, ‘How do I feel about …’, ’What would it be like to …’ and ‘What effect …’

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 (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 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) 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 (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) ACHASSI036

making a map or plan of significant places in the community, incorporating symbols to show location of objects or significant features

Elaboration ACHASSI037

ordering key events in the history of the local community or in its development (for example, the history of the school; developmental stages of telecommunications technologies)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI037

creating a timeline, slideshow or story to show how things develop sequentially (for example, seasonal change in plants, cycles of the weather, personal growth milestones)

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 (1) ACHASSI038

examining the points of view of older generations about changes over time (for example, changes to the natural or built environment, changes to daily living)

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 ACHASSI039

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

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI039

identifying how objects and activities are similar or different depending on conditions in local and distant places (for example, clothes, transport, technology)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI039

identifying features of a site that reveal its past (such as decorations and plaques on buildings) and suggesting clues that help understanding of its history (such as dates, ageing, building style)

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