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Elaboration (2) ACHASSI077

identifying differing viewpoints and considering their related ethical implications when discussing the past and present (for example, personal preference versus respecting the law such as personal freedom versus following the legal requirement to wear …

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI077

exploring different viewpoints about the sustainable use of a place (for example, environmental management laws and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ practices)

Elaboration (4) ACHASSI077

sharing aspects of their cultural identity and considering how it might be similar and different to the cultural identity of others

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI077

identifying stereotypes presented in texts and pictures, such as generalisations about gender roles, and talking about who is advantaged by stereotypes and who is disadvantaged

Elaboration ACHASSI078

decoding the meaning of symbols and emblems associated with Australian history, geography and civic life and applying an understanding of conventions, vocabulary and symbols when interpreting large-scale maps

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI078

comparing information in sources to identify evidence of change (for example, Aboriginal, Dutch and French place names on Australia’s west coast; past and present distribution of vegetation in North Africa that points to increasing desertification)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI078

interpreting the data presented in picture, line, bar or column graphs to idenitify simple trends or distributions (for example, explaining survey results about types of waste produced in the school or how people in the community participate)

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI078

interpreting thematic maps and using Google Earth or similar applications to describe the characteristics of a continent or region or to identify the distribution of a particular characteristic (for example, languages of South America, equatorial rainforests, …

Elaboration (4) ACHASSI078

comparing environments in places of similar climate and vegetation that are located on different continents (for example, sandy, icy and stony deserts of Australia, Africa, Antarctica and South America)

Elaboration ACHASSI079

describing risks in past times (for example, for those involved in sea travel, exploration and colonisation) and making inferences about similar risks today (for example, the risks of space and deep sea exploration, colonising other planets, adapting …

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI079

explaining how seeking resources is connected to trade, world exploration, colonisation and environmental change

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI079

finding connections, in order to draw conclusions, from an analysis of sources (for example, relationships between plants and animals in an ecosystem; languages of countries and the nations which colonised them; shipwreck locations and natural features; …

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI079

concluding from an analysis of historical records how laws, and the consequences of not following them, have changed over time (for example, contrasting penalties applied in eighteenth-century Britain and those applied in modern Australia)

Elaboration (4) ACHASSI079

using new knowledge to make an argument on a topic relevant to them and their community (for example, whether they agree with a school rule, a proposed change in the community, what the local government can do about an issue)

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI079

reflecting on how people of the past are represented in fiction and other sources, and critically examining stereotypes in their representations (for example, claims that women did not work, inferences that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples …

Elaboration ACHASSI080

participating in role-plays and simple debates which allow for equal presentation of viewpoints

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI080

exploring and sharing, through a facilitated role-play, the experiences and/or feelings of different people involved in a past event (for example, the points of view of Aboriginal People, convicts, guards, women and children on settling at Botany Bay) …

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI080

participating in cooperative strategies that enable decision-making about roles and responsibilities (for example, using de Bonos’ hats)

Elaboration ACHASSI081

reflecting on learning with the assistance of tools such as a KWL chart (what they know, what they want to know and what they have learned) when evaluating responses to an issue

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI081

forecasting a probable future and a preferred future relating to an environmental, local government or cultural issue (for example, developing a futures scenario of what oceans will be like if humans continue to allow waste plastic to enter waterways, …

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