Connecting to People and Places

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This assessment task has been designed to be used at the conclusion of the ‘Interconnections of People and Places’ Year 2 Geography unit. Students will share their local and global connections to people and places using one of the 3 differentiated worksheets, before using the mapping worksheet to show the location of some of the places they are connected to.

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AC9HS2K03 9

How places can be spatially represented in geographical divisions from local to regional to state/territory, and how people and places are interconnected across those scales

AC9HS2K04 9

The interconnections of First Nations Australians to a local Country/Place

ACHASSK047 8.4

The way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions

ACHASSK048 8.4

The idea that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales

ACHASSK050 8.4

The connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world

ACHASSK051 8.4

The influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places

ACHASSK049 8.4

The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place

VCGGK063

Representation of the location of places and their features on maps and models, including a globe, and the location of the major geographical divisions of the world in relation to Australia

VCGGK064

Definition of places as parts of the Earth’s surface that have been given meaning by people, and how places can be defined at a variety of scales

VCGGK065

Connections of people in Australia to other places in Australia and across the world

VCGGK070

Activities in the local place and reasons for their location, and the influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places

VCGGC058

Describe and explain where places and activities are located

VCGGK066

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Country/Place on which the school is located and why Country/Place is important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the ways in which they maintain special connections to particular Country/Place

VCGGC057

Identify and describe the features of places at a local scale and how they change, recognising that people describe the features of places differently

GE1-1 old

Describes features of places and the connections people have with places

GE1-3 old

Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry

GE1-2 old

Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places

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Modifications

There are 3 different versions for you to choose from, depending on your students’ needs and abilities. They are clearly marked with 1, 2 or 3 stars).

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