This unit is based on the Year 2 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings. Students explore the 7 continents model and explore facts about each continent. They investigate the imaginary lines of the world including the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, as well as the Equator, Arctic and Antarctic Circles. Students investigate the differences between states and territories and explore their local state/ territory. They explore the five oceans of the world and the three oceans that surround Australia. Students discuss Indigenous borders and names of local places.

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Australian Curriculum - (QLD/SA/WA/NT/TAS/ACT)

ACHASSI034

Pose questions about past and present objects, people, places and events


ACHASSI035

Collect data and information from observations and identify information and data from sources provided


ACHASSI038

Explore a point of view


ACHASSI041

Draw simple conclusions based on discussions, observations and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps


ACHASSI043

Present narratives, information and findings in oral, graphic and written forms using simple terms to denote the passing of time and to describe direction and location


ACHASSK047

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


ACHASSK048

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


NSW

HT1-4

Demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication


GE1-3

Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry


GE1-1

Describes features of places and the connections people have with places


VIC

VCGGC088

Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and secondary sources, using ethical protocols


VCHHC054

Identify the content features of primary sources when describing the significance of people, places or events


VCGGC062

Interpret data and information to draw conclusions and describe the direction and location of places, using terms such as north, south, opposite, near, far


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


Overview

In this unit students explore the following concepts;

  • The worlds continents, geographical divisions and locations of Australia
  • Using a map locate Australia, states, territories and capital cities
  • Explore the oceans of the world and oceans surrounding Australia
  • Indigenous place names
  • Investigate the differences between local, national and global scales.
Learning Intention
  • We are learning to understand the way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions.
  • We are learning to understand that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be described as personal, local, regional and national.
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