v9 Interconnections of People and Places

This unit is based on the Year 2 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings for Geography. The unit begins with students exploring the connections that First Nations Australians have with Country through exploring Dreaming stories and their connection to the land, sky and waterways. Students will also make connections with First Nations Australians by exploring the Indigenous language that is used in our everyday language. Students will then explore their own connections to places and people by looking at personal, family and group connections. Transport and communication methods will also be explored as a way of making and maintaining connections to people and places. The unit concludes with students completing an assessment piece that asks them to reflect on their learning from the unit.

8 x 1 hour lessons

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Curriculum content descriptions

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

AC9HS2K04

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

AC9HS2K03

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

AC9HS2S01

Develop questions about objects, people, places and events in the past and present

AC9HS2S02

Collect, sort and record information and data from observations and from sources provided, including unscaled timelines and labelled maps or models

AC9HS2S03

Interpret information and data from observations and provided sources, including the comparison of objects from the past and present

AC9HS2S04

Discuss perspectives related to objects, people, places and events

AC9HS2S05

Draw conclusions and make proposals

AC9HS2S06

Develop narratives and share observations, using sources, and subject-specific terms

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

ACHASSK050

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

ACHASSK051

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

ACHASSK049

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

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

ACHASSI036

Sort and record information and data, including location, in tables and on plans and labelled maps

ACHASSI037

Sequence familiar objects and events

ACHASSI040

Interpret data and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps

ACHASSI039

Compare objects from the past with those from the present and consider how places have changed over time

ACHASSI038

Explore a point of view

ACHASSI041

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

ACHASSI042

Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant

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

NSW

GE1-1

Describes features of places and the connections people have with places

GE1-3

Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry

GE1-2

Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places

HT1-4

Demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication

VIC

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

VCGGC088

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

VCGGC061

Represent data and the location of places and their features by constructing tables, plans and labelled maps

VCGGC060

Collect and record geographical data and information from the field and other sources

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

VCHHC054

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

Overview

The key concepts in this unit include:

Learn about the connection Aboriginal People have with the land, sea, sky and waterways
Discuss connections people have with places
Investigate how transport and communication affect our connections.
Understand that people and places are interconnected across Australia and around the world.

Learning Intention

We are learning to understand the ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place.
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 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.
We are learning to understand connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world.
We are learning to understand why people choose to visit places, e.g. accessibility, transport, technology and distance, and the reason for visiting, e.g. shopping, recreation, sport, family.
We are learning to understand the ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place.