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.
Pose questions about past and present objects, people, places and events
Collect data and information from observations and identify information and data from sources provided
Explore a point of view
Draw simple conclusions based on discussions, observations and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps
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
The way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions
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
Demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication
Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry
Describes features of places and the connections people have with places
Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and secondary sources, using ethical protocols
Identify the content features of primary sources when describing the significance of people, places or events
Interpret data and information to draw conclusions and describe the direction and location of places, using terms such as north, south, opposite, near, far
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
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
In this unit students explore the following concepts;