This unit is based on the Year 2 Australian Curriculum HASS Inquiry Skills, Knowledge and Understandings.

Students are introduced to Dreamtime Stories to investigate the connections of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia to the land, sky and waterways. They learn to understand that Aboriginal languages are part of our everyday language.

Students investigate reasons for connections to places, and places that they, and their families, are connected to.

Students explore how we are connected to places through transport, communication and food, and they understand how we maintain those connections with 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


ACHASSI036

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


ACHASSI040

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


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


ACHASSK049

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


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


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


GE1-2

Identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places


VIC

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


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


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


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


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


Overview

Students will:

  • Learn about the connection that Aboriginal People have with the land, sea, sky and waterways.
  • Discuss connections people have with places.
  • Investigate how transport and communication impact our connections.
  • Understand that people are connected to other places in Australia and other places around the world.
     
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.
  • 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 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.
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