World Exploration

Pose questions to investigate people, events, places and issues

Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations

Record, sort and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in different formats, including simple graphs, tables and maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions

Sequence information about people’s lives and events

Examine information to identify different points of view and distinguish facts from opinions

Draw simple conclusions based on analysis of information and data

Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms

The diversity of Australia's first peoples and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies)

The journey(s) of AT LEAST ONE world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts

Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival

The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments

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

Represent data and the location of places and their characteristics by constructing tables and simple graphs and maps of appropriate scale that conform to cartographic conventions of border, scale, legend, title and north point

Interpret maps and other geographical data and information to develop identifications, descriptions, explanations and conclusions, using geographical terminology including simple grid references, compass direction and distance

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

The significance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who belong to a local area

The diversity and longevity of Australia’s first peoples and the significant ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the effects on their daily lives

The journey(s) of a significant world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with and effects on other societies

Stories of the First Fleet, including causes and reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences and perspectives following arrival

The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions

Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time

Describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects

Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia

Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication

Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry