Strand/Substrand |
Content descriptor |
Elaboration in this unit |
Geography
Geographical Knowledge and Understanding
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The location of the major countries of Africa and South America in relation to Australia, and their main characteristics, including the types of natural vegetation and native animals in at least two countries from both continents (ACHGK020)
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The types of natural vegetation and the significance of vegetation to the environment and to people (ACHGK021)
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The importance of environments to animals and people, and different views on how they can be protected (ACHGK022)
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Geographical Inquiry and Skills
Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing |
Represent the location of places and their features by constructing large-scale maps that conform to cartographic conventions including scale, legend, title and north point, and describe their location using simple grid references, compass direction and distance (ACHGS029)
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Communicating
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Present findings in a range of communication forms, for example, written, oral, digital, graphic, tabular and visual, and use geographical terminology (ACHGS031)
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Science
Biological Sciences
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Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive (ACSSU073)
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Earth & Space Sciences
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Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity (ACSSU075)
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Science as a Human Endeavour
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Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE062)
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English
Language
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Understand differences between the language of opinion and feeling and the language of factual reporting or recording (ACELA1489)
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Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources into students’ own texts including vocabulary encountered in research (ACELA1498)
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Literacy
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Identify characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text (ACELY1690)
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When reading and rereading The Great Kapok Tree, discuss the purposes of this text. How does this text entertain? What features of a narrative or story does it have? (e.g. animals that can speak, orientation/complication/resolution structure) How does this text inform? (e.g. end papers, map, names of animals around borders, through illustrations, through explanations from animals) How does this text persuade? (Read the message from the author. Why did the author write this book?)
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Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features (ACELY1694)
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