Image source: Parents Weekend 2009 by Elmirs College / CC BY 2.0
This sample assessment is based on previous versions of the Australian Curriculum.
Exploring family life
Description
Children and teachers collaborate to study present and past family life using the context of constructing a history box using digital or other media.
Using the sources from the history box, children investigate the key inquiry questions:
- How can we show that the present is different from or similar to the past?
- How do we describe the sequence of time?
On completion of the history box, children answer questions about the objects and/or the events they represent and sequence the objects from the history box to show the passing of time. They create a short historical narrative (oral) based on the sequence of objects using terms that relate to past, present and future.
Spoken/signed: Research
Contents:
- Teacher guidelines (includes cover page)
- Task-specific standards: Continua
- Task-specific standards: Matrix
- Assessment resource: Example of a recording device to gather evidence
- Assessment resource: Question starter grid
- Assessment resource: Omar's history box
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