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Curriculum content descriptions

The places people live in and belong to, their familiar features and why they are important to people (ACHASSK015)

Elaborations
  • identifying the places they live in and belong to (for example, a neighbourhood, suburb, town or rural locality)
  • describing the features of their own place and places they are familiar with or they are aware of (for example, places they have visited, places family members have come from, imaginary places in stories, or places featured on television)
  • identifying how places provide people with their basic needs (for example, water, food and shelter) and why they should be looked after for the future
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
ScOT terms

Families,  Sense of place

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