Humanities and social sciences / Year 1 / Inquiry and skills / Analysing

Curriculum content descriptions

Interpret data and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps (ACHASSI024)

Elaborations
  • finding the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary relating to the past (for example, games such as jacks/knuckles and elastics; technology tools such as floppy discs or USBs, record player, cassette player)
  • using information gained from sources (for example, stories, photographs, fieldwork observations, satellite images, rock art) to answer ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘what’, ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions
  • finding a hidden item using a map or plan that shows its location
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Maps (Geographic location),  Classification

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Little history: Toys and games

This unit of work uses toys and games to provide opportunities for students to explore concepts of change and continuity by making comparisons of the toys children have played with over time. Structured around a series of inquiry questions students can use images from the museum collection to create a timeline of toys. ...

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Move, Move, Move!

This persuasive digital text is for teachers to read aloud to students. This digital book uses persuasive language and images to highlight the benefits of being active. The resource includes a teaching sequence related to the Big Six components of literacy development (oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, ...