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Humanities and social sciences / Year 2 / Inquiry and skills / Analysing

Curriculum content descriptions

Compare objects from the past with those from the present and consider how places have changed over time (ACHASSI039)

Elaborations
  • comparing places that differ over time or across location (for example, climate, natural environment, plants, animals, people’s home)
  • identifying how objects and activities are similar or different depending on conditions in local and distant places (for example, clothes, transport, technology)
  • identifying features of a site that reveal its past (such as decorations and plaques on buildings) and suggesting clues that help understanding of its history (such as dates, ageing, building style)
  • examining a historical site (for example, a home, a school) to explore how technology has changed life over time (for example, how and where food was obtained and prepared, how people travelled, how people stayed warm or cool, how sewerage was managed, types of work, the roles of men, women, boys and girls)
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
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Cornish family at Dromana beach with parasols, 1927

This is a black-and-white photograph featuring the Cornish family at the beach in Dromana in 1927. The nine adults and nine children in this group are dressed in bathing costumes, and many wear bathing caps. Three large parasols (light sun umbrellas) are being held by women at the back of the group. A long pier is visible ...