AC9HS2K01 Year 2 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor a local individual, group, place or building and the reasons for their importance, including social, cultural or spiritual significance

Elaborations

• • Elaboration suggesting reasons for the location of a local landmark before searching for resources that provide an explanation; for example, community building, statue or war memorial
• • Elaboration investigating the history of a chosen person, building, site or place in the local community, using provided sources (for example, the internet, books, newspapers, community information guides, audio-visual material, digital sources, photographs) and relating a story that these reveal about the past
• • Elaboration discussing why a particular site has heritage significance or cultural value for present generations; for example, it provides a record of a significant historical event, has aesthetic value, reflects the community’s identity
• • Elaboration identifying and visiting, where appropriate, local sites, places and landscapes of significance to First Nations Australians; for example, engraving sites, rock paintings, natural sites or features such as the creeks or mountains
• • Elaboration identifying and designing a local historical tour of a building or site; for example, one related to a particular cultural group