AC9HS2S03 Year 2 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 2 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

interpret information and data from observations and provided sources, including the comparison of objects from the past and present

Elaborations

• 1 interpreting distance on maps using terms such as “distant”, “close”, “local”, “many hours in a bus/car/plane” and “walking distance” to decide on the accessibility of different features and places
• 2 interpreting geographic maps, concept maps and other digital or visual displays to explore system connections; for example, places their classmates are connected to, where some food comes from, how First Nations Australians’ songlines connect places
• 3 interpreting symbols and codes that provide information, such as map legends
• 4 identifying how objects and activities are similar or different depending on conditions in local and distant places; for example, clothes, transport, technology

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