Links to Framework (AusVELS)

Geographical Knowledge and Understandings

Geographical Inquiry and Skills Understanding

The location of the major countries of Europe and North

Develop geographical questions to investigate and plan an

America in relation to Australia and the influence of

inquiry (ACHGS033)

people on the environmental characteristics of places in

at least two countries from both continents (ACHGK026)

Evaluate sources for their usefulness and represent data in

The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres

sketches and diagrams (ACHGS036)

Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental

different forms, for example, maps, plans, graphs, tables,

characteristics of Australian places (ACHGK027)

Represent the location and features of places and different

The influence of the environment on the human

and small-scale maps that conform to cartographic conventions,

characteristics of a place (ACHGK028)

including border, source, scale, legend, title and north point,

The influence people have on the human characteristics of

types of geographical information by constructing large-scale

using spatial technologies as appropriate (ACHGS036)

places and the management of spaces within

Present findings and ideas in a range of communication forms,

them (ACHGK029)

for example, written, oral, graphic, tabular, visual and maps;

The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and

using geographical terminology and digital technologies as

communities, and how people can respond (ACHGK030)

appropriate (ACHGS038)

Referencing: (VCAA-2013)
Understandings

The content provides opportunities to develop geographical understanding through key concepts
including a good understanding of geographical thinking including its perspectives, concepts and ways
of explain. It is also the ability to use geographical knowledge to solve new problems by thinking and
acting flexibly with what one knows (Hoffman et al. 2013).

Relevant AusVELS / The Australian Curriculum Domains

English Level 5
Literacy / Interpreting, analysing, evaluating (ACELY1702) Navigate and read texts for specific purposes applying
appropriate text processing strategies, for example predicting and confirming, monitoring meaning, skimming and scanning
(AusVELS)
Language / Text structure and organisation (ACELA1504) Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as

well as the degree of formality (AusVELS)

Literacy / Creating texts (ACELY1705) Reread and edit students own and others work using agreed criteria for text
structures and language features (AusVELS)

Literacy / Interacting with others (ACELY1796) Use interaction skills, for example paraphrasing, questioning and
interpreting non-verbal cues and choose vocabulary and vocal, effects appropriate for different audiences and purposes
(AusVELS)

Literacy / Interacting with others (ACELY1700) Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations for defined audiences and
purposes incorporating accurate and sequenced content and multimodal elements (AusVELS)

Science Level 5
Science Inquiry Skills / Planning and conducting (ACSIS086) With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to
answer questions or solve problems (AusVELS)
Science Inquiry Skills / Processing and analysing data and information (ACSIS090) Construct and use a range of
representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using
digital technologies as appropriate (AusVELS)

Information and Communications Technology

ICT for creating: students safely and independently use a range of skills, procedures, equipment and functions to process
different data types and produce accurate and suitably formatted products to suit different purposes and audiences.
(AusVELS)