Content descriptions to be taught General capabilities and crosscurriculum priorities Historical Knowledge and Understanding Historical Skills Australia as a Nation Chronology, terms and concepts Literacy Stories of groups of people who migrated to Sequence historical people and events Use historical terms and concepts related to the unit Australia (including from ONE Asian country) and develop key questions to inform an historical Use historical questions and the reasons they migrated, such as inquiry and research World War II and Australian migration Numeracy Identify questions to inform an historical programs since the war Use timelines to describe past events and changes inquiry The contribution of individuals and groups, ICT capability Identify and locate a range of relevant including Aboriginal people and/or Torres sources Use a range of digital technologies to find material Strait Islanders and migrants, to the relevant to an inquiry Analysis and use of sources development of Australian society, for Critical and creative thinking Locate information related to inquiry example in areas such as the economy, questions in a range of sources education, science, the arts, sport Explore reasons for migration through a range of sources and discuss experiences of people who Compare information from a range of migrated sources Personal and social capability Perspectives and interpretations Exchange information and foster a collaborative Identify points of view in the past and response present Intercultural understanding Explanation and communication Explore individual narratives of people who migrated to Develop texts, particularly narratives and Australia and identify cultural practices of these groups descriptions, which incorporate materials Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Use a range of communication forms (oral, cultures graphic, written) and digital technologies Explore the contribution of individuals or groups to the development of Australian society Asia and engagement with Asia Australia’s Examine cultural practices related to family life, beliefs and customs of newly-arrived migrant groups from Asia Historical Understanding This unit provides opportunities for students to develop historical understandings particularly focused on the key concepts of:
Content descriptions to be taught General capabilities and crosscurriculum priorities Historical Knowledge and Understanding Historical Skills Australia as a Nation Stories of groups of people who migrated to Australia (including from ONE Asian country) and the reasons they migrated, such as World War II and Australian migration programs since the war The contribution of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders and migrants, to the development of Australian society, for example in areas such as the economy, education, science, the arts, sport Chronology, terms and concepts Sequence historical people and events Use historical questions and research Identify questions to inform an historical inquiry Identify and locate a range of relevant sources Analysis and use of sources Locate information related to inquiry questions in a range of sources Compare information from a range of sources Perspectives and interpretations Identify points of view in the past and present Explanation and communication Develop texts, particularly narratives and descriptions, which incorporate materials Use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written) and digital technologies Literacy Use historical terms and concepts related to the unit and develop key questions to inform an historical inquiry Numeracy Use timelines to describe past events and changes ICT capability Use a range of digital technologies to find material relevant to an inquiry Critical and creative thinking Explore reasons for migration through a range of sources and discuss experiences of people who migrated Personal and social capability Exchange information and foster a collaborative response Intercultural understanding Explore individual narratives of people who migrated to Australia and identify cultural practices of these groups Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Explore the contribution of individuals or groups to the development of Australian society Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Examine cultural practices related to family life, beliefs and customs of newly-arrived migrant groups from Asia Historical Understanding This unit provides opportunities for students to develop historical understandings particularly focused on the key concepts of: