Year 8 Geography standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of a work has the following characteristics: student’s comprehensive explanation detailed explanation of: explanation of: identification of: statements about: of: geographical processes geographical processes geographical processes geographical processes geographical processes that influence that influence that influence that influence that influence characteristics of places characteristics of places characteristics of places characteristics of places characteristics of places how places are perceived how places are perceived how places are perceived how places are perceived how places are perceived and valued differently and valued differently and valued differently and valued differently and valued differently comprehensive explanation detailed explanation of explanation of identification of statements about of interconnections within interconnections within interconnections within interconnections within interconnections within environments and between environments and between environments and between environments and between environments and between understanding people and places, and how people and places, and how people and places, and how people and places, and how people and places, and they change places and they change places and they change places and they change places and how they change places and environments environments environments environments and environments comprehensive comparison detailed comparison of comparison of alternative comparison of aspects of fragmented comparison of of alternative strategies to a alternative strategies to a strategies to a geographical alternative strategies to a strategies to a geographical Knowledge geographical challenge, geographical challenge, challenge, taking into account geographical challenge, challenge taking into account taking into account environmental, economic and taking into account aspects of environmental, economic and environmental, economic and social factors environmental, economic and social factors social factors social factors discerning identification of effective identification of identification of identification of aspects of identification of questions geographically significant geographically significant geographically significant geographically significant related to an inquiry questions from observations questions from observations questions from observations questions from observations to frame an inquiry to frame an inquiry to frame an inquiry to partially frame an inquiry Skills
Year 8 Geography standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of a student’s work has the following characteristics: Knowledge and understanding comprehensive explanation of: geographical processes that influence characteristics of places how places are perceived and valued differently detailed explanation of: geographical processes that influence characteristics of places how places are perceived and valued differently explanation of: geographical processes that influence characteristics of places how places are perceived and valued differently identification of: geographical processes that influence characteristics of places how places are perceived and valued differently statements about: geographical processes that influence characteristics of places how places are perceived and valued differently comprehensive explanation of interconnections within environments and between people and places, and how they change places and environments detailed explanation of interconnections within environments and between people and places, and how they change places and environments explanation of interconnections within environments and between people and places, and how they change places and environments identification of interconnections within environments and between people and places, and how they change places and environments statements about interconnections within environments and between people and places, and how they change places and environments comprehensive comparison of alternative strategies to a geographical challenge, taking into account environmental, economic and social factors detailed comparison of alternative strategies to a geographical challenge, taking into account environmental, economic and social factors comparison of alternative strategies to a geographical challenge, taking into account environmental, economic and social factors comparison of aspects of alternative strategies to a geographical challenge, taking into account aspects of environmental, economic and social factors fragmented comparison of strategies to a geographical challenge Skills discerning identification of geographically significant questions from observations to frame an inquiry effective identification of geographically significant questions from observations to frame an inquiry identification of geographically significant questions from observations to frame an inquiry identification of aspects of geographically significant questions from observations to partially frame an inquiry identification of questions related to an inquiry
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