Year 6 Geography standard elaborations REVISED DRAFT A B C D E The folio of student work has the following characteristics: Understanding and skills dimensions Geographical knowledge and understanding comprehensive explanation of the characteristics of diverse places in different locations at different scales from local to global detailed explanation of the characteristics of diverse places in different locations at different scales from local to global explanation of the characteristics of diverse places in different locations at different scales from local to global description of aspects of the characteristics of diverse places in different locations at different scales from local to global statements about the characteristics of diverse places in different locations comprehensive description of interconnections between people and places, identification of factors that influence these interconnections and explanation of how they change places and affect people detailed description of interconnections between people and places, identification of factors that influence these interconnections and detailed descriptions of how they change places and affect people description of interconnections between people and places, identification of factors that influence these interconnections and descriptions of how they change places and affect people description of aspects of interconnections between people and places, identification of aspects of factors that influence these interconnections and identification of how they change places and affect people statements about interconnections between people and places, factors that influence these interconnections and the effect of these interconnections comprehensive description of the location of selected countries in absolute and relative terms and identification and comprehensive comparison of spatial distributions and patterns among phenomena detailed description of the location of selected countries in absolute and relative terms and identification and detailed comparison of spatial distributions and patterns among phenomena description of the location of selected countries in absolute and relative terms and identification and comparison of spatial distributions and patterns among phenomena description of the location of selected countries in absolute and relative terms and identification and description of aspects of spatial distributions and patterns among phenomena identification of the location of selected countries and statements about spatial distributions and patterns among phenomena identification and explanation of alternative views on how to respond to a geographical challenge identification and detailed description of alternative views on how to respond to a geographical challenge identification and description of alternative views on how to respond to a geographical challenge identification and description of aspects of alternative views on how to respond to a geographical challenge statements about views on how to respond to a geographical challenge
Understanding and skills dimensions Questioning and researching development of geographical questions to frame an inquiry and location and considered use of relevant information from a range of sources to effectively answer inquiry questions development of geographical questions to frame an inquiry and location and informed use of relevant information from a range of sources to effectively answer inquiry questions development of geographical questions to frame an inquiry and location and use of relevant information from a range of sources to answer inquiry questions development of geographical questions related to an inquiry and location and use of information from sources to answer aspects of inquiry questions use of geographical questions and location of information from sources Interpreting and analysing interpretation of data and other information to identify, compare and explain spatial distributions, patterns and trends, infer relationships and draw reasoned conclusions interpretation of data and other information to identify and compare spatial distributions, patterns and trends, infer relationships and draw informed conclusions interpretation of data and other information to identify and compare spatial distributions, patterns and trends, infer relationships and draw conclusions interpretation of data and other information to identify aspects of spatial distributions, patterns and trends, infer relationships and draw partial conclusions use of data to make statements reasoned proposal of an action in response to a geographical challenge and comprehensive description and explanation of the expected effects of the proposal informed proposal of an action in response to a geographical challenge and detailed description of the expected effects of the proposal proposal of action in response to a geographical challenge and description of the expected effects of the proposal identification of an action in response to a geographical challenge and identification of aspects of the expected effects of the proposal statements about actions in response to a geographical challenge and expected effects