Year 1 Geography standard elaborations REVISED DRAFT Applying (AP) Making connections (MC) Working with (WW) Exploring (EX) Becoming aware (BA) The folio of a child’s work has the following characteristics: Understanding and skills dimensions Geographical knowledge and understanding identification and clear and informed description of the natural, managed and constructed features of places at a local scale and recognition that people describe the features of places differently identification and informed description of the natural, managed and constructed features of places at a local scale and recognition that people describe the features of places differently identification and description of the natural, managed and constructed features of places at a local scale and recognition that people describe the features of places differently guided identification and description of the natural, managed and constructed features of places at a local scale and recognition that people describe the features of places differently directed identification and description of the natural, managed and constructed features of places at a local scale and recognition that people describe the features of places differently identification of where features of places are located and clearly describe how spaces can be arranged for different purposes identification of where features of places are located and describe how spaces can be arranged for different purposes identification of where features of places are located and recognition that spaces can be arranged for different purposes guided identification of where features of places are located and recognition that spaces can be arranged for different purposes directed identification of where features of places are located and recognition that spaces can be arranged for different purposes identification and clear description of changes in features and clear and informed description of how to care for places identification and description of changes in features and informed description of how to care for places identification of changes in features and description of how to care for places guided identification of changes in features and guided description of how to care for places directed identification of changes in features and directed description of how to care for places Questioning and researching considered collection, recording and sorting of relevant information from provided resources to respond to questions about familiar and unfamiliar places collection, recording and sorting of relevant information from provided resources to respond to questions about familiar and unfamiliar places collection, recording and sorting of information from provided resources to respond to questions about familiar and unfamiliar places guided collection, recording and sorting of information from provided resources to respond to questions about familiar and unfamiliar places directed collection, recording and sorting of information from provided resources to respond to questions about familiar places
Notes Australian Curriculum common dimensions The SEs describe the qualities of achievement in the two dimensions common to all Australian Curriculum learning area achievement standards — understanding and skills. Dimension Description understanding the concepts underpinning and connecting knowledge in a learning area, related to a student’s ability to appropriately select and apply knowledge to solve problems in that learning area skills the specific techniques, strategies and processes in a learning area Terms used in Year 1 Geography SEs The following terms are used in the Year 1 Geography SEs. They help to clarify the descriptors, and should be read in conjunction with the ACARA Geography glossary: . Term Description accurate consistent with a standard, rule, convention or known facts clear easy to perceive, understand or interpret considered thought about deliberately with a purpose description; describe give an account of characteristics or features detailed meticulous; including many of the parts directed following the instructions of the facilitator effective capably meeting the desired requirements familiar situations or materials that have been the focus of prior learning experiences; in Year 1 Geography, familiar places are likely to be located on a local scale (e.g. the local neighbourhood, the school grounds) features the visible elements of a place or landscape, classified as natural, managed and constructed; this term is used in early primary, but is later replaced by the term ‘characteristics’, which includes both the visible and invisible elements of a place findings a summary of information gathered through a series of investigations guided visual and/or verbal prompts to facilitate or support independent action identification; identify establish or indicate who or what someone or something is, includes recognition informed having relevant knowledge; being conversant with the topic place place refers to parts of the Earth’s surface and can be described by location, shape, boundaries, features and environmental and human characteristics range covers the scope of relevant situations or elements; in Year 1 Geography, a range of texts would include spoken, written and graphic texts (e.g. photographs and maps)