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A geographical inquiry framework F-6

A geographical inquiry framework F-6. Starting point and focus. Support units: Geography inquiry Illustration 1: Developing questions for inquiry – Year 6. A geographical inquiry framework F-6. Starting point and focus.

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A geographical inquiry framework F-6

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  1. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus Support units: Geography inquiry Illustration 1: Developing questions for inquiry – Year 6

  2. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • Year 2: Pose geographical questions about familiar and unfamiliar places • Year 6: Develop geographical questions to investigate and plan an inquiry • ACARA. Australian Curriculum: Geography

  3. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus As a class, group the questions, choose the most relevant questions to investigate and decide where to start Catling & Willy 2009, p. 67

  4. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • Year 2: Collect and record geographical data and information, for example, by observing, interviewing, or from sources such as, photographs, plans, satellite images, story books and films • ACARA. Australian Curriculum: Geography

  5. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • What have we found out? • Do we all share the same point of view? • How does this affect our lives? • What does it mean to us? • Is there more we need to know? • Catling& Willy 2009, p. 67

  6. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • Year 4: Represent the location of places and their features using simple grid references, compass direction and distance and by constructing large-scale maps that conform to cartographic conventions including scale, legend, title and north point • ACARA. Australian Curriculum: Geography

  7. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • What do we do with this knowledge? • Who can we share it with? • What views and proposals do we want to express? • And how? • Catling& Willy 2009, p. 67

  8. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • Year 6: Interpret geographical data and other information using digital and spatial technologies as appropriate to identify spatial distributions, patterns and trends, infer relationships and draw conclusions • ACARA. Australian Curriculum: Geography

  9. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • What has this experience taught us? • How do we know? • Has it changed our thinking and if so, how? • What new question do we have? • Catling& Willy 2009, p. 67

  10. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • Foundation: Present information using everyday language to describe location and direction • ACARA. Australian Curriculum: Geography

  11. A geographical inquiry framework F-6 Starting point and focus • Year 6: Reflect on their learning to propose individual and collective action in response to a contemporary geographical challenge describe the expected effects of their proposal on different groups of people • ACARA. Australian Curriculum: Geography

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