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The Australian Curriculum
ACARA

Content description ACHHS051

History / Year 2 / Historical Skills / Analysis and use of sources
Content description
Identify and compare features of objects from the past and present
Elaborations
  1. identifying place and street names in the local community and discovering their origin and meaning (for example names that are linked to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, such as Eurobodalla National Park; historical events such as Deadman’s Creek, early settlers, and political, religious and social figures)
  2. identifying features of a site (such as dates, decorations and plaques on buildings) that reveal its past
General capabilities
  • Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking
  • Intercultural understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities
  • http://vocabulary.curriculum.edu.au/crossCurriculum/1
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures