Stage 1 History Unit
The Past In The Present |
Objectives:
Students
Students
- develop knowledge and understanding about the nature of history and key changes and developments from the past
- develop knowledge and understanding about key historical concepts and develop the skills to undertake the process of historical inquiry
Stage 1 - Historical Concepts
- Continuity and change: some things change over time and others remain the same, e.g changes and similarities in family life over time; aspects in the local community that have changed or remained the same.
- Cause and effect: events, decisions or developments in the past that produce later actions, results or effects, e.g how everyday life has changed over time; how changing technologies affected peoples' lives over time.
- Perspectives: people from the past will have different views shaped by their experiences, e.g different points of view about a significant person or site in the local area.
- Empathetic understanding: developing an understanding of another's views, life and decisions made, e.g how people lived in the past in the local community and decisions they made.
- Significance: importance of an event, development or individual/group, e.g the importance/significance of a local person or site and a personal or family event that has significance.
Stage 1 - Historical Skills
Comprehension: chronology, terms and concepts
- discuss and recount stories of family and local history
- sequence familiar objects and events(ACHHS031, ACHHS047)
- distinguish between the past, present and future(ACHHS032, ACHHS048)
- explore and use a range of sources about the past(ACHHS034, ACHHS050)
- identify and compare features of objects from the past and present(ACHHS035, ACHHS051)
- explore a point of view within an historical context(ACHHS036, ACHHS052)
- recognise that people in the local community may have lived differently in the past
- pose questions about the past using sources provided(ACHHS033, ACHHS049)
- develop a narrative about the past(ACHHS037, ACHHS053)
- use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written, role play) and digital technologies.(ACHHS038, ACHHS054)
Outcomes:
A student
A student
HT1-3
describes the effects of changing technology on people's lives over time |
HT1-4
demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication |
Content:
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Key Inquiry Questions:
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Units of work
State Library - The Past In The Present
The Past In The Present - Learning Map - (Prezi)
Signs of the past around the school - pdf (History Teachers Association of Australia)
ABC Video -Telling The Time (Sydney Observatory)
National Museum of Australia
Milk - how was it produced?
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AC History Units
History of Places.....google "history of......"
History of Copacabana
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History of Avoca Beach
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History of Gosford
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Programming Template
updated Feb 2022