November 2015
STAGE 2 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW – History and Geography
Semester 1
Semester 2
Aboriginal / Explorers H077, H078
Communities (local) H060, H060, H062
Year 3
Perception of the environment Aboriginal Perpectives
Significance of the environment G022, G023, G024
Australian Continent G014, G015, G017
Remembrance local & global H063, H064
Year 4
Australian Neighbours
Similarities / differences places
Perception /protection 016, 019, 018
First Contacts H079 & H080
Different environments
Protection/ sustainability G023, G0024, G025
STAGE 2 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW – Science
Even
Term1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Physics
Earth and Space
Chemistry
Biology
Physical world 2-6PW
Built Environments 214BE
Physics
Odd
Physical World 2-7PW
Earth and Space 2-8ES
Earth and Space
Earth and Space 2 -9ES
Life cycles 2-10LW
Chemistry
Material World 2-13MW
Information 2-15I
Biology
2-10LW
Environment 2-11LW
Semester 1
Outcomes
Key
Inquiry
Questions
3
HISTORY – Community and Remembrance –(Local) H060, H060, H062
GEOGRAPHY Australian Continent G014, G015, G017
HT2-2 describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the
local community over time
HT2-5 applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
GE2-1 examines features and characteristics of places and environments
GE2-2 describes the ways people, places and environments interact
GE2-3 examines differing perceptions about the management of places and
environments
GE2-4 acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical
tools for inquiry
HISTORY
 Who lived here first and how do we know?
 How has our community changed?
 What features have been lost and what features have been retained?
 What is the nature of the contribution made by different groups and individuals in the
community?
HISTORY
HK060The importance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
peoples who belong to a local area. (This is intended to be a local area study with a focus on one
Language group; however, if information or sources are not readily available, another
representative area may be studied.
Students:
 identify the original Aboriginal languages spoken in the local or regional area
 identify the special relationship that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples have
to Country and Place
 respond to Aboriginal stories told about Country presented in texts or by a guest
speaker (Perspectives)
GEOGRAPHY
 How and why are places similar and different?
 What would it be like to live in a neighbouring country?
 How do people’s perceptions about places influence their views
about the protection of places?
HK061 ONE important example of change and ONE important example of continuity over time in
the local community, region or state/territory.
Students:
 using a range of sources, describe and explain how and why ONE area, eg transport, work,
education, entertainment and daily life, has changed or ONE that has remained the same in
the local area, region or state/territory since colonial times (Analysis)
HK062 The role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and
character of the local community
Students:
 identify the various cultural groups that live and work in the local community
 focusing on ONE group, investigate their diverse backgrounds and outline their contribution
to the local community using a range of sources, eg photographs, newspapers, oral
histories, diaries and letters (Research)
GEOGRAPHY
The Australian continent
Students:
GK014, GK015 investigate Australia’s major natural and
human features for example:

description of natural features of Australia eg deserts, rivers,
mountains
 location of Australia’s states, territories and major cities
 identification of Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Peoples
Climate of places
Students:
GK017 investigate the climates of different places, for
example: discussion of how weather contributes to climate
 comparison of climates in different places
Semester 2
HISTORY - Colonies Aboriginal / Explorers H077, H078
HT2-3 describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects
HT2-5 applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
GE2-1 examines features and characteristics of places and environment
GE2-2 describes the ways people, places and environments interact
GE2-3 examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments
GE2-4 acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for
inquiry
HISTORY
 Why did the great journeys of exploration occur?
 What was life like for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples before the
arrival of the Europeans?
 Why did Europeans settle in Australia?
GEOGRAPHY
 How does the environment support the lives of people and other living things?
 How do different views about the environment influence approaches to
sustainability?
 How can people use places and environments more sustainably?
HISTORY
HK077 The diversity and longevity of Australia's first peoples and the ways Aboriginal
and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea,
waterways and skies) and the implications for their daily lives
Students:
 identify the original inhabitants of Australia and create a timeline indicating their
longevity in Australia of more than 50,000 years (Comprehension)
 investigate, drawing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
representatives (where possible) and other sources, the traditional Aboriginal
way of life, focusing on people, their beliefs, food, shelter, tools and weapons,
customs and ceremonies, art works, dance, music, and relationship to Country
GEOGRAPHY
Significance of environments
Students:
GK021,GK022, GK024 investigate the importance of natural vegetation and natural
resources to the environment, animals and people, for example:
 identification of types of natural vegetation eg forests, grasslands,
deserts
 explanation of the importance of natural vegetation to animals and the
functioning of the environment eg provision of habitats, production of
oxygen
 discussion of the importance of natural vegetation and natural resources
to people eg provision of food, medicine, fuel, timbers, fibres, metals
Outcomes
Key
Inquiry
Questions
3
GEOGRAPHY Significance of the environment G021 G022, G023,
G024
HK078 The journey(s) of at least ONE world navigator, explorer or trader up to the
late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts
Students:
 discuss the significance of opening of world trade routes by early explorers such
as Vasco da Gama, Columbus, Magellan
 outline the voyages of ONE early explorer, eg Zheng He, Torres, Jansz, Tasman,
Captain Cook or La Perouse, and explain the impact of their
voyages (Explanation)
 discuss the question: 'Who discovered Australia?'
Perception of environments
Students:
GK022, GK023, GK024 investigate the ways people, including Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Peoples, value environments, for example:
 discussion of why people value environments differently eg cultural,
agricultural, commercial, recreational values
 description of how custodial responsibility for Country/Place influences
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ views of the environment
Semester 1
HISTORY – Community and Remembrance (Local & Global) H063, H064
Outcomes
Key
Inquiry
Questions
4
GEOGRAPHY Australian Neighbours, Similarities/differences places
Perception /protection 016, 019, 018
HT2-1 identifies celebrations and commemorations of significance in Australia and the
world
HT2-5 applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
GE2-1 examines features and characteristics of places and environments
GE2-2 describes the ways people, places and environments interact
GE2-3 examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments
GE2-4 acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
HISTORY
How and why do people choose to remember significant events of the past?
GEOGRAPHY
 How and why are places similar and different?
 What would it be like to live in a neighbouring country?
 How do people’s perceptions about places influence their views about the
protection of places?
HISTORY
HK063 Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia
(including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week,
National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC Week, National Sorry Day) and the
importance of symbols and emblems
Students:
 identify and describe local, state and national symbols and discuss the
origins, symbolism and significance, eg the school logo, Australian and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, coats of arms from states and
Australia (Comprehension)
 identify important Australian celebrations and commemorations and
discuss their origins and significance in society
GEOGRAPHY
Australia’s neighbours
Students:
GK016 Australia’s neighbouring countries and their diverse characteristics, for example:
 location of Australia’s neighbouring countries
 examination of the natural and human features of neighbouring countries
 comparison of the natural and human features of a city in Australia with a city in
a neighbouring country
HK064 Celebrations and commemorations in other places around the world;
for example, Bastille Day in France, Independence Day in the USA, including
those that are observed in Australia, such as Chinese New Year, Christmas Day,
Diwali, Easter, Hanukkah, the Moon Festival and Ramadan Students:
 identify global celebrations and commemorations, including those of the
major world religions
 describe the origin of these celebrations (Research, Explanation)
Similarities and differences between places
Students:
GK019 investigate the settlement patterns and demographic characteristics of places and
the lives of the people who live there, for example:
 examination of the varying settlement patterns and demographics of places
 comparison of the daily life of people from different places
Perception and protection of places
Students:
GK018 investigate how the protection of places is influenced by people’s perception of
places, for example:
 description of how and why people perceive places differently
 discussion of how people’s perceptions influence the protection of places in
Australia eg sacred sites, national parks, world heritage sites
Semester 2
HISTORY - First Contacts H079 & H080
HT2-4 describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia
HT2-5 applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
Outcomes
Key
Inquiry
Questions
4
HISTORY
 Why did Europeans settle in Australia?
 What was the nature and consequence of contact between Aboriginal and/or Torres
Strait Islander peoples and early traders, explorers and settlers?
HK079 Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to
Australia, and their experiences following arrival
Students:
 identify reasons for the voyage of the First Fleet and explain why various groups
were passengers
 describe the establishment of the British colony at Port Jackson
 using a range of sources, investigate the everyday life of ONE of the following who
sailed on the First Fleet and lived in the early colony: a soldier, convict, ex-convict,
official (Analysis)
HK080 The nature of contact between Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders
and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these
interactions on, for example, families and the environment
Students:
 describe the nature of contact between Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait
Islander peoples and others, including Aboriginal resistance
 explain the term terra nullius and describe how this affected the British attitude to
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
 use sources to identify different perspectives on the arrival of the British to Australia
 outline the impact of early British colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples' country (Perspectives, Empathetic)
GEOGRAPHY Different environments, Protection/ sustainability
G020 G023, G0024, G025
GE2-1 examines features and characteristics of places and environment
GE2-2 describes the ways people, places and environments interact
GE2-3 examines differing perceptions about the management of places and
environments
GE2-4 acquires and communicates geographical information using
geographical tools for inquiry
GEOGRAPHY
 How does the environment support the lives of people and other living
things?
 How do different views about the environment influence approaches to
sustainability?
 How can people use places and environments more sustainably?
GEOGRAPHY
Different environments
Students:
GK020 investigate the natural characteristics of Australia and a country in Asia,
for example:
 comparison of climate, natural vegetation and native animals
Protection of environments
Students:
GK023, GK024, GK025 investigate sustainable practices that protect
environments, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,
for example:
 examination of how environments can be used sustainably eg
sustainable agricultural, commercial and recreational practices
 discussion of ways waste can be managed sustainably
 examination of how the practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Peoples support the sustainable use of environments eg use
of resources