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

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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 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 Starting point and focus

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

A geographical inquiry framework F-6 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 Starting point and focus

A geographical inquiry framework F-6 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 Starting point and focus

A geographical inquiry framework F-6 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 Starting point and focus

A geographical inquiry framework F-6 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 Starting point and focus

A geographical inquiry framework F-6 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 Starting point and focus

A geographical inquiry framework F-6 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 Starting point and focus

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

A geographical inquiry framework F-6 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 Starting point and focus