Year Level / Compelling Question

Inquiry Focus (understanding goals)

Prep

How and why do we remember events from the past?

What can maps tell us?  

·       My stories and stories about my family's past can be communicated and connected with in many ways

·       Families and friends commemorate past events that are important 

·       Places can be special to people and we need to care for them

·       We can find out about our place by exploring and using maps

·       Everyone is responsible for contributing to a safe and happy environment

Year 1

How can stories, celebrations and information about the past teach us?

·       People change over their lifetime (physically, emotionally and in our roles and responsibilities)

·       Personal and memorable stories about the past can be shared

·       Indigenous stories have been passed down over time

·       Culture and heritage influence personal and family events

• By recognising our own and other's personal strengths we can create a safe and happy classroom

Year 2

How does where we live affect how we live? 

·       Our own and other's strengths / achievements contribute to individual, group and national identity

·       It is important to celebrate who we are and respect each other's differences

·       Places can be defined at a variety of scales

·       The names of places have significance and connect people to the Country/Place

·       The significance of connections between people and places is important across the world

Year 3

What does it take to build a successful community?

• Everyone is responsible for creating safe and happy communities
• Community decisions need to made democratically
• There is a process to follow in order to make decisions democratically

Year 4

How can we intervene to control forces in order to meet a design need?

·       Contact and non-contact forces affect interactions between objects

·       Everything moves because of a force

·       Tables and graphs can be used to organise data and identify patterns

·       A design process helps to achieve successful product outcomes

Year 4/5 Multi-age What makes a safe, fair, healthy YSS citizen?

·       Everyone has roles and responsibilities to contribute to a safe and successful community

·       We follow a process to respond to an issue or challenge

·       It is important to be consider other perspectives when interacting with others

·       A safe and successful school environment enhances our own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing

Year 5

Why are adaptation vital for survival? 

·       There are important interconnections and relationships between animals, people and natural environments

·       Animal adaptations are significant to their survival

·       Artworks are form of communication of ideas

Year 6

Why is empathy important?

·       All human endeavor is more valuable when we show empathy

·       Increasing globalisation means we need to develop a growing understanding of other cultures and places

·       Our nearest neighbours will impact our life in many ways

·       Geography affects imports and exports

·       The connections that we make will affect our interactions and life now and in the future