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Games children play
Students explore pictures of games and toys from the past to identify things that have changed over time and things that have stayed the same.
Learning Intention
We are learning to:
- understand that somethings change over time and some things stay the same.
Success criteria
What I'm looking for:
- I can describe how some games have changed or stayed the same over time.
Student Activities
Activity 1
What game is this?
Number of set tasks: 3
Activity 2
What toy is this?
Number of set tasks: 1
Activity 3
Games past and present
Number of set tasks: 1
NSW SYLLABUS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM HISTORY K-10
Outcomes
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
Historical skills
Students:
Comprehension: chronology, terms and concepts
- sequence familiar objects and events (ACHHS031, ACHHS047)
- distinguish between the past, present and future (ACHHS032, ACHHS048)
Use of sources
- explore and use a range of sources about the past (ACHHS034, ACHHS05)
- identify and compare features of objects from the past and present (ACHHS035, ACHHS051)
Empathetic understanding
- recognise that people in the local community may have lived differently in the past
Research
- pose questions about the past using sources provided (ACHHS033, ACHHS049)
Explanation and communication
- develop a narrative about the past (ACHHS037, ACHHS053)
- use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written, role play) and digital technologies (ACHHS038, ACHHS054)
Historical concepts
- Continuity and change: some things change over time and others remain the same
- Empathetic understanding: developing an understanding of another’s views, life and decisions made
LAC
Learning across the curriculum
- Literacy
- Critical and creative thinking
Content
The impact of changing technology on people’s lives (ACHHK046)
Students:
- discuss the similarities and differences of technology from the past through a range of sources and sequence them over time
- use a range of communications forms to explain how one example of changing technology affected people’s lives
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