LINKS WITH OTHER LEARNING AREAS IN YEARS 5–6

Core units: Key understandings Years 5–6Illustration 1: Pointers to understanding

What are the links between geography and other learning

areas in Years 5–6?

What things can a primary teacher introduce to students?

ScienceYear 5

• Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment

• The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun)

MathematicsYear 5

• Use a grid reference system to describe locations. Describe routes using landmarks and directional language

• Apply the enlargement transformation to familiar two-dimensional shapes and explore the properties of the resulting image compared with the original

• Construct displays, including column graphs, dot plots and tables, appropriate for data type, with and without the use of digital technologies

HistoryYear 5

• The reasons people migrated to Australia from Europe and Asia

• The experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony.

EnglishYear 5

• Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sources

• Understand how to move beyond making bare assertions and take account of differing perspectives and points of view

• Clarify understanding of content as it unfolds in formal and informal situations, connecting ideas to students’ own experiences and present and justify a point of view

• Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations for defined audiences and purposes incorporating accurate and sequenced content and multimodal elements

ScienceYear 6

• Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect earth’s surface

• The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment

MathematicsYear 6

• Interpret and compare a range of data displays, including side by side column graphs for two categorical variables

• Interpret secondary data presented in digital media and elsewhere

EnglishYear 6

• Identify and explain how analytical images like figures, tables, diagrams, maps and graphs contribute to our understanding of verbal information in factual and persuasive texts

• Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions

• Plan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for defined audiences and purposes, making appropriate choices for modality and emphasis