Subject
Questioning
History
- Pose questions before, during and after an inquiry about the past and how the past relates to the present
- Develop questions that help identify the concepts of historical thinking (for example, sources)
- Develop questions to guide the stages of a historical inquiry, using organisers (for example, five W's + H – who, what, when, where, how and why; KWL chart – what they know, what they want to know and what they have learned)
- Create questions appropriate to their purpose (for example, open-ended questions for interviews, critical questions about source reliability, questions that follow cultural protocols)
Geography
- Pose questions before, during and after an inquiry about geographical phenomena and contemporary geographical challenges
- Develop questions that help identify the concepts of geographical thinking (for example, place)
- Develop questions to guide the stages of a geographical inquiry, using organisers (for example, five W's + H – who, what, when, where, how and why; KWL chart – what they know, what they want to know and what they have learned)
- Create questions appropriate to their purpose (for example, closed questions for surveys, questions that follow cultural protocols)
Civics and Citizenship
- Pose questions before, during and after an inquiry about civics and citizenship issues
- Develop questions that help identify the concepts of civics and citizenship (for example, democracy)
- Develop questions to guide the stages of an inquiry about civics and citizenship, using organisers (for example, five W's + H – who, what, when, where, how and why; KWL chart – what they know, what they want to know and what they have learned)
- Create questions appropriate to their purpose (for example, closed questions for surveys, questions that are sensitive to diverse viewpoints, questions for self-reflection)
Economics and Business
- Pose questions before, during and after an inquiry about economic or business issues or events
- Develop questions that help identify the concepts of economics and business (for example, consumer choices)
- Develop questions to guide the stages of an inquiry about economics and business, using organisers (for example, five W's + H – who, what, when, where, how and why; KWL chart – what they know, what they want to know and what they have learned)
- Create questions appropriate to their purpose (for example, closed questions for surveys, questions that are sensitive to diverse viewpoints, questions that consider ethical choices)
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