Year 2 · Humanities and Social Sciences · Skills

AC9HS2S03

interpret information and data from observations and provided sources, including the comparison of objects from the past and present

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Skills in Year 2.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9HS2S03 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 2.

1. Year 1AC9HS1S01develop questions about objects, people, places and events in the past and present
2. Year 1AC9HS1S02collect, sort and record information and data from observations and from provided sources, including unscaled timelines and labelled maps or models
3. Year 1AC9HS1S03interpret information and data from observations and provided sources, including the comparison of objects from the past and present
4. Year 1AC9HS1S04discuss perspectives related to objects, people, places and events
5. Year 1AC9HS1S05draw conclusions and make proposals
6. Year 1AC9HS1S06develop narratives and share observations, using sources, and subject-specific terms
7. Year 3AC9HS3S01develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues
8. Year 3AC9HS3S02locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps
9. Year 3AC9HS3S03interpret information and data displayed in different formats
10. Year 3AC9HS3S04analyse information and data, and identify perspectives
11. Year 3AC9HS3S05draw conclusions based on analysis of information
12. Year 3AC9HS3S06propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions
13. Year 3AC9HS3S07present descriptions and explanations, using ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms