Teacher resources

Learning Area:
Society & Environment

Outcomes and Level Descriptions for Levels 2-5

Investigation, Communication and Participation

• ICP Level 2
  When given a focus question, can identify aspects to be considered and use simple data-gathering techniques to collect information; and can select and compare relevant, literal, factual information in presenting findings and comparing own interpretation with those of others.
• ICP Level 3
  Plans an investigation by devising questions, identifying and using information from more than one source; and makes inferences from the information collected in order to justify personal decisions.
  
  7AT
• ICP Level 4
  Identifies appropriate sources and data-gathering techniques for an investigation; records information from these sources accurately; considers various perspectives and begins to generalise beyond the immediate context when presenting findings.
  
  9AT
• ICP Level 5
  Analyses and clarifies the purpose of an investigation to formulate questions; selects from a range of appropriate data sources and methods of recording; and uses supporting evidence to explain patterns and draw conclusions that generalise beyond the immediate context and present a particular viewpoint.

Place and Space

• Place and Space Level 2
  Understands that places in different locations contain specific features and these places are used and cared for by people in the community.
  
  Care of Places 2.3
  Understands that people in a community can cooperate to care for places.
• Place and Space Level 3
  Understands that processes affect the natural and built features of places and these features have an influence on human activity and on people’s views about which places need to be cared for.
  
  Care of Places 3.3
  Understands that people have different views about which places need to be cared for.
• Place and Space Level 4
  Understand that people and places are interdependent, resulting in patterns of features and activities across different places and that people act to sustain the environment according to their value
  
  Care of Places 4.3
  Understands that people act to sustain the environment according to their values.
• Place and Space Level 5
  Understands that a range of factors, processes and values influences the interdependence of people and places and the resultant spatial patterns, as well as the different ways in which individuals and groups act to sustain the environment.
  
  Care of Places 5.3
  Understands that differing values affect the ways in which individuals and groups act to sustain the environment.

Natural and Social Systems

• Natural and Social Systems Level 2
  Understand that in natural and social communities there are connections between parts or elements of the system.
  
  Natural Systems 2.1
  Understands that elements of natural systems form communities in which each element depends on another.
• Natural and Social Systems Level 3
  Understand that, in natural and social systems, relationships occur to provide order to the interactions found within them.
  
  Natural Systems 3.1
  Understands that elements of natural systems link to form cycles of which people are a part.
• Natural and Social Systems Level 4
  Understands that modifications to natural and social systems occur as they respond to changes.
  
  Natural Systems 4.1
  Understands that different elements respond and attempt to adapt to changes in natural systems.
• Natural and Social Systems Level 5
  Understands how and why changes occur in natural and social systems.
  
  Natural Systems 5.1
  Understands how and why features of natural systems are result of varying adaptations to their environment.

Active Citizenship

(Active Citizenship is not described in levels, but rather in phases. The following is a general description of what students do as part of Active Citizenship.)

Students demonstrate active citizenship through their behaviours and practices in the school environment, in accordance with the principles and values associated with the democratic process, social justice and ecological sustainability.
esp.
Ecological Sustainability
The student values and respects environments / habitats:

• is sensitive to and concerned about the living and non-living environment
• recognizes the values of biodiversity and balance in nature and the integrity of all living things
• protects the environment and living things
• mimimises their impact on the environment

The student values and appreciates the need to conserve resources and preserve environments / habitats:

• upholds the values of ecological sustainability and uses resources in a sustainable way
• appreciates the need to conserve resources
• works to preserve natural habitat / species

The student recognizes the need to enhance environments:

• works to rehabilitate and regenerate degraded environments
• works towards enhancement of their environment

Other Society and Environment Outcomes that have been touched on in the Grow Us a Home website are Resources and Time, Continuity and Change. Teachers could expand on the activities, or add their own to focus more on these areas.

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