NSW Curriculum Map

Year 5 · Question Based Investigations

	History NESA / History	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Australia as a nation
•	Key figures and events that led to Australia's Federation, including British and American influences on Australia's system of law and government LINK				1
•	Experiences of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders, migrants, women and children LINK				1

Geographical inquiry skills

Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet

Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters

Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save

Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change

Acquiring geographical information

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collect and record relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from primary data and secondary information sources, for example, by observing, by interviewing, conducting surveys, or using maps, visual representations, statistical sources and reports, the media or the internet LINK

	Factors that shape places NESA / Geography / Factors that shape places	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Humans shape places
•	investigate how people influence places LINK		1
	Bushfire hazard
•	investigate the impact of ONE contemporary bushfire hazard in Australia LINK		1

	Personal Development, Health and Physical Education NESA / Personal Development, Health and Physical Education	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Health, Wellbeing and Relationships
•	investigate community resources and ways to seek help about health, safety and wellbeing		2
	Healthy, Safe and Active Lifestyles
•	plan and practise assertive responses, behaviours and actions that protect and promote health, safety and wellbeing		1
•	explore how media and people in the community influence personal attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours			1

Design and Production

Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet

Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters

Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save

Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change

Researching and planning

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develop, record and communicate design ideas, decisions and processes using appropriate technical terms LINK

Earth and Space

Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet

Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters

Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save

Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change

Earth's place in our solar system

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identify that Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun) LINK

	Living World NESA / Science and Technology / Living World	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Growth and survival of living things
•	test predictions by gathering data and use evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena LINK	1
•	understand that scientific and technological knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions LINK	2
	Adaptations of living things
•	describe adaptations as existing structures or behaviours that enable living things to survive in their environment LINK	2
	Sustainably managing environments to source food and fibre
•	explore plants and animals, tools and techniques used to prepare food to enable people to grow and be healthy LINK	1
•	investigate how people in design and technological occupations address considerations, including sustainability, in the design of products, services and environments for current and future use LINK	1

NSW Curriculum Map

Year 5 · Question Based Investigations

History

Australia as a nation

Geographical inquiry skills

Acquiring geographical information

Factors that shape places

Humans shape places

Bushfire hazard

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

Health, Wellbeing and Relationships

Healthy, Safe and Active Lifestyles

Design and Production

Researching and planning

Earth and Space

Earth's place in our solar system

Living World

Growth and survival of living things

Adaptations of living things

Sustainably managing environments to source food and fibre