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Year 3 · Question Based Investigations

	Health and Physical Education Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Health and Physical Education	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Personal, Social and Community Health
•	Participate in outdoor games and activities to examine how participation promotes a connection between the community, natural and built environments, and health and wellbeing VCHPEP096		1
•	Describe strategies to make the classroom and playground healthy, safe and active spaces VCHPEP095		1
•	Describe factors that can positively influence relationships and personal wellbeing VCHPEP092	1			1
•	Identify and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing VCHPEP091		1
•	Examine how success, challenge and failure strengthen personal identities VCHPEP088		1
	Movement and Physical Activity
•	Examine the benefits of physical activity and physical fitness to health and wellbeing VCHPEM100		1

	Civics and Citizenship Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / Civics and Citizenship	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Government and Democracy
•	Identify how and why decisions are made democratically in communities VCCCG002				1
	Laws and Citizens
•	Explain how and why people make rules VCCCL004				1
	Citizenship, Diversity and Identity
•	Investigate why and how people participate within communities and cultural and social groups VCCCC006	1			1
•	Describe the different cultural, religious and/or social groups to which they and others in the community may belong VCCCC007	1

	Critical and Creative Thinking Victorian Curriculum / Capabilities / Critical and Creative Thinking	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Questions and Possibilities
•	Construct and use open and closed questions for different purposes VCCCTQ010	1	1	1	1
	Reasoning
•	Explore distinctions when organising and sorting information and ideas from a range of sources VCCCTR017	1		1
	Meta-Cognition
•	Investigate a range of problem-solving strategies, including brainstorming, identifying, comparing and selecting options, and developing and testing hypotheses VCCCTM020	1	1	1	1
•	Consider concrete and pictorial models to facilitate thinking, including a range of visualisation strategies VCCCTM018	1	1	1	1
•	Examine an increased range of learning strategies, including visualisation, note-taking, peer instruction and incubation, and reflect on how these can be applied to different tasks to reach a goal VCCCTM019	1	1	1	1

	Intercultural Capability Victorian Curriculum / Capabilities / Intercultural Capability	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Cultural Practices
•	Describe what they have learnt about themselves and others from intercultural experiences including a critical perspective on and respect for their own and others cultures VCICCB006	1		1
•	Compare their own and others cultural practices, showing how these may influence the ways people relate to each other VCICCB005	1		1
	Cultural Diversity
•	Identify how understandings between culturally diverse groups can be encouraged and achieved VCICCD008	1
•	Explain the role of cultural traditions in the development of personal, group and national identities VCICCD007	1		1

	Personal and Social Capability Victorian Curriculum / Capabilities / Personal and Social Capability	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Social Awareness and Management
•	Identify conflicts that may occur in peer groups and suggest possible causes and resolutions VCPSCSO024	1	1		1
•	Identify the importance of including others in activities, groups and games VCPSCSO022	1	1		1
•	Demonstrate skills for effective participation in group tasks and use criteria provided to reflect on the effectiveness of the teams in which they participate VCPSCSO023	1	1	1	1
•	Examine the similarities and differences between individuals and groups based on factors such as sex, age, ability, language, culture and religion VCPSCSO020	1		1

	Historical Knowledge Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / History / Historical Knowledge	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Community, remembrance and celebrations
•	Significance of days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia and the importance of symbols and emblems, including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day VCHHK076	1
•	One significant narrative, myths or celebration from the past VCHHK075	1
•	The role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the local community and/or other societies VCHHK074	1
•	A significant example of change and a significant example of continuity over time in the local community, region or state/territory VCHHK073	1
•	The significance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who belong to a local area VCHHK072	1

	Historical Concepts and Skills Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / History / Historical Concepts and Skills	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Historical sources as evidence
•	Identify the origin and content features of primary sources when describing the significance of people, places and events VCHHC067	1
	Historical significance
•	Describe the significance of Australian celebrations, symbols and emblems VCHHC071	1

	Geographical Concepts and Skills Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / Geography / Geographical Concepts and Skills	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Place, space and interconnection
•	Identify and explain the interconnections within places and between places VCGGC073			1
•	Identify and describe locations and spatial distributions and patterns VCGGC072			1
•	Identify and describe the characteristics of places in different locations at a range of scales VCGGC071			1
	Data and information
•	Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and other sources VCGGC074			1
•	Represent data and the location of places and their characteristics by constructing tables and simple graphs and maps of appropriate scale that conform to cartographic conventions of border, scale, legend, title and north point VCGGC075			1

	Geographical Knowledge Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / Geography / Geographical Knowledge	Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian Question-Based Investigations: We Are Australian	Question-Based Investigations: Get Active Question-Based Investigations: Get Active	Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours Question-Based Investigations: Australia's Neighbours	Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club Question-Based Investigations: Join the Club
	Diversity and significance of places and environments
•	Similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic characteristics and the lives of the people who live there VCGGK084			1
•	Similarities and differences in individuals’ and groups’ feelings and perceptions about places, and how they influence views about the protection of these places VCGGK083			1
•	Main climates of the world and the similarities and differences between the climates of different places VCGGK081			1
•	Location of Australia’s neighbouring countries and the diverse characteristics of their places VCGGK078			1