AC9HS5S01

Elaborations

• AC9HS5S01_E1asking questions that address relevant disciplinary concepts before, during and after an investigation to frame and guide the stages of an inquiry; for example, “What caused Britain to establish Australian colonies after 1800?”, “What does this source indicate about the significance of an event?”, “How do secondary sources differ and what can I determine from primary sources?”, “How do the sources help me answer my questions and reach conclusions?”
• AC9HS5S01_E2developing different types of questions for different purposes, such as probing questions to seek details, open-ended questions to elicit more ideas, and practical questions to guide financial choices
• AC9HS5S01_E3developing questions to guide the identification and location of useful sources for an investigation or project; for example, “Is this source useful?”, “Who can help us do this project?”, “What rules/protocols must we follow when we do this inquiry/project?”, “What resources do we need to conduct this project?”