This Curiosity Collection extends the learning from the Ancient Worlds and Lost Civilisations Curiosity Snapshot through a cross-curriculum exploration of ancient civilisations using history, geography, archaeology, science, mathematics, English, design, creativity, and inquiry.
Learners investigate how geography influenced where civilisations developed, explore the importance of rivers, discover how ancient people communicated through writing and oral traditions, examine inventions and technologies, investigate ancient engineering, and explore beliefs, sacred places, trade networks, and cultural exchange. They discover how ancient engineers used observation, measurement, materials, mathematics, and creative problem-solving to design structures that continue to inspire people today. Along the way, learners explore how many ideas from ancient civilisations continue to shape the modern world and how many Indigenous cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia and First Nations Peoples around the world, continue to practise and share their cultures, languages, traditions, and knowledge today.
Throughout the Collection, Wonder Seekers build their understanding of how ancient societies adapted to different environments, solved problems, shared knowledge, and connected with one another. They explore maps, timelines, historical evidence, artefacts, engineering achievements, and cultural traditions before bringing their discoveries together in a creative Ancient Civilisation Expo project.
Along the way, learners develop skills in observation, questioning, historical inquiry, geographical thinking, comparing evidence, interpreting maps and timelines, measuring and comparing structures, recognising continuity and change, engineering design, critical and creative thinking, communication, and respectful intercultural understanding.
Each Collection is designed using inclusive learning principles, supporting diverse learning needs through self-paced exploration, clear instructions, flexible activity options, visual supports, and multiple ways for learners to engage, create, and reflect.
The Collection includes:
| Learning Area | Level, Code | Descriptor |
|---|---|---|
| English | Level 4, VC2E4LY03 | Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning from texts, including monitoring comprehension, asking questions and making connections to personal experience and other texts. |
| English | Level 4, VC2E4LY06 | Create written and multimodal texts to inform, explain and present ideas to different audiences using appropriate text structures and language features. |
| Humanities – History | Level 4, VC2HH4K09 | Describe the causes and effects of change experienced by societies, using examples from First Nations Australians and the ancient past. |
| Humanities – History | Level 4, VC2HH4S01 | Develop questions about the past and locate and collect information and evidence from primary and secondary sources. |
| Humanities – History | Level 4, VC2HH4S02 | Sequence information about people and events using chronological terms and timelines. |
| Humanities – History | Level 4, VC2HH4S03 | Interpret information from sources to identify different perspectives and draw conclusions about the past. |
| Humanities – History | Level 4, VC2HH4S04 | Create descriptions and explanations, using historical terms and concepts and acknowledging sources where appropriate. |
| Humanities – Geography | Level 4, VC2HG4K02 | Explain how people use and manage environments and how environments influence human activities and settlements. |
| Humanities – Geography | Level 4, VC2HG4S01 | Represent and interpret data and information about places and environments using maps, tables, photographs and other representations. |
| Humanities – Geography | Level 4, VC2HG4S02 | Interpret geographical information to identify patterns, similarities, differences and relationships. |
| Science | Level 4, VC2S4I01 | Pose questions and make predictions based on observations and prior knowledge. |
| Science | Level 4, VC2S4I02 | Plan and conduct investigations safely using appropriate equipment to make and record observations. |
| Science | Level 4, VC2S4I05 | Use evidence to explain findings and communicate ideas using scientific vocabulary and representations. |
| Mathematics | Level 4, VC2M4M01 | Choose and use appropriate metric units to measure attributes including length, mass, capacity and temperature. |
| Mathematics | Level 4, VC2M4SP01 | Create and interpret tables and graphs to represent and compare data. |
| Mathematics | Level 4, VC2M4SP02 | Interpret and describe data displays, identifying patterns and drawing conclusions. |
| Design and Technologies | Level 4, VC2TDE4P02 | Generate and communicate design ideas using labelled drawings, models, plans and digital tools. |
| Digital Technologies | Level 4, VC2TDE4P03 | Produce designed solutions that meet identified needs using appropriate materials, tools and techniques. |
| Critical and Creative Thinking | Level 4, VC2CCT4S02 | Compare ideas and information, identify patterns and relationships, and generate possible explanations or solutions. |
| Critical and Creative Thinking | Level 4, VC2CCT4S03 | Use evidence and reasoning to draw conclusions and justify ideas. |
| Personal and Social Capability | Level 4, VC2PSC4S03 | Contribute to learning tasks by sharing ideas, listening to others and working respectfully with different perspectives. |
| Intercultural Capability | Level4, VC2IC4D02 | Describe and explain how people from different cultures express beliefs, values and traditions, and show respect for cultural diversity. |
Our guided learning journey that moves from curiosity to understanding. Each step
builds naturally, so your child can explore, think, create, and grow at their own pace.
Get orientated and understand the challenge, goals and what you’ll create.
Ask questions, explore different ideas and perspectives and gather inspiration.
Dig deeper into your ideas, test possibilities and build understanding.
Create, make and experiment using the skills and ideas you’ve developed.
Look back on your process and results, celebrate growth and consider what’s next.
Explore legends, creatures, and mythical worlds while building skills
Discover how animals live, adapt, and survive while learning about the natural world.
Use gaming worlds to strengthen problem-solving, digital literacy, and thinking.
Discover the science behind speed while developing skills in physics, measurement, and data.
