Identify current understanding of a topic (e.g. brainstorm, KWL chart) (WAHASS26)

Develop a range of focus questions to investigate (WAHASS27)

Locate and collect information from a variety of sources (e.g. photographs, maps, books, interviews, internet) (WAHASS28)

Record selected information and/or data (e.g. use graphic organisers, develop note-taking strategies) (WAHASS29)

Recognise the ethical protocols that exist when gathering information and/or data (e.g. respecting others' work) (WAHASS30)

Develop criteria for selecting relevant information (e.g. accuracy, reliability, usefulness) (WAHASS31)

Interpret information and/or data collected (e.g. sequence events in chronological order, identify patterns and trends, make connections between old and new information) (WAHASS32)

Identify different points of view/perspectives in information and/or data (e.g. distinguish fact from opinion, explore different stories on the same topic) (WAHASS33)

Translate collected information and/or data into different formats (e.g. create a timeline, change data into a table and/or graph) (WAHASS34)

Draw conclusions and give explanations, based on the information and/or data displayed in texts, tables, graphs and maps (e.g. show similarities and differences) (WAHASS35)

Use decision-making processes (e.g. share views, recognise different points of view, identify issues, identify possible solutions, plan for action in groups) (WAHASS36)

Present findings and conclusions in a range of communication forms (e.g. written, oral, visual, digital, tabular, graphic), appropriate to audience and purpose, using relevant terms (WAHASS37)

Develop texts, including narratives and biographies, that use researched facts, events and experiences (WAHASS38)

Reflect on learning, identify new understandings and act on findings in different ways (e.g. complete a KWL chart, propose action in response to new knowledge) (WAHASS39)