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This is a wiki to assist you to explore Japan. Throughout this unit you will explore the major religions, governance, climate, currency, culture, significant events, important people, daily life and special days celebrated. You will compare your new learning to life in Australia.

Throughout the Unit you will participate in workshops forcused on Japan. At the end of the unit, you will present you understandings to students who have explored other Asian countries. You will listen to their presentations and develop your understanding of Asia, creating your 'Passport to Asia'. You are encouraged to explore new and exciting technolgy resources for the your presentation and your tasks. Possible options include One Note, a Wiki, a blog, booklet (Publisher), posters (Word) or any other great technology resources you can use. You are strongly encouraged to explore beyond PowerPoint for this unit.

//This is a Level 4 Humanities (History) Discipline Learning base domain of the Victorian Essential Learnings. Students apply their understanding of culture by investigating the history of an Asian country or countries in the Australian region such as Indonesia, East Timor, India, China and Japan. They consider how other societies are organised, how they express their beliefs and make meaning of their world. They investigate significant people and events in that country’s recent history and learn about daily life, religious traditions, customs and governance. They learn about links between other countries and Australia, develop ideas about Eastern and Western traditions, and about the values that are important to other societies and their own. Students use a range of written, visual, oral and electronic sources to study the past. With support, they frame research questions and plan their own inquiries using historical language and concepts such as time, sequence, chronology, continuity, change, culture and, tradition. They begin to question sources and make judgments about the viewpoints being expressed, the completeness of the evidence, and the values represented. They learn to develop explanations in a range of forms such as timelines, oral presentations, posters, multimedia presentations, reports and narratives.// Source: []