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Geography Achievement Standard HASS Year 6

By the end of Year 6, students describe the location of places in selected countries in absolute and relative terms. They describe and explain the diverse characteristics of places in different locations from local to global scales. They describe the …

Geography Achievement Standard HASS Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students describe geographical processes that influence the characteristics of places and how characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently. They explain interconnections between people and places and people and …

Aims Geography

The Australian Curriculum: Geography aims to ensure that students develop: a sense of wonder, curiosity and respect about places, people, cultures and environments throughout the world a deep geographical knowledge of their own locality, Australia, the …

Aims | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Structure Geography

The Australian Curriculum: Geography is organised in two related strands: geographical knowledge and understanding, and geographical inquiry and skills. Geographical knowledge and understanding strand Geographical knowledge refers to the facts, generalisations, …

Structure | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

PDF documents Geography

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Geography are available as PDF documents. Geography: Sequence of content 7-10 Geography: Sequence of achievement 7-10

PDF documents | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Rationale HASS

In a world that is increasingly culturally diverse and dynamically interconnected, it is important that students come to understand their world, past and present, and develop a capacity to respond to challenges, now and in the future, in innovative, informed, …

Rationale | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Structure HASS

The Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences may be implemented as a combined F–6 program or as an F–7 program. The F–6/7 curriculum is organised into two interrelated strands: knowledge and understanding and inquiry and skills. Knowledge …

Structure | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

PDF documents HASS

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences F-6/7 are available as PDF documents. F-6/7 HASS - Combined Sequence of Content F-6/7 HASS - Combined Sequence of Achievement F-6/7 History - Sequence of Achievement F-6/7 …

PDF documents | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Geography

In a world of increasing global integration and international mobility, it is critical to the wellbeing and sustainability of the environment and society that young Australians develop a holistic understanding of the world. This requires deep knowledge …

Rationale | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHASSI078

decoding the meaning of symbols and emblems associated with Australian history, geography and civic life and applying an understanding of conventions, vocabulary and symbols when interpreting large-scale maps

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI156

comparing the different types of primary sources appropriate to history, geography, civics and citizenship, and economics and business, and explaining reasons for the differences

Elaboration ACHASSI159

reviewing the results of an analysis to propose an answer to an inquiry question using at least one discipline-specific concept (for example, significance in history or place in geography) or one humanities and social sciences concept (for example, interconnections) …

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