Year 9 History

The making of the modern world The Year 9 curriculum provides a study of the history of the making of the modern world from 1750 to 1918. It was a period of industrialisation and rapid change in the ways people lived, worked and thought. It was an era …

Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 7 History

The ancient world The Year 7 curriculum provides a study of history from the time of the earliest human communities to the end of the ancient period, approximately 60 000 BC (BCE) – c.650 AD (CE). It was a period defined by the development of cultural …

Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 8 History

The ancient to the modern world The Year 8 curriculum provides a study of history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period, c.650– 1750 AD (CE). This was when major civilisations around the world came into contact with …

Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 10 History

The modern world and Australia The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s …

Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Aims History

The Australian Curriculum: History aims to ensure that students develop: interest in, and enjoyment of, historical study for lifelong learning and work, including their capacity and willingness to be informed and active citizens knowledge, understanding …

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

Structure History

The Australian Curriculum: History is organised into two interrelated strands: historical knowledge and understanding and historical inquiry and skills. Historical knowledge and understanding strand This strand includes personal, family, local, state …

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

Elaboration (2) ACHHS207

identifying steps in the research process (for example, identifying information needed, locating that information, recording relevant information from sources)

Elaboration (2) | ACHHS207 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHHS208

identifying information within a source that can be used as evidence to support an interpretation

Elaboration (2) | ACHHS208 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHHS209

differentiating between primary sources (those from the time of the event/person/site being investigated) and secondary sources (those that represent later interpretations)

Elaboration (2) | ACHHS209 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHHS211

using strategies to detect whether a statement is fact or opinion, including word choices that may indicate an opinion is being offered (for example, the use of conditionals 'might', 'could', and other words such as 'believe', 'think', 'suggests')

Elaboration (2) | ACHHS211 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH047

investigating the construction of longboats and their role in exploration, including innovations in keel and sail design.

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH047 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH048

investigating the remains of Viking settlements (for example, Dublin (Ireland) and Jorvik (York))

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH048 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH050

recognising that the medieval manuscripts of monastic scribes contributed to the survival of many ancient Greek and Roman literary texts

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH050 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH065

evaluating the significance of the Meiji Restoration of 1868 AD (CE) that restored imperial rule to Japan

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH065 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH068

evaluating the evidence for theories about the deforestation of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH068 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH071

categorising the effects of the Black Death as either short term or long term and drawing conclusions about the severity of the Black Death

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH071 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH017

identifying the spread of innovations such as steam power; iron and steel production; transport; and chemicals in Europe, USA and Japan

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH017 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH091

investigating the factors that led to the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902, which enabled women to vote and stand for election for the federal Parliament

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH091 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH095

exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people during the war

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH095 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH096

identifying the groups who opposed conscription (for example, trade unionists, Irish Catholics) and the grounds for their objections

Elaboration (2) | ACDSEH096 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum