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Rationale/Aims Geography

Rationale The study of Geography draws on students’ curiosity about the diversity of the world’s places and their peoples, cultures and environments. It enables students to appreciate the complexity of our world and the diversity of its environments, …

Rationale/Aims | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Links to Foundation to Year 10 Geography

The senior secondary Geography curriculum builds on the knowledge, conceptual understandings and inquiry skills developed in the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum: Geography. Through a carefully selected series of units and their associated …

Links to Foundation to Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Representation of General capabilities Geography

The general capabilities encompass the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that, together with the Geography curriculum content and the cross-curriculum priorities, will help students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century. The …

Representation of General capabilities | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities Geography

While the significance of the cross-curriculum priorities for Geography varies, there are opportunities for teachers to select contexts that incorporate the key concepts from each priority. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Students …

Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Learning 7-10

In Years 7–10 the Australian Curriculum supports the deepening of knowledge, understanding and skills in all eight learning areas. The curriculum continues to prepare students for civic, social and economic participation and personal health and well-being …

Learning 7-10 | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Mathematics

Learning mathematics creates opportunities for and enriches the lives of all Australians. The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics provides students with essential mathematical skills and knowledge in number and algebra, measurement and geometry, and statistics …

Rationale | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Introduction

The humanities and social sciences are the study of human behaviour and interaction in social, cultural, environmental, economic and political contexts. The humanities and social sciences have a historical and contemporary focus, from personal to global …

Introduction | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Outdoor learning

Outdoor learning | Portfolios | Curriculum connections | Resources

Online safety

Online safety | Portfolios | Curriculum connections | Resources

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

ACHAH181

The historical and geographical context, including the emergence from the ‘Dark Ages’, the influence of geography on Greek political and economic development; the concept of ‘polis’ (origins of key city-states: Athens, Thebes, Megara, Corinth and Sparta); …

ACLINC089

Identify gist and locate factual information (such as details about people and events) from a range of spoken and written texts, and use the information in new ways[Key concepts: leisure, travel, geography, special occasions; Key processes: comprehending, …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

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) …

Elaboration (3) ACLFRC058

researching young people’s lifestyles across French-speaking cultures and contexts, comparing information from different cultural contexts to identify the influence of factors such as geography, climate, and social and community environment, for example, …

Elaboration (1) ACLGEC123

obtaining information about lifestyles in German-speaking countries (homes, schools, climate, pets, geography) from shared and independent reading of simple digital texts

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