Search

Elaboration (1) ACHCK063

distinguishing statutory and common law from executive law (delegated law) and identifying how the Houses of Parliament can disallow delegated legislation

investigating the development and implementation of policy and the role of the public service in Australia, including the role of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in proposing policy and the role of parliament in debating it

Elaboration ACHCK094

exploring the concept of ‘cohesive society’ using examples from contemporary events in Australia or in other countries to identify factors that support cohesiveness

Elaboration (1) ACHEK019

observing local businesses to identify factors that contribute to their success (for example, location, quality of service, a high-quality product, sound management practices)

Elaboration (1) ACHEK051

exploring the factors that can explain the variations in economic performance within or between economies (for example, high levels of foreign ownership, employment rates, levels of debt)

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK086

comparing the European concept of land ownership, including terra nullius, with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' relationship with the land, sea, waterways and sky, and how this affected relations between the groups

Elaboration ACHASSK180

explaining the rise of imperial China (for example, the use of chariot warfare and the adoption of mass infantry armies, the building of the first phase of the Great Wall of China, military strategies as codified in Sun Tzu’s The Art of War)

Elaboration (4) ACDSEH096

explaining the treatment of people of German descent during the war (for example, their classification as ‘enemy aliens’ and placement in internment camps, as well as their depiction in government propaganda)

Elaboration ACDSEH147

investigating policies of multiculturalism since the 1970s and the concepts of cultural heritage and assimilation

Elaboration ACHGK040

investigating the causes of water scarcity (for example, an absolute shortage of water (physical), inadequate development of water resources (economic), or the ways water is used)

Elaboration ACHGK041

examining and comparing places in Australia and countries of the Asia region that have economies and communities based on irrigation (for example, rice production in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in NSW and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam)

Elaboration (2) ACHGK041

examining bays, rivers, waterfalls or lakes in Australia and in countries of the Asia region that have been listed as either World Heritage sites or national parks for their aesthetic and cultural value

Elaboration (3) ACHGK041

investigating the spiritual significance of water in an Asian culture

Elaboration (1) ACHGK043

discussing the concept of liveability and the ways it is measured and comparing objective measures such as transportation infrastructure with subjective measures such as people's perceptions

Elaboration ACHGK055

researching the causes of urban concentration in Australia and the United States of America (for example, the history of European settlement, migration, the export orientation of the economy, the centralisation of state governments, environmental constraints …

Elaboration (3) ACHGK056

explaining that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ population mobility reflects attachment to a number of places through family, Country/Place, dispossession, relocation and employment

Elaboration ACHGK059

examining the forecasts for the size of Australia’s major cities and regional urban centres, and discussing the implications for their environmental sustainability and liveability

Elaboration ACHGK065

comparing students' perceptions and use of places and spaces in their local area, particularly at different times of day, between males and females, different age groups, people with and without disability, and people from diverse cultures including Indigenous …

Elaboration (1) ACHGS071

examining the environmental, economic and social factors that need to be considered in an investigation of a contemporary geographical issue such as ways of increasing Australian or global food production or the effects of information and communications …

Elaboration ACHGK070

discussing the concept of sustainability in relation to environmental functions

Curriculum Types

Curriculum Elements Types

General Capabilities

Cross Curriculum Priorities