Elaboration (3) ACHASSI026
imagining how a local feature or place might change in the future and proposing action they could take to improve a place or influence a positive future
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI026 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK031
describing local features people look after (for example, bushland, wetland, park or a heritage building) and finding out why and how these features need to be cared for, and who provides this care
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK031 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI081
proposing possible actions that could be taken to address an issue (for example, improving the management of waste in the school; choosing products not made from endangered species such as elephants) and identifying resources needed to support the actions …
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI081 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI082
using accurate and subject-appropriate terms when speaking, writing and illustrating, for example, using historical terms (such as ‘exploration’, ‘navigation’, ‘trade’, penal’, ‘transportation’, ‘contact’, ‘frontier conflict’, 'colonisation’), using geographical …
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI082 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK090
investigating where a particular renewable natural resource comes from, how it is used and sustainable management strategies (for example, recycling paper or planting more trees)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK090 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI100
interpreting graphs and tables of data collected from a survey to infer relationships or trends (for example, common influences on purchasing decisions of class members; the increase in social activism for social and environmental causes)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI100 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI102
discussing the priorities and ethics evident in past decisions (for example, in clearing of native vegetation for farming, in stealing food to survive)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI102 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI103
using agreed criteria as the basis for an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of choices (for example, for determining which actions are most likely to be effective to restore a damaged environment)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI103 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI104
assessing possible options as actions that people could take to respond to a local issue they have investigated (for example, the redevelopment of a disused quarry in the local area)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI104 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI105
using accurate and subject-appropriate terms (for example, historical terms such as ‘colonial’, ‘the gold era’, ‘migration’, ‘penal’; geographic terms such as ‘characteristics’, ‘environmental’, ‘human’, ‘ecosystems’, ‘sustainable’, ‘settlement’, ‘management‘; …
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI105 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK113
exploring the extent of change in the local environment over time and the impact of change on ecosystems
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK113 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK120
listing the needs and wants of a local community and exploring the ways resources are currently used to meet these needs and wants and how resources might be used more sustainably to meet these needs and wants into the future
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK120 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK137
considering the contribution of groups and organisations in the development of Australia in the twentieth century (for example, the CSIRO, environmental action groups, farming cooperatives)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK137 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI155
modelling a system (for example, an ecosystem or hydrological cycle) and using it to explain the sequence of effects when elements are manipulated
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI155 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK172
describing the importance of the River Tiber to ancient Roman society and the methods Romans used to manage resources (for example, the water supply through aqueducts and plumbing systems)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK172 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK192
examining whether liveability and environmental sustainability can be enhanced at the same time
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK192 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI077
exploring different viewpoints about the sustainable use of a place (for example, environmental management laws and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ practices)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI077 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK083
investigating pre-contact ways of life of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples; their knowledge of their environment including land management practices; and their fundamental beliefs about the interconnectedness of Country/Place, People, …
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK083 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK088
explaining the significance of vegetation endemic in the local area to survival of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples (for example, as a source of food, shelter, medicine, tools and weapons)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK088 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI095
conducting surveys to gather primary data and summarising the key points or particular points of view relating to an issue (for example, interviewing recipients of awards such as Order of Australia medals; surveying the views of conflicting parties in …
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI095 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum