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Year 5 HASS

Australian communities – their past, present and possible futures The Year 5 curriculum focuses on colonial Australia in the 1800s and the social, economic, political and environmental causes and effects of Australia’s development, and on the relationship …

Year 5 | HASS | 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 7 Geography

There are two units of study in the Year 7 curriculum for Geography: ‘Water in the world’ and ‘Place and liveability’. ‘Water in the world’ focuses on water as an example of a renewable environmental resource. This unit examines the many uses of water, …

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

Year 7 Economics and Business

The Year 7 curriculum gives students the opportunity to further develop their understanding of economics and business concepts by exploring what it means to be a consumer, a worker and a producer in the market, and the relationships between these groups. …

Year 7 | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 7 Civics and Citizenship

The Year 7 curriculum provides a study of the key features of Australia’s system of government and explores how this system aims to protect all Australians. Students examine the Australian Constitution and how its features, principles and values shape …

Year 7 | Civics and Citizenship | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 7 HASS

Sustainable pasts, present, futures The Year 7 curriculum deepens discipline-specific knowledge, understandings and skills with opportunities for integration across the sub-strands. Students study ancient societies of the East and West, how they are …

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

Structure

In the Australian Curriculum, the Humanities and Social Sciences learning area comprises five subjects: F–6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences, and Years 7–10 History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business. In all five subjects, the …

Structure | 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

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI053

acquiring geographical information from schools in geographically contrasting parts of Australia and/or neighbouring countries

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI057

discussing and comparing how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples may represent places and their features visually (for example, in paintings and sand drawings) and identify symbols and patterns

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identifying who has the authority to make rules (for example, at school or in a sporting club)

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acquiring geographical information about environments and resources from a range of sources, such as a knowledgeable Aboriginal community member or from schools in contrasting parts of Australia and/or other countries in the Southern Hemisphere

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identifying stereotypes presented in texts and pictures, such as generalisations about gender roles, and talking about who is advantaged by stereotypes and who is disadvantaged

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reflecting on how people of the past are represented in fiction and other sources, and critically examining stereotypes in their representations (for example, claims that women did not work, inferences that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples …

Elaboration (5) ACHASSK083

studying totems in the lives of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and examining the differences between their totems

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recognising that people from many continents have explored parts of the world (for example, Zheng He, Ibn Battuta)

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examining paintings and accounts (by observers such as Watkin Tench and David Collins) to determine the impact of early British colonisation on Aboriginal Peoples' Country

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finding out how to conduct ethical research with people and communities, including the protocols for consultation with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, behaviours in sacred or significant sites, and considering sensitivities of …

Elaboration (5) ACHASSI101

explaining enterprising initiatives that address challenges (for example, colonial solutions to challenges of preserving food and accessing resources; sustainable use of materials for housing past and present)

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