Year 3 HASS
Diverse communities and places and the contribution people make The Year 3 curriculum focuses on the diversity of people and places in their local community and beyond, and how people participate in their communities. Students study how places are represented …
Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard HASS Year 3
By the end of Year 3, students explain the role of rules in their community and the importance of making decisions democratically. They describe how people participate in their community as active citizens. Students pose simple questions about the society …
Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
History Achievement Standard HASS Year 3
By the end of Year 3, students identify individuals, events and aspects of the past that have significance in the present. They identify and describe aspects of their community that have changed and remained the same over time. They identify the importance …
History Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Geography Achievement Standard HASS Year 3
By the end of Year 3, students describe the location of the states and territories of Australia, the location of selected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Countries/Places and selected countries neighbouring Australia. They describe the characteristics …
Geography Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
HASS Achievement Standard HASS Year 3
By the end of Year 3, students identify individuals, events and aspects of the past that have significance in the present. They identify and describe aspects of their community that have changed and remained the same over time. They describe the diverse …
HASS Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI052
posing evaluation questions (for example, ‘Is the process fair?’, ‘Could the process have been managed better?’)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI052 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI053
collecting information about the changing composition of their community from sources, such as census data, cemetery observations, interviews with older people or surveys
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI053 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI054
constructing and annotating maps (for example, to show the natural and human features of Australia) using the appropriate cartographic conventions including map symbols, title and north point
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI054 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI056
exploring stories about places and people told by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and by people from other cultures including people from Asia and the Pacific region
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI056 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI057
interpreting cartographic information such as titles, map symbols, north point, compass direction, grid references and major lines of latitude
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI057 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI059
valuing for and against arguments when making personal and group decisions
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI059 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI060
considering the findings of an inquiry when developing a plan of action to achieve a set goal (for example, to protect a place, to participate in a community festival or commemoration, to raise awareness about an issue, to raise money for a purpose)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI060 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI061
selecting and applying appropriate media to communicate their findings, including the use of graphs, tables, timelines, photographs and pictures
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI061 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK063
exploring how the contributions of individuals, groups and organisations are recognised (for example, parades, Australia Day Awards, monuments)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK063 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK064
recognising the significance of other days or weeks (including the anniversary of the national Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples of 2008, National Reconciliation Week, International Women’s Day, Labour Day and Harmony Day)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK064 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK065
investigating the origins and significance of celebrations important to particular cultural groups in Australia and in other places of the world
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK065 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK066
describing how the territory of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples contains the Country/Places of many individuals and language groups
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK066 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK068
investigating and comparing what it would be like to live in a place with a different climate to their own place
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK068 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK069
investigating the diversity of people who live in their place (for example, surveying the school community about age, birthplace and ancestry) and comparing them with a school in another place in Australia or neighbouring country
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK069 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK071
discussing situations where it is not fair to have one rule that treats everyone the same, if some people (for example, students with a disability) have different needs or would be unable to follow the rules
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK071 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum