Year 4 HASS

How people, places and environments interact, past and present The Year 4 curriculum focuses on interactions between people, places and environments over time and space and the effects of these interactions. Students gain opportunities to expand their …

Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard HASS Year 4

By the end of Year 4, students identify structures and decisions that support their local community and recognise the importance of laws in society. They describe factors that shape a person’s identity and sense of belonging. Students develop questions …

Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

HASS Achievement Standard HASS Year 4

By the end of Year 4, students recognise the significance of events in bringing about change and the importance of the environment. They explain how and why life changed in the past and identify aspects of the past that have remained the same. They describe …

HASS Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSI076

Sequence information about people’s lives and events

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHASSI076 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSK084

The journey(s) of AT LEAST ONE world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACHASSK084 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK088

explaining how people’s connections with their environment can also be aesthetic, emotional and spiritual

Elaboration (2) | ACHASSK088 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK083

studying early archaeological sites (for example, Nauwalabila, Devil’s Lair, Lake Mungo) that show the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal Peoples to Country

Elaboration (2) | ACHASSK083 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHASSI073

asking questions before, during and after an investigation using tools such as a KWL chart (what they know, what they want to know and what they have learned) and five W’s + H (who, what, when, where, how and why)

Elaboration | ACHASSI073 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI078

comparing information in sources to identify evidence of change (for example, Aboriginal, Dutch and French place names on Australia’s west coast; past and present distribution of vegetation in North Africa that points to increasing desertification)

Elaboration (1) | ACHASSI078 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI077

identifying differing viewpoints and considering their related ethical implications when discussing the past and present (for example, personal preference versus respecting the law such as personal freedom versus following the legal requirement to wear …

Elaboration (2) | ACHASSI077 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI075

constructing maps, graphs or tables to display data and information (for example, changes in the distribution of different types of vegetation; the loss of native species; the movement of peoples over time; the population of places over time; resource …

Elaboration (1) | ACHASSI075 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum