Year 6 HASS

Australia in the past and present and its connections with a diverse world The Year 6 curriculum focuses on the social, economic and political development of Australia as a nation, particularly after 1900, and Australia’s role within a diverse and interconnected …

Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard HASS Year 6

By the end of Year 6, students explain the role and importance of people, institutions, and processes to Australia’s democracy and legal system. They describe the rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens and the obligations they may have as …

Civics and Citizenship Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

HASS Achievement Standard HASS Year 6

By the end of Year 6, students explain the significance of an event/development, an individual and/or group. They identify and describe continuities and changes for different groups in the past and present. They describe the causes and effects of change …

HASS Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK138

investigating the differences in the population size, density, life expectancy and per capita income between countries across the world

Elaboration (2) | ACHASSK138 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK139

investigating the relationship between per capita income, health (as measured by life expectancy) and energy consumption in a selection of countries around the world, including at least one country from the Asia region

Elaboration (1) | ACHASSK139 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSK144

The roles and responsibilities of Australia’s three levels of government

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ACHASSK144 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSK145

The responsibilities of electors and representatives in Australia’s democracy

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ACHASSK145 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSK134

Key figures, events and ideas that led to Australia’s Federation and Constitution

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ACHASSK134 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSK140

The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples

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ACHASSK140 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSK141

Australia’s connections with other countries and how these change people and places

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ACHASSK141 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI128

comparing spatial and statistical distributions in thematic maps, choropleth maps and tables to identify patterns and relationships (for example, patterns in per capita income of countries from the Asia region; the increasing cultural diversity of present …

Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI128 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSI125

Sequence information about people’s lives, events, developments and phenomena using a variety of methods including timelines

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ACHASSI125 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACHASSK143

The key institutions of Australia’s democratic system of government and how it is based on the Westminster system

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ACHASSK143 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK139

comparing people’s lives in places with different levels of income

Elaboration (2) | ACHASSK139 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK134

comparing the model of Australian federalism with the original model of the United States of America to identify the US influence on Australia’s system of government

Elaboration (1) | ACHASSK134 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHASSK137

examining population data that show the places of birth of Australia’s people at one or more points of time in the past and today

Elaboration | ACHASSK137 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHASSK143

explaining the role of the monarchy and its representatives in Australia including the Governor-General, and the parliaments and courts in Australia’s system of government

Elaboration | ACHASSK143 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK143

recognising the importance of the Westminster system and the Magna Carta in influencing Australia’s parliamentary government

Elaboration (1) | ACHASSK143 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI131

determining a preferred option for action by identifying the advantages and disadvantages of different proposals, surveying people’s views and opinions, analysing the data, and debating and voting on alternatives

Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI131 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK137

investigating the role of specific cultural groups in Australia’s economic and social development (for example, the cattle industry, the Snowy Mountains Scheme, the pearling industry)

Elaboration (1) | ACHASSK137 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum