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
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
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
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
ACHASSK135
Experiences of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants, women and children
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ACHASSK135 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHASSK136
Stories of groups of people who migrated to Australia since Federation (including from ONE country of the Asia region) and reasons they migrated
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ACHASSK136 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHASSK137
The contribution of individuals and groups to the development of Australian society since Federation
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ACHASSK137 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACHASSK138
The geographical diversity of the Asia region and the location of its major countries in relation to Australia
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ACHASSK138 | 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
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
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
ACHASSK147
The shared values of Australian citizenship and the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens
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ACHASSK147 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHASSI122
mind-mapping a concept to create research questions that reveal connections between economic, political, and/or environmental systems (for example, ‘How does shipping connect Asia and Australia?’, ‘What is ship ballast?’, ‘How does ballast water in modern …
Elaboration (2) | ACHASSI122 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHASSI124
creating maps using spatial technologies and cartographic conventions as appropriate (including border, source, scale, legend, title and north point) to show information and data, including location (for example, a large-scale map to show the location …
Elaboration (2) | ACHASSI124 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACHASSI125
selecting, recording and prioritising the key points made in relation to historical, geographical, civic and economic studies when interviewing people (for example, community or family members who migrated to Australia, war veterans, former refugees, …
Elaboration (2) | ACHASSI125 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHASSI128
using graphic organisers, maps and concept maps to identify patterns (for example, patterns of settlement in regional agricultural areas), trends (for example, changes in Australian immigration statistics) and cause-effect relationships (for example, …
Elaboration (1) | ACHASSI128 | 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
Elaboration ACHASSI129
evaluating and connecting information from various sources to defend a position (for example, the responsibilities associated with Australian citizenship, the right to build in a place, why a person is considered significant)
Elaboration | ACHASSI129 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACHASSI131
relating the decisions made by individuals and organisations to criteria used to evaluate options (for example, the criteria for Australian of the Year, for the award of the Order of Australia, for the selection of a school captain)
Elaboration | ACHASSI131 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum