Year 9 History

The making of the modern world The Year 9 curriculum provides a study of the history of the making of the modern world from 1750 to 1918. It was a period of industrialisation and rapid change in the ways people lived, worked and thought. It was an era …

Year 9 | History | 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 8 History

The ancient to the modern world The Year 8 curriculum provides a study of history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period, c.650– 1750 AD (CE). This was when major civilisations around the world came into contact with …

Year 8 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 10 History

The modern world and Australia The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s …

Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Structure History

The Australian Curriculum: History is organised into two interrelated strands: historical knowledge and understanding and historical inquiry and skills. Historical knowledge and understanding strand This strand includes personal, family, local, state …

Structure | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH017

The technological innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution, and other conditions that influenced the industrialisation of Britain

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH017 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH081

The experiences of men, women and children during the Industrial Revolution, and their changing way of life

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH081 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH082

outlining the growth of trade unions as a response to the impacts of the Industrial Revolution

Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH082 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH018

explaining the role of the Industrial Revolution in creating a growing need for labour and transportation

Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH018 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACOKFH016

the nature and significance of the Industrial Revolution and how it affected living and working conditions, including within Australia

ScOT Terms

ACOKFH016 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH082

The short and long-term impacts of the Industrial Revolution, including global changes in landscapes, transport and communication

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH082 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH018

The influence of the Industrial Revolution on the movement of peoples throughout the world, including the transatlantic slave trade and convict transportation

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH018 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACDSEH125

The intensification of environmental effects in the twentieth century as a result of population increase, urbanisation, increasing industrial production and trade

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACDSEH125 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACDSEH081

describing the impact of steam, gas and electricity on people’s way of life during the Industrial Revolution

Elaboration | ACDSEH081 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACHHS167

developing an inquiry question such as: ‘What were the effects of the Industrial Revolution?’ and refining it as further factors are introduced into the research process

Elaboration | ACHHS167 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACDSEH017

identifying factors that led to the Industrial Revolution such as the agricultural revolution, access to raw materials, wealthy middle class, cheap labour, transport system and expanding empire

Elaboration (3) | ACDSEH017 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH080

investigating changes to the cities and landscape in European countries and Australia as the Industrial Revolution continued to develop, using photos (for example, those that were taken as the Eiffel Tower was being constructed using iron)

Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH080 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHHS172

analysing the accounts of poets such as William Blake (‘dark Satanic mills’) and novelists such as Charles Dickens (Oliver Twist, Bleak House) as sources of information on living conditions in England during the Industrial Revolution

Elaboration (1) | ACHHS172 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum