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Elaboration (1) ACHASSK112

exploring the extent of change in the local environment over time (for example, through vegetation clearance, fencing, urban development, drainage, irrigation, farming, forest plantations or mining), and evaluating the positive and negative effects of …

Year 1 HASS

How my world is different from the past and can change in the future The Year 1 curriculum provides a study of the recent past, the present and the near future within the context of the student’s own world. Students are given opportunities to explore …

Year 1 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI019

gathering evidence of change in a local place (for example, by comparing current observations of a place with photographs of it taken in the past)

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI042

using their knowledge about a familiar place or site to imagine how it might change in the future and how they can influence a positive future for it

Elaboration (1) ACHASSI079

explaining how seeking resources is connected to trade, world exploration, colonisation and environmental change

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI155

developing representations to show steps in a sequence (for example, the flow of water, the process for constitutional change)

Year 2 HASS

Our past and present connections to people and places The Year 2 curriculum extends contexts for study beyond the personal to the community and to near and distant places that students are familiar with or aware of, exploring connections between the …

Year 2 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

History Achievement Standard HASS Year 5

By the end of Year 5, students describe the significance of people and events/developments in bringing about change. They identify the causes and effects of change on particular communities and describe aspects of the past that have remained the same. …

Rationale HASS

In a world that is increasingly culturally diverse and dynamically interconnected, it is important that students come to understand their world, past and present, and develop a capacity to respond to challenges, now and in the future, in innovative, informed, …

Rationale | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Foundation Year HASS

My personal world The Foundation curriculum focuses on developing students’ understanding of their personal worlds, including their personal and family histories and the places they and their families live in and belong to. The emphasis is on the student’s …

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

Elaboration ACHASSI025

using collected information (for example, from stories told by parents, grandparents, elders or familiar older people; from geographic pictures) to make conclusions about change over time and place (for example, how occupations and/or technologies have …

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

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

Year 5 HASS

Australian communities – their past, present and possible futures The Year 5 curriculum focuses on colonial Australia in the 1800s and the social, economic, political and environmental causes and effects of Australia’s development, and on the relationship …

Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

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

Year 7 HASS

Sustainable pasts, present, futures The Year 7 curriculum deepens discipline-specific knowledge, understandings and skills with opportunities for integration across the sub-strands. Students study ancient societies of the East and West, how they are …

Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

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