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Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities Modern History

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures includes study of the ideas that have influenced movements for change, the progress towards recognition and equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and the focus of continued …

Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Structure of Geography Geography

Units In Senior Secondary Geography, students develop their understanding about themes of immediate relevance to them and which have scope for application at a variety of scales, from the local to the global. There are four units: Unit 1: Natural and …

Structure of Geography | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Links to Foundation to Year 10 Geography

The senior secondary Geography curriculum builds on the knowledge, conceptual understandings and inquiry skills developed in the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum: Geography. Through a carefully selected series of units and their associated …

Links to Foundation to Year 10 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities Geography

While the significance of the cross-curriculum priorities for Geography varies, there are opportunities for teachers to select contexts that incorporate the key concepts from each priority. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Students …

Representation of Cross-curriculum priorities | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Links to Foundation to Year 10 Modern History

The Modern History curriculum continues to develop student learning in history through the same strands used in the Foundation to Year 10 history curriculum, although in the historical knowledge and understanding strand in Years 9-10, there is a focus …

Links to Foundation to Year 10 | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Rationale/Aims Geography

Rationale The study of Geography draws on students’ curiosity about the diversity of the world’s places and their peoples, cultures and environments. It enables students to appreciate the complexity of our world and the diversity of its environments, …

Rationale/Aims | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Rationale/Aims Ancient History

Rationale The Ancient History curriculum enables students to study life in early civilisations based on the analysis and interpretation of physical and written remains. The ancient period, as defined in this curriculum, extends from the development of …

Rationale/Aims | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Representation of General capabilities Ancient History

The seven general capabilities of Literacy, Numeracy, Information and Communication technology (ICT) capability, Critical and creative thinking, Personal and social capability, Ethical understanding, and Intercultural understanding are identified where …

Representation of General capabilities | Ancient History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Representation of General capabilities Geography

The general capabilities encompass the knowledge, skills, behaviours and dispositions that, together with the Geography curriculum content and the cross-curriculum priorities, will help students to live and work successfully in the twenty-first century. The …

Representation of General capabilities | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Structure of Modern History Modern History

Units In Modern History, students study the forces that have shaped the modern world and develop a broader and deeper comprehension of the world in which they live. The Modern History curriculum consists of four units. For each unit there are five to …

Structure of Modern History | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Rationale/Aims Modern History

Rationale The Modern History curriculum enables students to study the forces that have shaped today’s world and provides them with a broader and deeper comprehension of the world in which they live. While the focus is on the 20th century, the curriculum …

Rationale/Aims | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum

Representation of General capabilities Modern History