AC9HC9S05
Official content description
create descriptions, explanations and arguments using civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate evidence
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What Year 9 HASS students should achieve
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- They explain the effects of human activity on environments, and the effects of environments on human activity.
- Students develop and modify questions to investigate an economic and business issue.
- Students analyse strategies to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge using environmental, social or economic criteria.
- Students use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and digital tools as appropriate to develop descriptions, explanations and responses that acknowledge research findings.
- Students identify and evaluate the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action.
- Students develop a range of questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge.
The Skills progression either side of AC9HC9S05
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Taught before · Year 8
- AC9HC8S01develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues
- AC9HC8S02locate, select and organise information, data and ideas from different sources
- AC9HC8S03analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and explain differences in perspectives and potential challenges
Builds towards · Year 10
- AC9HC10S01develop and modify questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues
- AC9HC10S02locate, select and compare information, data and ideas from a range of sources
- AC9HC10S03analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and evaluate differences in perspectives and interpretations
Other Year 9 Skills codes
- AC9HC9S01develop and modify questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues
- AC9HC9S02locate, select and compare information, data and ideas from a range of sources
- AC9HC9S03analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and evaluate differences in perspectives and interpretations
- AC9HC9S04evaluate the methods or strategies related to making decisions about civic participation
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