AC9HG8S01
Official content description
develop questions for a geographical inquiry related to a phenomenon or challenge
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What Year 8 HASS students should achieve
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- Students identify ways in which Australians express different aspects of their identity and explain perspectives on Australia’s national identity.
- They describe the roles of political parties and elected representatives in Australian government.
- They sequence events and developments to explain causes and effects, and patterns of continuity and change across societies and time periods.
- They interpret information and data to identify economic and business issues and trends, and describe economic cause-and-effect relationships.
- They describe the effects of human activity or hazards on environments.
- They explain how these interconnections change places or environments.
The Skills progression either side of AC9HG8S01
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Taught before · Year 7
- AC9HG7S01develop questions for a geographical inquiry related to a phenomenon or challenge
- AC9HG7S02collect, organise and represent data and information from primary research methods, including fieldwork and secondary research materials, using geospatial technologies and digital tools as appropriate
- AC9HG7S03interpret and analyse geographical data and information to identify similarities and differences, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships
Builds towards · Year 9
- AC9HG9S01develop a range of questions for a geographical inquiry related to a phenomenon or challenge
- AC9HG9S02collect, represent and compare data and information from primary research methods, including fieldwork and secondary research materials, using geospatial technologies and digital tools as appropriate
- AC9HG9S03evaluate geographical data and information to make generalisations and predictions, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships
Other Year 8 Skills codes
- AC9HG8S02collect, organise and represent data and information from primary research methods, including fieldwork and secondary research materials, using geospatial technologies and digital tools as appropriate
- AC9HG8S03interpret and analyse geographical data and information to identify similarities and differences, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships
- AC9HG8S04draw conclusions based on the analysis of the data and information
- AC9HG8S05identify a strategy for action in relation to environmental, economic, social or other factors, and explain potential impacts
- AC9HG8S06create descriptions, explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge and methods, concepts, terms and reference sources
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