AC9HS4K07
Official content description
the differences between “rules” and “laws”, why laws are important and how they affect the lives of people
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What Year 4 HASS students should achieve
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- They describe the effects of colonisation on people and environments.
- Students describe the importance of environments, and sustainable allocation and management of resources.
- They describe the importance and role of local government, community members and laws, and the cultural and social factors that shape identity.
- By the end of Year 4, students describe the diversity of experiences of people in Australia prior to and following 1788.
- They interpret and analyse information and data to identify perspectives, and draw conclusions.
- Students develop questions and locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources and formats.
The Knowledge and understanding progression either side of AC9HS4K07
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Taught before · Year 3
- AC9HS3K01causes and effects of changes to the local community, and how people who may be from diverse backgrounds have contributed to these changes
- AC9HS3K02significant events, symbols and emblems that are important to Australia’s identity and diversity, and how they are celebrated, commemorated or recognised in Australia, including Australia Day, Anzac Day, NAIDOC Week, National Sorry Day, Easter, Christmas, and other religious and cultural festivals
- AC9HS3K03the representation of contemporary Australia as states and territories, and as the Countries/Places of First Nations Australians prior to colonisation, and the locations of Australia’s neighbouring regions and countries
Builds towards · Year 5
- AC9HS5K01the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800
- AC9HS5K02the impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment
- AC9HS5K03the role of a significant individual or group, including First Nations Australians and those who migrated to Australia, in the development of events in an Australian colony
Other Year 4 Knowledge and understanding codes
- AC9HS4K01the diversity of First Nations Australians, their social organisation and their continuous connection to Country/Place
- AC9HS4K02the causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia in 1788
- AC9HS4K03the experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony
- AC9HS4K04the effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion
- AC9HS4K05the importance of environments, including natural vegetation and water sources, to people and animals in Australia and on another continent
- AC9HS4K06sustainable use and management of renewable and non-renewable resources, including the custodial responsibility First Nations Australians have for Country/Place
- AC9HS4K08the roles of local government and how members of the community use and contribute to local services
- AC9HS4K09diversity of cultural, religious and/or social groups to which they and others in the community belong, and their importance to identity
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