AC9HS5S04
Official content description
evaluate primary and secondary sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives
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What Year 5 HASS students should achieve
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- By the end of Year 5, students explain the causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800.
- They evaluate sources to determine origin and perspectives.
- They suggest conclusions based on evidence.
- Students develop questions and locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources.
- They explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces.
- Students explain the key values and features of Australia’s democracy and how people achieve civic goals.
The Skills progression either side of AC9HS5S04
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Taught before · Year 4
Builds towards · Year 6
- AC9HS6S01develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems
- AC9HS6S02locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats
- AC9HS6S03evaluate information and data in a range of formats to identify and describe patterns and trends, or to infer relationships
Other Year 5 Skills codes
- AC9HS5S01develop questions to investigate people, events, developments, places and systems
- AC9HS5S02locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources in a range of formats
- AC9HS5S03evaluate information and data in a range of formats to identify and describe patterns and trends, or to infer relationships
- AC9HS5S05develop evidence-based conclusions
- AC9HS5S06propose actions or responses to issues or challenges and use criteria to assess the possible effects
- AC9HS5S07present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas, findings and viewpoints from sources, and using relevant terms and conventions
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