Year 4 HASS — AC v9
All 16 content descriptions for Year 4 HASS in the Australian Curriculum Version 9, grouped by strand — each one links to its own page, and TeachKoala can turn any of them into a complete lesson (your first is free).
Achievement standard (what coverage means)
- •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.
- •Students propose considered actions or responses.
- •They describe the events and causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia.
- •Students use ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms to present descriptions and explanations.
- 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
- AC9HS4K07the differences between “rules” and “laws”, why laws are important and how they affect the lives of people
- 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
- AC9HS4S01develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues
- AC9HS4S02locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps
- AC9HS4S03interpret information and data displayed in different formats
- AC9HS4S04analyse information and data, and identify perspectives
- AC9HS4S05draw conclusions based on analysis of information
- AC9HS4S06propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions
- AC9HS4S07present descriptions and explanations, using ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms
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The Year 4 HASS planning scaffold
A one-page planning sheet with the official achievement standard, every content description grouped by strand, and space for your assessment and week-by-week sequence. Print it and plan on paper, or use it as the skeleton for a unit.
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