Year 7 HASS — AC v9
All 55 content descriptions for Year 7 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 perspectives, attitudes and values of the past in sources.
- •Students use historical knowledge, concepts, terms and evidence from sources to create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments.
- •They analyse information and identify perspectives and challenges related to political, legal or civic issues.
- •They identify the causes and effects of events, developments and achievements connected to groups and individuals in Australia and other societies from the ancient past.
- •Students develop questions about the past.
- •They describe the reasons businesses exist and types of businesses, and identify how entrepreneurial characteristics contribute to the success of a business.
- •Students use economic and business knowledge, concepts, terms and sources to create descriptions and explanations.
- •They describe the importance of environments to people.
- •They explain the interconnections between people and places and environments, and describe how these interconnections change places or environments.
- •Students describe a response or strategy to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge.
- •Students develop questions and locate, select and organise information from sources to investigate political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues.
- •By the end of Year 7, students describe the historical significance of the ancient past and the histories of early First Nations Peoples of Australia.
- •They explain the characteristics of Australian democracy.
- •They interpret information and data to identify economic and business issues, trends or effects.
- •Students use civics and citizenship concepts, terms and sources to create descriptions, explanations, explanations and arguments.
- •They sequence events and developments to describe causes and effects, and continuities and changes across societies and periods of time.
- •They describe the reasons individuals choose to work, how they may derive an income and the types of work that exist.
- •Students describe the nature of Australian society, its cultural and religious diversity, and identify the values that support cohesion in Australian society.
- •Students use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and relevant findings from sources to create descriptions, explanations and responses.
- •They identify and describe historical interpretations about significant events and people.
- •By the end of Year 7, students describe the key features of Australia's system of government, and the principles and features of the Australian legal system.
- •They describe the features of a distribution.
- •They identify similarities and differences, and describe patterns in data and information.
- •They collect, organise and represent relevant data and information, using primary research methods and secondary research materials.
- •They locate and identify primary and secondary sources as evidence in historical inquiry.
- •Students explain the importance of heritage sites connected to Australia and other societies from the ancient past.
- •They develop a strategy for action.
- •Students describe the social, religious, cultural, economic, environmental and/or political aspects related to changes and continuities in these societies.
- •They draw conclusions about the impact of the geographical phenomenon or challenge on people, places and environments.
- •By the end of Year 7, students describe how decisions are made to allocate limited resources to individuals and communities in an economy.
- •They identify and describe the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action.
- •Students develop questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge.
- •They locate, select and organise data and information from sources.
- •Students identify the accuracy and usefulness of sources as evidence.
- •By the end of Year 7, students describe how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently by people.
- •They identify the roles and achievements of significant individuals and groups, and the influences on the development of ancient societies.
- •Students develop questions to investigate an economic and business issue.
- •Students identify the rights and responsibilities of individuals and businesses in terms of products and services.
- •They describe the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources.
- •They develop a response and identify potential costs and benefits.
- AC9HC7K01the key features of Australia's system of government, including democracy, the Australian Constitution, responsible government and federalism
- AC9HC7K02the characteristics of Australia's democracy, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement
- AC9HC7K03the key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian Constitution, the rule of law and the court system
- AC9HC7K04how Australia’s secular democracy and pluralist, multi-faith society draws upon diverse cultural origins, including Christian and Western heritage, distinct First Nations Australian histories and cultures, and migrant communities
- AC9HC7K05how values based on freedom, respect, fairness and equality of opportunity can support social cohesion and democracy within Australian society
- AC9HC7S01develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues
- AC9HC7S02locate, select and organise information, data and ideas from different sources
- AC9HC7S03analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and explain differences in perspectives and potential challenges
- AC9HC7S04explain the methods or strategies related to making decisions about civic participation
- AC9HC7S05create descriptions, explanations and arguments using civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms that reference evidence
- AC9HE7K01why opportunity cost exists as decisions are made to allocate limited resources to meet unlimited needs and wants
- AC9HE7K02the reasons businesses exist and how different types of businesses provide goods and services
- AC9HE7K03characteristics of entrepreneurs and how these influence the success of a business
- AC9HE7K04the reasons individuals work, the types of work they are involved in, and how they may derive an income
- AC9HE7K05the rights and responsibilities of individuals and businesses in relation to consumer and financial products and services
- AC9HE7S01develop questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue
- AC9HE7S02locate, select and organise information and data from a range of sources
- AC9HE7S03interpret information and data to identify economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships
- AC9HE7S04develop a response to an economic and business issue, identifying potential costs and benefits
- AC9HE7S05create descriptions and explanations, using economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms, and referencing information and data from sources
- AC9HG7K01classification of environmental resources and the way that water connects and changes places as it moves through environments
- AC9HG7K02the location and distribution of water resources in Australia, their implications, and strategies to manage the sustainability of water
- AC9HG7K03the economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including First Nations Australians
- AC9HG7K04the causes and impacts of an atmospheric or hydrological hazard, and responses from communities and governments
- AC9HG7K05factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live, including perceptions of the liveability of places and the influence of environmental quality
- AC9HG7K06the location and distribution of services and facilities, and implications for liveability of places
- AC9HG7K07the cultural connectedness of people to places and how this influences their identity, sense of belonging and perceptions of a place, in particular the cultural connectedness of First Nations Australians to Country/Place
- AC9HG7K08strategies used to enhance the liveability of a place, including for young people, the aged or those with disability, drawing on studies such as those from Australia or Europe
- 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
- AC9HG7S04draw conclusions based on the analysis of the data and information
- AC9HG7S05identify a strategy for action in relation to environmental, economic, social or other factors, and explain potential impacts
- AC9HG7S06create descriptions, explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge and methods, concepts, terms and reference sources
- AC9HH7K01theories and historical interpretations about early human evolution and migration, such as the theory that people moved out of Africa and the causes of migration to other parts of the world, including Australia
- AC9HH7K02theories about the causes and effects of the arrival of early First Nations Australians on the Australian continent and their migration routes across the continent
- AC9HH7K03how First Nations Australians are the world’s oldest continuing cultures, displaying evidence of both continuity and change over deep time
- AC9HH7K04how First Nations Australians have responded to environmental processes and changes over time
- AC9HH7K05the technological achievements of early First Nations Australians, and how these developed in different places and contributed to daily life, and land and water source management
- AC9HH7K06the social organisation and cultural practices of early First Nations Australians, and their continuity and change over time
- AC9HH7K07the cultural obligations of First Nations Australians about significant heritage sites, including ancestral remains, material culture and artefacts, and the role of collaboration between First Nations Australians and other individuals and groups to ensure cultural preservation
- AC9HH7K08the different methods and sources of evidence used by historians and archaeologists to investigate early societies, and the importance of archaeology and conserving the remains, material culture and heritage of the past
- AC9HH7K09how the physical environment and geographical features influenced the development of the ancient society
- AC9HH7K10the organisation and roles of key groups in ancient society such as the nobility, bureaucracy, women and slaves, and how they influenced and changed society
- AC9HH7K11key beliefs, values and practices of an ancient society, with a particular emphasis on one of the following areas: everyday life, warfare, or death and funerary customs
- AC9HH7K12causes and effects of contacts and conflicts within ancient societies and/or with other societies, resulting in developments such as the conquest of other lands, the expansion of trade and peace treaties
- AC9HH7K13the role and achievements of a significant individual in an ancient society
- AC9HH7S01develop historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry
- AC9HH7S02locate and identify primary and secondary sources to use in historical inquiry
- AC9HH7S03identify the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources
- AC9HH7S04identify and describe the accuracy and usefulness of primary and secondary sources as evidence
- AC9HH7S05describe causes and effects, and explain continuities and changes
- AC9HH7S06identify perspectives, attitudes and values of the past in sources
- AC9HH7S07explain historical interpretations about significant events, individuals and groups
- AC9HH7S08create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms that reference evidence from sources
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