Year 7 History Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.
What Students Should Know
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 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 describe the social, religious, cultural, economic, environmental and/or political aspects related to changes and continuities in these societies. They identify the roles and achievements of significant individuals and groups, and the influences on the development of ancient societies. Students explain the importance of heritage sites connected to Australia and other societies from the ancient past.
Students develop questions about the past. They locate and identify primary and secondary sources as evidence in historical inquiry. They describe the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources. Students identify the accuracy and usefulness of sources as evidence. They sequence events and developments to describe causes and effects, and continuities and changes across societies and periods of time. They describe the perspectives, attitudes and values of the past in sources. They identify and describe historical interpretations about significant events and people. Students use historical knowledge, concepts, terms and evidence from sources to create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments.
Content Descriptors by Strand
This standard is supported by 21 Content Descriptors:
Knowledge and understanding
Deep time history of Australia
AC9HH7K01 theories 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 AC9HH7K02 theories about the causes and effects of the arrival of early First Nations Australians on the Australian continent and their migration routes across the continent AC9HH7K03 how First Nations Australians are the world’s oldest continuing cultures, displaying evidence of both continuity and change over deep time AC9HH7K04 how First Nations Australians have responded to environmental processes and changes over time AC9HH7K05 the 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 AC9HH7K06 the social organisation and cultural practices of early First Nations Australians, and their continuity and change over time AC9HH7K07 the 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 preservationThe ancient world
AC9HH7K08 the 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 AC9HH7K09 how the physical environment and geographical features influenced the development of the ancient society AC9HH7K10 the organisation and roles of key groups in ancient society such as the nobility, bureaucracy, women and slaves, and how they influenced and changed society AC9HH7K11 key 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 AC9HH7K12 causes 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 AC9HH7K13 the role and achievements of a significant individual in an ancient societySkills
Questioning and researching
AC9HH7S01 develop historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry AC9HH7S02 locate and identify primary and secondary sources to use in historical inquiryUsing historical sources
AC9HH7S03 identify the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources AC9HH7S04 identify and describe the accuracy and usefulness of primary and secondary sources as evidenceHistorical perspectives and interpretations
AC9HH7S05 describe causes and effects, and explain continuities and changes AC9HH7S06 identify perspectives, attitudes and values of the past in sources AC9HH7S07 explain historical interpretations about significant events, individuals and groupsCommunicating
AC9HH7S08 create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms that reference evidence from sourcesAt a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge and understanding | Deep time history of Australia | 7 | 30 |
| Knowledge and understanding | The ancient world | 6 | 53 |
| Skills | Questioning and researching | 2 | 7 |
| Skills | Using historical sources | 2 | 7 |
| Skills | Historical perspectives and interpretations | 3 | 9 |
| Skills | Communicating | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 21 | 110 | |