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Year 3 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
Year 3 Humanities and Social Sciences ASHASHASY3

Year 3 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 3 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 3, students describe the causes, effects and contributions of people to change. They identify the significance of events, symbols and emblems to Australia’s identity and diversity. They describe the representation of places within and near Australia. They identify the similarities, differences and connections of people to places across those scales. Students describe the importance of rules and people’s contributions to communities.

Students develop questions and locate, collect and record information and data from different sources. They interpret information and data in different formats. They analyse information and data to identify perspectives and they draw conclusions. They propose actions or responses. Students use ideas from sources, and subject-specific terms to present descriptions and explanations.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 14 Content Descriptors:

Knowledge and understanding

History

AC9HS3K01 causes and effects of changes to the local community, and how people who may be from diverse backgrounds have contributed to these changes AC9HS3K02 significant 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

Geography

AC9HS3K03 the 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 AC9HS3K04 the ways First Nations Australians in different parts of Australia are interconnected with Country/Place AC9HS3K05 the similarities and differences between places in Australia and neighbouring countries in terms of their natural, managed and constructed features

Civics and Citizenship

AC9HS3K06 who makes rules, why rules are important in the school and/or the local community, and the consequences of rules not being followed AC9HS3K07 why people participate within communities and how students can actively participate and contribute to communities

Skills

Questioning and researching

AC9HS3S01 develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues AC9HS3S02 locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps

Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

AC9HS3S03 interpret information and data displayed in different formats AC9HS3S04 analyse information and data, and identify perspectives

Concluding and decision-making

AC9HS3S05 draw conclusions based on analysis of information AC9HS3S06 propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions

Communicating

AC9HS3S07 present descriptions and explanations, using ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms

At a Glance

Strand Substrand CDs Elaborations
Knowledge and understanding History 2 9
Knowledge and understanding Geography 3 11
Knowledge and understanding Civics and Citizenship 2 9
Skills Questioning and researching 2 9
Skills Interpreting, analysing and evaluating 2 9
Skills Concluding and decision-making 2 7
Skills Communicating 1 2
Total 14 56

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 3 Humanities and Social Sciences?
By the end of Year 3, students describe the causes, effects and contributions of people to change. They identify the significance of events, symbols and emblems to Australia’s identity and diversity. They describe the representation of places within and near Australia. They identify the similarities, differences and connections of people to places across those scales. Students describe the importance of rules and people’s contributions to communities. Students develop questions and locate, collect and record information and data from different sources. They interpret information and data in different formats. They analyse information and data to identify perspectives and they draw conclusions. They propose actions or responses. Students use ideas from sources, and subject-specific terms to present descriptions and explanations.
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
14 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Knowledge and understanding: 2, Knowledge and understanding: 3, Knowledge and understanding: 2, Skills: 2, Skills: 2, Skills: 2, Skills: 1).
How does this compare to Year 2?
The Year 2 Humanities and Social Sciences standard (ASHASHASY2) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 3 expectations extending what was introduced in Year 2.
Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?
Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.