AC9HC10K02 – Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: Government and democracy

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

• • explaining the ways Australia contributes to and participates in the Asia-Pacific region, including membership of international organisations and participation in agreements with other nations (for example, exchange programs, peacekeeping, election monitoring, development aid, health programs, disaster management) and internationally, including participation in the United Nations Security Council
• • investigating Australia’s responsibilities and commitment to various international treaties, conventions and agendas, such as the UN Sustainable Development Agenda and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• • analysing and evaluating the reasons for and effectiveness of Australia's participation in the region and globally with regard to a global issue, such as human rights, war and conflict, challenges to democracy or climate
• • comparing the responses of governments and organisations around the world to a global issue; for example, gender equality, poverty, climate change, vaccination against communicable diseases
• • identifying ways that the forces of global interconnectedness could both exacerbate and enhance the ability to solve the key issues of our time
• • evaluating the impacts of these issues on Australia’s identity; First Nations Australians’ reconciliation, truth-telling and sovereignty; Australian government policies and citizens’ choices to act in the global interest

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard: