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AC9HC7S02: Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Questioning and researching
AC9HC7S02 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HC7S02 – Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences: Questioning and researching

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Skills
Substrand
Questioning and researching

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 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.

Content Descriptor

locate, select and organise information, data and ideas from different sources

Elaborations

  • • locating information in online sources by exploring advanced search functions; for example, using advanced search functions or targeted criteria: “allintext: cultural and religious diversity in Australian society”
  • • selecting print and online sources, such as articles, graphs, charts and statistics to identify information, data and ideas; for example, map cultural and religious diversity in Australian society
  • • identifying key findings from specialist sources, such as reports into Australia’s legal system by the Australian Law Reform Commission or state/territory commissions and committees
  • • selecting and organising information from different sources, such as media reports, online publications and government websites, on the basis of similarity and relevance to the topic

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASHASCIVY7
Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
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 explain the characteristics of Australian democracy. Students describe the nature of Australian society, its cultural and religious diversity, and identify the values that support cohesion in Australian society. Students develop questions and locate, select and organise information from sources to investigate political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues. They analyse information and identify perspectives and challenges related to political, legal or civic issues. They identify and describe the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action. Students use civics and citizenship concepts, terms and sources to create descriptions, explanations and arguments.