AC9HE7K04 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

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.

the reasons individuals work, the types of work they are involved in, and how they may derive an income

Elaborations

• 1 identifying different types of work; for example, full-time, part-time, casual, at home, paid, unpaid, unrecognised and volunteer, to appreciate the reasons individuals work or contribute to community organisations
• 2 identifying the ways people derive an income, such as working for a wage or salary, owning a business, being a shareholder, providing a rental service or receiving a social security benefit
• 3 describing examples of how continuity of cultural practices and management of Country/Place contributes to and sustains First Nations communities; for example, regional tourism ventures, coaching and mentoring initiatives, and fostering entrepreneurial and start-up cultures in regional and remote communities
• 4 analysing the contribution that work can make to an individual’s identity and role within a community; for example, earning an income, contributing to self-esteem and happiness, supporting the community through volunteering, enhancing material and non-material living standards

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