AC9HG10S05
Year 10
Humanities and Social Sciences
AC9HG10S05 | Year 10 Geography: Concluding and decision-making
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor develop and evaluate strategies using environmental, economic or social criteria; recommend a strategy and explain the predicted impacts
Strand
Skills
Substrand
Concluding and decision-making
This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 10 Geography. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration proposing individual action and supporting the strategy with reasons; for example, reducing their ecological footprint by reducing the amount of food packaging included in a packed lunch, or becoming volunteers for non-government organisations such as the Red Cross or Red Crescent to increase social connectedness
- • Elaboration proposing collective action and evaluation of actions; for example, identifying ways to improve the wellbeing of remote communities of First Nations Australians and evaluating the actions proposed and implemented by the community members
- • Elaboration evaluating the effectiveness of a strategy in relation to environmental, economic or social criteria; for example, reflecting on whether environment degradation has been reduced and human wellbeing improved
- • Elaboration explaining reasons for decisions and choices, such as the traditional use of firestick farming by First Nations Australians to control fires, or grassroots decisions on implementation and effectiveness of aid projects
- • Elaboration reflecting on personal values and attitudes and how these influence strategies; for example, applying sustainable design principles to urban redevelopment projects that provide green, open spaces for citizens, or supporting non-government organisations that reflect personal values
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