AC9HG7K03 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG7K03 – Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences: Water in the world

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

Water in the world

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

the economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including First Nations Australians

Elaborations

• examining and comparing places in Australia and a country in Asia that have economies and communities based on irrigation; for example, rice production in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in New South Wales and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam
• discussing the multilayered meanings (material, cultural and spiritual wellbeing) associated with rivers, waterways, waterholes, human-made wells, seas, lakes, soaks and springs for First Nations Australians
• examining bays, rivers, waterfalls or lakes in Australia and in countries of Asia that have been listed as either World Heritage sites or national parks for their aesthetic and cultural value
• investigating the spiritual significance of water in an Asian culture

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASHASGEOY7

Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 7, students describe how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently by people. They describe the importance of environments to people. They describe the features of a distribution. They explain the interconnections between people and places and environments, and describe how these interconnections change places or environments. Students describe a response or strategy to address a geographical challenge or phenomenon. Students develop questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge.They collect, organise and represent relevant data and information, using primary research methods and secondary research materials. They identify similarities and differences, and describe patterns in data and information. They draw conclusions about the impact of the geographical phenomenon or challenge on people, places and environments. They develop a strategy for action. Students use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and relevant findings from sources to create descriptions, explanations and responses.