AC9HG7K04 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG7K04 – 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 causes and impacts of an atmospheric or hydrological hazard, and responses from communities and governments

Elaborations

• explaining the environmental processes that cause a hazard, such as drought, storms, tropical cyclones or floods
• explaining how the impacts of a hazard on people and the environment are influenced by environmental, social or economic factors
• identifying examples of responses to a hazard from the community and the government at the local scale, and identifying practices that increased effectiveness
• reflecting on the principles of prevention, mitigation and preparedness in responses from the community and the government to explain how the impact of a hazard can be reduced

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.