AC9HG7S04 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG7S04 – Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences: Concluding and decision-making

Strand

Skills

Substrand

Concluding and decision-making

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

draw conclusions based on the analysis of the data and information

Elaborations

• drawing on the results of an analysis and using at least one of the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnections, sustainability, scale or change as an organiser to respond to a question; for example, using an analysis of the distribution of water resources to form conclusions about the sustainability of farming, or an analysis of the location of services to form conclusions about interconnections between people, place, environment and liveability
• explaining the impacts of a geographical phenomenon or challenge on people, places and environments; for example, impacts of water scarcity on individuals, communities and government, or the impacts of declining water quality on people and the liveability of places

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.