AC9HG7S05 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG7S05 – 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

identify a strategy for action in relation to environmental, economic, social or other factors, and explain potential impacts

Elaborations

• proposing individual action in response to a geographical phenomenon or challenge and supporting the proposal with reasons; for example, reducing the individual water footprint; walking, cycling or using public transport for a more environmentally liveable place
• proposing collective action in response to a geographical phenomenon or challenge and supporting the proposal with reasons; for example, developing guidelines for conserving water at school to promote awareness of levels of water usage for a community over time, especially during droughts; planning sustainable and liveable cities such as the ecopolis
• reflecting on the influence of personal values and attitudes on explanations of potential impacts; for example, the effects of personal factors such as availability of technology and infrastructure on what is perceived as a liveable place; conflicting cultural and economic uses of water by people

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.