AC9HG7S06 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HG7S06 – Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences: Communicating

Strand

Skills

Substrand

Communicating

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

create descriptions, explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge and methods, concepts, terms and reference sources

Elaborations

• creating a description that connects the audience to the topic and uses geographical concepts and terms to provide accurate information about a preferred strategy; for example, planning liveable streets and sustainable cities in Australia and Europe
• constructing an explanation, using research findings to support ideas; for example, data on water usage over time and at different places; information about liveability indexes for different places in Australia and Europe
• developing conclusions, using geographical methods to represent data and information; for example, a map showing water usage and a map indicating water scarcity in Australia; a map representing places where liveability is difficult and dangerous due to environmental factors

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.