AC9HG9S05 – Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences: Concluding and decision-making

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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.

Elaborations

• • proposing individual action and supporting the proposal with reasons; for example, reducing food wastage or reducing negative environmental impacts when visiting theme parks or national parks
• • proposing collective action and supporting the proposal with reasons; for example, organisations that work to end hunger and improve food security, or improve labour practices and increase wages for people working to produce goods exported to other countries
• • evaluating the effectiveness of a strategy in relation to environmental, economic or social criteria; for example, examining factors likely to impact on achieving Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals – Ending global hunger by 2030 or monitoring the extent that a management plan for a national park is implemented
• • explaining the outcomes and impacts of a strategy, such as providing people with adequate and quality food that is acceptable in different cultures, or reducing the global movement of hazardous waste between countries
• • reflecting on the influence of personal values and attitudes on predicted outcomes and impacts; for example, how preferring to buy locally produced food reduces food miles and greenhouse gases, or how reducing, recycling and reusing goods contributes to a more sustainable environment

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard: