AC9HG9S05 Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor develop and evaluate strategies using environmental, economic or social criteria; recommend a strategy and explain the predicted impacts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration 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
• • Elaboration 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
• • Elaboration 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
• • Elaboration 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
• • Elaboration 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