AC9HH10K20 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 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.

different historical interpretations and debates during the second half of the 20th century

Elaborations

• 1 discussing the concept of popular culture and how First Nations Australians became more assertive in the development of their own arts industries and influences; for example, the role of Bangarra Dance Theatre in advancing First Nations Australians’ cultures, beliefs, stories and concerns through dance and music
• 2 discussing the significant movements for rights and freedom in the world, such as the US Civil Rights movement, the rights movement of First Nations Peoples of Australia, South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, women’s movements, LGBTQI+ movements and environmental movements
• 3 investigating the rise of political and religious extremism, and the impact of the events of 11 September 2001 and the 2002 Bali bombings on immigration to Australia
• 4 discussing the global debate over the use of nuclear energy from the 1960s to the present and its change over time, including arguments for and against its use as an alternative to fossil fuels, and the effects of nuclear disasters such as Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima Daiichi (2011)
• 5 investigating the change in debate about climate change over time from the 1960s to the present

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