AC9HH10K20 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HH10K20 – Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences: The globalising world

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

The globalising world

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.

Content Descriptor

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

Elaborations

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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)
• investigating the change in debate about climate change over time from the 1960s to the present

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 10 ASHAHISY10

Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students explain the historical significance of the period between 1918 and the early 21st century. They explain the causes and effects of events, developments, turning points or movements in 20th century Australia and internationally, leading up to and through the Second World War, and the post-war world. They describe social, cultural, economic and/or political aspects, including international developments, related to the changes and continuities in Australian society over this historical period. Students explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on Australian and global history. Students develop and modify a range of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry. They locate, select and compare a range of primary and secondary sources and synthesise the information in sources to use as evidence in historical inquiry. They analyse the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources. Students evaluate the accuracy, usefulness and reliability of sources as evidence. They sequence events and developments to analyse cause and effect, and patterns of continuity and change, connected to a period, event or movement. They evaluate perspectives of significant events and developments, and explain the important factors that influence these perspectives. They compare and evaluate different and contested historical interpretations. Students use historical knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and historical arguments that synthesise evidence from sources.