AC9HH9K03 Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HH9K03 – Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences: Making and transforming the Australian nation (1750–1914)

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

Making and transforming the Australian nation (1750–1914)

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.

Content Descriptor

the causes and effects of European contact and extension of settlement, including their impact on the First Nations Peoples of Australia

Elaborations

• investigating Cook’s ”secret” instructions from the Lords of the Admiralty (30 July 1768) that requested him to “with the Consent of the Natives to take possession of the Convenient Situations in the Country in the Name of the King of Great Britain” with relation to understanding of terra nullius
• examining the effects of colonisation, such as frontier conflict and massacres of First Nations Australians, the spread of European diseases and the destruction of cultural lifestyles
• explaining the contribution of various industries such as wheat, wool, beef, mining, cotton, fishing, pearling and whaling to Australia’s economic development and prosperity over the 19th century, as well as the associated impacts on the ecosystems; for example, the loss of native plants, compacting of soil, water run-off
• analysing the impact of colonisation by Europeans on First Nations Australians such as frontier warfare, massacres, removal from land, and relocation to “protectorates”, reserves and missions
• investigating how First Nations Australians responded to colonisation, including through making important contributions to the various industries that were established on their lands and waters, adopting Christianity and other settler religions
• investigating the forcible removal of children from First Nations Australian families in the late 19th century and 20th century (leading to the Stolen Generations), including the motivations for the removal of children, the practices and laws that were in place, and experiences of separation

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASHAHISY9

Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 9, students explain the historical significance of the period of the early modern world up to 1918. They explain the causes and effects of events, developments, turning points or movements globally, in Australia, and in relation to the First World War or in an Asian context. They describe the social, cultural, economic and/or political aspects related to the changes and continuities in a society or a historical period. Students explain the role of significant ideas, individuals, groups and institutions connected to the developments of this period and their influences on the historical events. Students develop and modify questions about the past to inform historical inquiry. They locate, select and compare primary and secondary sources, and use information in sources as evidence in historical inquiry. They explain the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources. Students compare sources to determine the accuracy, usefulness and reliability of sources as evidence. They explain causes and effects, and patterns of continuity and change connected to a period, event or movement. Students compare perspectives of significant events and developments, and explain the factors that influence these perspectives. They analyse different and contested historical interpretations. Students use historical knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and historical arguments that acknowledge evidence from sources.