AC9HS4K03 Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 4 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.

the experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony

Elaborations

• 1 describing the events around the establishment of the First Fleet and the key people involved, such as Captain Arthur Phillip, marines, Reverend Richard Johnson and convicts
• 2 describing the events and experiences of groups and individuals on the journey of the First Fleet
• 3 examining the wide range of crimes punishable by transportation and looking closely at the people who were transported
• 4 investigating attitudes to the poor, the treatment of prisoners and the social standing of those who travelled to Australia on the First Fleet, including families, children and convict guards
• 5 investigating daily life in the Port Jackson penal settlement, the challenges experienced by the people there and how they were managed

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