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AC9HS4K08: Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Civics and Citizenship
AC9HS4K08 Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HS4K08 – Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences: Civics and Citizenship

Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Civics and Citizenship

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.

Content Descriptor

the roles of local government and how members of the community use and contribute to local services

Elaborations

  • examining how local government is chosen and by whom
  • exploring what local government does, including the services it provides, such as environment and waste management, libraries, health services, parks, cultural events, pools and sport facilities, arts and pet management
  • describing how local government services impact on the lives of students, and discussing how local groups/organisations and children can use their voices and make responsible choices about the services that impact them and their environment

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 4 ASHASHASY4
Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 4, students describe the diversity of experiences of people in Australia prior to and following 1788. They describe the events and causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia. They describe the effects of colonisation on people and environments. Students describe the importance of environments, and sustainable allocation and management of resources. They describe the importance and role of local government, community members and laws, and the cultural and social factors that shape identity.Students develop questions and locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources and formats. They interpret and analyse information and data to identify perspectives, and draw conclusions. Students propose considered actions or responses. Students use ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms to present descriptions and explanations.