AC9HS4K09 Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HS4K09 – 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

diversity of cultural, religious and/or social groups to which they and others in the community belong, and their importance to identity

Elaborations

• identifying diversity through the different social, cultural and religious groups students belong to and describing what makes them feel that they belong to the groups
• listing and comparing the different beliefs, traditions and symbols used by groups
• recognising that the identity of First Nations Australians is shaped by Country/Place, language and knowledge traditions

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.