AC9HS4S03 Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HS4S03 | Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences: Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor interpret information and data displayed in different formats

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Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 4 Humanities and Social Sciences. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

• Elaboration decoding the meaning of symbols and emblems associated with Australian history, geography and civic life and applying an understanding of conventions, vocabulary and symbols when interpreting large-scale maps
• Elaboration interpreting the data presented in picture, line, bar or column graphs to identify trends; for example, explaining survey results about types of waste produced in the school or how people participate in the community
• Elaboration interpreting thematic maps and using online satellite images to describe the environmental characteristics of a continent or region, or to identify a particular characteristic, such as equatorial rainforests or clearance of natural vegetation for farming and settlement
• Elaboration comparing environments in places of similar climate and vegetation that are located on different continents; for example, sandy, icy and stony deserts of Australia, Africa and South America

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Achievement standard statements this supports

Achievement standardASHASHAS407Year 4 Humanities and Social SciencesThey interpret and analyse information and data to identify perspectives, and draw conclusions.See it on the standard page →

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