AC9HS5K07 Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HS5K07 – Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences: Civics and Citizenship

Strand

Knowledge and understanding

Substrand

Civics and Citizenship

This Content Descriptor from Year 5 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

how citizens (members of communities) with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal

Elaborations

• discussing how and why people volunteer for community groups such as religious and other charities, rural fire services, surf life-saving clubs, emergency services groups, First Nations community groups and youth groups
• using social media to share and discuss ideas about how people can work together as local, regional and global citizens; for example, to promote access to educational opportunities for women and girls in developing countries
• examining First Nations Australian organisations and the services they provide

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 5 ASHASHASY5

Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 5, students explain the causes for the establishment of the British colonies in Australia after 1800. They explain the roles of significant individuals or groups in the development of an Australian colony and the impact of those developments. They explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces. Students explain the key values and features of Australia’s democracy and how people achieve civic goals. They explain the nature of resources, and how they meet needs and wants. Students develop questions and locate, collect and organise information and data from primary and secondary sources. They evaluate sources to determine origin and perspectives. Students evaluate information and data to identify and describe patterns or trends. They suggest conclusions based on evidence. Students consider criteria in proposing actions or responses. Students select ideas and findings from sources and use relevant terms and conventions, to present descriptions and explanations.