AC9HS5S06 Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HS5S06 – Year 5 Humanities and Social Sciences: Concluding and decision-making

Strand

Skills

Substrand

Concluding and decision-making

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

propose actions or responses to issues or challenges and use criteria to assess the possible effects

Elaborations

• forecasting probable futures for an issue; for example, how native fauna populations might change if an introduced species such as the cane toad, carp, feral cats or rabbits continues to increase in population and proposing preferred futures that relate to the issue
• undertaking a project that responds to an identified challenge or issue with strategies to be used that will achieve desired outcomes; for example, a school fundraising activity, an ecological preservation project, a school-based opinion poll about a relevant issue
• asking questions in order to consider potential effects; for example, “What could be the effects of my purchasing decisions?”, “Are needs and wants the same for everyone?”, “Why can’t all needs and wants be satisfied?”, “How can I contribute to a sustainable environment?”
• participating in a relevant democratic process, such as class votes, mock parliament and school decision-making processes such as student councils
• making judgements about how effectively challenges have been addressed in the past (for example, relative success of a response to challenges during colonial settlement) or how effectively a current challenge is being addressed (for example, a response to an environmental issue or a strategy for economic development)
• using criteria to evaluate the possible options that people could take to resolve challenges, such as improving water quality, managing excess waste and providing resources, and using criteria to improve responses in communities to environmental hazards; for example, considering economic factors such as needs, wants and costs, as well as environmental, health and social factors

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.