AC9HS6K02 Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 6 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.

changes in Australia's political system and to Australian citizenship after Federation and throughout the 20th century that impacted First Nations Australians, migrants, women and children

Elaborations

• 1 describing the significance of the 1962 right to vote federally and the importance of the 1967 referendum for First Nations Australians
• 2

  investigating the developments in advancing democracy and citizenship for women, such as the suffragette movement, the right to vote, the bar on married women working, equal pay and the Sex Discrimination Act 1984

• 3 investigating the developments in advancing democracy and citizenship for all citizens, including migrant groups; for example, the establishment of the minimum wage, anti-discrimination legislation and official national multicultural policy
• 4 investigating the experiences of children who were placed in orphanages, homes and other institutions; for example, their food and shelter, protection, education and contacts with family

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