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AC9HS6K06: Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Civics and Citizenship
AC9HS6K06 Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HS6K06 – Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences: Civics and Citizenship

Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Civics and Citizenship

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.

Content Descriptor

the key institutions of Australia’s system of government, how it is based on the Westminster system, and the key values and beliefs of Western democracies

Elaborations

  • • explaining the role of the monarchy and its representatives in Australia, including the Governor-General, and the parliaments and courts in Australia’s system of government
  • • comparing the Australian system of government with the Westminster system; for example, recognising that the House of Representatives and the Senate in Australia are a Lower and Upper House of Parliament, as are the House of Commons and the House of Lords in the Westminster system, but the Senate has elected members
  • • investigating sites, virtually or in situ, associated with key democratic institutions to explore their roles, such as Parliament House and the High Court in Canberra
  • • exploring how bills are debated and scrutinised; for example, the role of parliamentary committees and the ability of citizens to make submissions to these committees
  • • examining the role of the Executive in relation to the development of policies and the introduction of bills, including the role of Cabinet in approving the drafting of a bill and the role of the public service in drafting and implementing legislation
  • • investigating the impact of the Western democracies such as France and the United States of America on our constitution, and the impact of British law on the Australian system of law, as well as the origin of values such as freedom of speech, equality before the law and social justice

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 6 ASHASHASY6
Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 6, students explain the roles of significant people, events and ideas that led to Australian Federation, democracy and citizenship. They explain the causes and effects of migration to Australia since Federation. They explain the geographical diversity of places and the effects of interconnections with other countries. Students explain the key institutions, roles and responsibilities of Australia’s levels of government, and democratic values and beliefs. They explain influences on consumers and strategies for informed consumer and financial choices. Students develop questions, and locate, collect and organise information and data from a range of primary and secondary sources. They evaluate sources to determine origin, purpose and perspectives. Students evaluate a range of information and data formats to identify and describe patterns, trends or inferred relationships. They evaluate evidence to draw conclusions. Students propose actions or responses and use criteria to assess the possible effects. Students select and organise ideas and findings from sources, and use a range of relevant terms and conventions, to present descriptions and explanations.