AC9HS6S01 – Year 6 Humanities and Social Sciences: Questioning and researching

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.

Elaborations

• • asking questions that address relevant disciplinary concepts, before, during and after an investigation, to frame and guide the stages of the inquiry; for example, “What were the effects of migration on Australia?”, “What does this source indicate about the significance of an event?”, “How do secondary sources differ and what can I determine from primary sources?”, “How do the sources help me answer my questions and reach conclusions?”
• • developing different types of research questions for different purposes, such as probing questions to seek details, open-ended questions to elicit more ideas, practical questions to guide the application of enterprising behaviours, and ethical questions regarding sensitivities and cultural protocol
• • mind-mapping a concept to create research questions that reveal connections between economic, political, and/or environmental systems; for example, “How do the purchases my family makes influence the environment?”, “How do laws aim to ensure sustainable use of resources in the products we use?”, “What actions can consumers take to ensure their purchases protect the environment?”

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard: