AC9HSFS01 Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HSFS01 – Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences: Questioning and researching

Strand

Skills

Substrand

Questioning and researching

This Content Descriptor from Foundation 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

pose questions about familiar objects, people, places and events

Elaborations

• posing questions about family and places, such as “How old was I?”, “Where was I?” and “What was I doing?”, having explored sources relating to their own life; for example, family interviews, photographs, stories, film, classmates’ paintings, excursions to places
• posing questions about the features of places and how they can look after them, after being encouraged to observe them using various senses
• posing questions about what makes events and places special; for example “What special events do my family celebrate?”, “What makes my favourite places special?”

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Foundation ASHASHASFY

Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard

By the end of Foundation, students identify significant people and events in their own lives, and how significant events are celebrated or commemorated. Students recognise the features of familiar places, why some places are special to people and the ways they can care for them. Students pose questions, and sort and record information from observations and provided sources. They share a perspective and draw conclusions. Students use sources and terms to share observations about places and the past.