What do students learn in Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences?

The Australian Curriculum v9 has 9 Humanities and Social Sciences content descriptions for Foundation. They are listed on this page with their codes.

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Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences in the Australian Curriculum

9 content descriptions from Version 9.0. Choose "Plan this" to open a lesson plan set up for that content description.

HASS F-6

Knowledge and understanding

History

AC9HSFK01
the people in their family, where they were born and raised, and how they are related to each other
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AC9HSFK02
the celebrations and commemorations of significant events shared with their families and others
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Geography

AC9HSFK03
the features of familiar places they belong to, why some places are special and how places can be looked after
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AC9HSFK04
the importance of Country/Place to First Nations Australians and the Country/Place on which the school is located
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Skills

Questioning and researching

AC9HSFS01
pose questions about familiar objects, people, places and events
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AC9HSFS02
sort and record information including pictorial timelines and locations on pictorial maps or models
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Interpreting, analysing and evaluating

AC9HSFS03
share a perspective on information, such as stories about significant events and special places
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Concluding and decision-making

AC9HSFS04
draw conclusions in response to questions
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Communicating

AC9HSFS05
share narratives and observations, using sources and terms about the past and places
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Elaborations and achievement standards on the Australian Curriculum website

Other Foundation learning areas

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What do students learn in Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences?: The Australian Curriculum v9 has 9 Humanities and Social Sciences content descriptions for Foundation. They are listed on this page with their codes.
How do I plan a Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences lesson for a content description?: Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Foundation Humanities and Social Sciences with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

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