Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences in the Australian Curriculum

Government and democracy

• AC9HC10K01

  the key features and values of Australia’s system of government compared with at least one other democratic or non-democratic system of government in the Asia-Pacific region

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  the Australian Government’s role and responsibilities at a regional and global level

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Laws and citizens

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  the role of the parliament and the High Court of Australia in protecting rights under the Constitution, common law, and through federal and state statute law

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  how Australia’s international legal obligations shape Australian law and government policies, including those relating to First Nations Australians, and the issues related to the application of these obligations

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Citizenship, diversity and identity

• AC9HC10K05

  the challenges to and ways of sustaining a resilient democracy and a cohesive society in Australia and/or in our region or globally

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Questioning and researching

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  develop and modify questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues

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  locate, select and compare information, data and ideas from a range of sources

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Analysis, evaluation and interpretation

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  analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and evaluate differences in perspectives and interpretations

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Civic participation and decision-making

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  evaluate the methods or strategies and outcomes related to making decisions about civic participation

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Communicating

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  create descriptions, explanations and arguments using civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate evidence

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  how and why the economic indicators influence economic decision-making

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  the ways that government intervenes in the economy to improve economic performance and living standards within Australian society

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  factors that influence major consumer and financial decisions, and the short- and long-term consequences of these decisions

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  the importance of Australia’s superannuation system and how this system affects consumer and financial decision-making

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  processes that businesses use to manage the workforce and improve productivity, including the role of entrepreneurs

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Questioning and researching

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  develop and modify questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue

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  locate, select and analyse information and data from a range of sources

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Interpreting and analysing

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  interpret information and data, explaining economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships, and make predictions about consumer and financial impacts

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Evaluating, concluding and decision-making

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  develop and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit analysis or criteria to decide on a course of action

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Communicating

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  create descriptions, explanations and arguments, using economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge and research findings

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Environmental change and management

• AC9HG10K01

  the human-induced changes that challenge the sustainability of places and environments

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  the environmental world views of people and their implications for environmental management

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  First Nations Australians’ approaches to custodial responsibility and environmental management in different regions of Australia

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  causes and effects of a change in an identified environment at a local, national or global scale, and strategies to manage sustainability

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Geographies of human wellbeing

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  the methods used to measure spatial variations in human wellbeing and development, and how these can be applied to determine differences between places at the global scale

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  reasons for, and consequences of, spatial variations in human wellbeing at a regional and national scale, drawing on studies such as from within India or another country in Asia

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  reasons for, and consequences of, spatial variations in human wellbeing in Australia, including for First Nations Australians

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• AC9HG10K08

  responses of international and national government and non-government organisations to improve human wellbeing in Australia, within India and another country in the Pacific

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Questioning and researching using geographical methods

• AC9HG10S01

  develop a range of questions for a geographical inquiry related to a phenomenon or challenge

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  collect, represent and compare data and information from primary research methods, including fieldwork and secondary research materials, using geospatial technologies and digital tools as appropriate

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Interpreting and analysing geographical data and information

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  evaluate geographical data and information to make generalisations and predictions, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships

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Concluding and decision-making

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  evaluate data and information to justify conclusions

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  develop and evaluate strategies using environmental, economic or social criteria; recommend a strategy and explain the predicted impacts

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Communicating

• AC9HG10S06

  create descriptions, explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge and geographical tools as appropriate, and concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge research findings

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Second World War

• AC9HH10K01

  the causes, outbreak and course of the Second World War and the significance of Australian involvement

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  the places where Australians fought, and their perspectives and experiences during the Second World War, such as the fall of Singapore, prisoners of war (POWs), the Battle of Britain and Kokoda

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  the significant events and turning points of the Second World War, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb

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  the effects of the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on the continuities and changes on the Australian home front, such as the changing roles of women and First Nations Australians, and the use of wartime government controls

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  the significance of the Second World War to Australia’s immediate post-war economic, political and social development, and Australia’s international relationships in the 20th century

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  the commemoration of the Second World War, including different historical interpretations and debates

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Building modern Australia

• AC9HH10K07

  the effects of significant post–Second World War world events, ideas and developments on Australian society

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  the causes of changes in perspectives, responses, beliefs and values on migration that have influenced Australian society since 1945

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• AC9HH10K09

  the causes of First Nations Australians' campaigns for rights and freedoms before 1965, such as discriminatory legislation and policies, the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations

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• AC9HH10K10

  the contributions of significant individuals and groups in the campaign for the recognition of the rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they brought change to Australian society

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  the significant events and methods in the movement for the civil rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they contributed to change

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  the significant events, individuals and groups in the women’s movement in Australia, and how they have changed the role and status of women

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  the continuing efforts to create change in the civil rights and freedoms in Australia, for First Nations Australians, migrants and women

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The globalising world

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  changing historical perspectives over time in relation to the developments in technology, public health, longevity, standard of living in the 20th century, and concern for the environment and sustainability

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• AC9HH10K15

  the origins and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Australia’s involvement in the development of the declaration

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  causes and effects of the significant events and developments of the major global influences on Australia in the post-Second World War period

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  changing social, political, economic, cultural, environmental and technological conditions, and the causes of a major global influence in Australia

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  continuities and changes in perspectives, responses, beliefs and values that have influenced the Australian way of life

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  the effects of global influences on Australia’s changing identity as a nation and its international relationships

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  different historical interpretations and debates during the second half of the 20th century

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Questioning and researching

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  develop and modify a range of historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry

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  locate, identify and compare primary and secondary sources to use in a historical inquiry

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Using historical sources

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  identify the origin and content of sources, and explain the purpose and context of primary and secondary sources

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  explain the usefulness of primary and secondary sources, and the reliability of the information as evidence

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Historical perspectives and interpretations

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  analyse cause and effect, and evaluate patterns of continuity and change

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  compare perspectives in sources and explain how these are influenced by significant events, ideas, locations, beliefs and values

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  analyse different and contested historical interpretations

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Communicating

• AC9HH10S08

  create descriptions, explanations and historical arguments, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms that incorporate and acknowledge evidence from sources

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