Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences in the Australian Curriculum

Government and democracy

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  how Australians are informed about and participate in democracy

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  the role of political parties and independent representatives in Australian democracy, including elections and the formation of governments

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Laws and citizens

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  the characteristics of laws and how laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law)

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  the types of law in Australia, including criminal law and civil law, and the place of First Nations Australian customary law

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Citizenship, diversity and identity

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  how culture and religion may influence individuals' and groups' perceptions and expressions of citizenship and their actions as citizens

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  different experiences of, perspectives on and debates about Australia’s national identity and citizenship, including the perspectives of First Nations Australians as owners of their respective nations, and of different migrant groups

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Questioning and researching

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

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  locate, select and organise information, data and ideas from different 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 explain differences in perspectives and potential challenges

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Civic participation and decision-making

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  explain the methods or strategies 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 reference evidence

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  how markets influence decisions about the allocation of resources to the production of goods and services, and the effect of prices on these decisions

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  different ways that businesses adapt to opportunities in the market and respond to the changing nature of work

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  how First Nations Australian businesses and entrepreneurs develop opportunities in the market

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  the importance of Australia’s system of taxation and how this system affects decision-making by individuals and businesses

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  processes that individuals and/or businesses use to plan and budget to achieve short-term and long-term financial objectives

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Questioning and researching

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  develop questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue

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

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Interpreting and analysing

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  interpret information and data to identify economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships

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Evaluating, concluding and decision-making

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  develop a response to an economic and business issue, identifying potential costs and benefits

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Communicating

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  create descriptions and explanations, using economic and business knowledge, concepts and terms, and referencing information and data from sources

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Landscapes and landforms

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  geomorphological processes that produce different landscapes and significant landforms

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  the location and distribution of Australia’s distinctive landscapes and significant landforms

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  the spiritual, aesthetic and cultural value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Country/Place of First Nations Australians

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  the interconnections between human activity and geomorphological processes, and ways of managing distinctive landscapes

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  the causes and impacts of a geomorphological hazard on people, places and environments, and the effects of responses

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Changing nations

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  causes of urbanisation and its impacts on places and environments, drawing on a study from a country such as the United States of America, and its implications

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  differences in the distribution of urban settlements and urban concentration in Australia compared with another country such as the United States of America, and their implications

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  reasons for, and effects of, internal migration and international migration in Australia, China or other countries

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  strategies to manage the sustainability of Australia’s changing urban places

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Questioning and researching using geographical methods

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

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  collect, organise and represent 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

• AC9HG8S03

  interpret and analyse geographical data and information to identify similarities and differences, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships

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Concluding and decision-making

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  draw conclusions based on the analysis of the data and information

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  identify a strategy for action in relation to environmental, economic, social or other factors, and explain potential impacts

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Communicating

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  create descriptions, explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge and methods, concepts, terms and reference sources

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Medieval Europe and the early modern world

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  the transformation of the ancient world to the early modern world, from the decline of the Roman Empire in western Europe through Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe

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  the roles and relationships of different groups in Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe

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  a significant event, development, turning point or challenge that contributed to continuity and change in Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe

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  the experiences and perspectives of rulers and of subject peoples, and the interaction between power and/or authority in Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe

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  the role and achievements of a significant individual and/or group in Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe

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  interpretations about an event, individual, group, institution or movement in Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe

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Empires and expansions

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  the significant social, religious, cultural, economic, environmental and/or political features of different groups related to the empire and/or expansion

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  a significant event, development, turning point or challenge that contributed to continuity and change related to the empire and/or expansion

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  the experiences and perspectives of rulers and of subject peoples, and how the interaction between power and/or authority relates to the empire and/or expansion

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  the role and achievements of a significant individual and/or group connected to the empire and/or expansion

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  interpretations about the society and events, and/or individuals and/or groups connected to the empire and/or expansion

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Asia-Pacific world

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  the significant social, religious, cultural, economic, environmental and/or political features of different groups in the Asian-Pacific society

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  a significant development, event, turning point or challenge that contributed to continuity and change in the Asian-Pacific society

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  the experiences and perspectives of rulers and of subject peoples, and the interaction between power and/or authority in the Asian-Pacific society

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  the role and achievements of a significant individual and/or group in the Asian-Pacific society

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  interpretations about the Asian-Pacific society and events, and/or individuals and/or groups connected to the society

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Questioning and researching

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  develop historical questions about the past to inform historical inquiry

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  locate and identify primary and secondary sources to use in historical inquiry

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Using historical sources

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

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  identify and describe the accuracy and usefulness of primary and secondary sources as evidence

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Historical perspectives and interpretations

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  describe causes and effects, and explain continuities and changes

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  identify perspectives, attitudes and values of the past in sources

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  explain historical interpretations about significant events, individuals and groups

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Communicating

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

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