HASS
Based on the Australian Curriculum, HASS in F-6/7 HASS includes:
- Foundation Year My personal worldThe Foundation curriculum focuses on developing students' understanding of their personal worlds, including their personal and family histories and the places they and their fami...
- Year 1 How my world is different from the past and can change in the futureThe Year 1 curriculum provides a study of the recent past, the present and the near future within the context of the student's ...
- Year 2 Our past and present connections to people and placesThe Year 2 curriculum extends contexts for study beyond the personal to the community and to near and distant places that students are familiar wit...
- Year 3 Diverse communities and places and the contribution people makeThe Year 3 curriculum focuses on the diversity of people and places in their local community and beyond, and how people participate in th...
- Year 4 How people, places and environments interact, past and presentThe Year 4 curriculum focuses on interactions between people, places and environments over time and space and the effects of these interac...
- Year 5 Australian communities - their past, present and possible futuresThe Year 5 curriculum focuses on colonial Australia in the 1800s and the social, economic, political and environmental causes and effec...
- Year 6 Australia in the past and present and its connections with a diverse worldThe Year 6 curriculum focuses on the social, economic and political development of Australia as a nation, particularly after 1...
- Year 7 Sustainable pasts, present, futuresThe Year 7 curriculum deepens discipline-specific knowledge, understandings and skills with opportunities for integration across the sub-strands. Students study anci...
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Technology and Occupations
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the need for technology within occupations in the community.
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Defining Terms - Technology and Occupations
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore and define the terms 'technology' and 'occupations'.
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Australia's First People Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of Australia's first people and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to Country.
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Art
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify how Aboriginalcultures use art as a language to document their history.
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Tools
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples used the land to make tools.
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Shelters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples used the land for shelter.
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Food
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples sourced their food from the land.
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Our Place - Australia Inquiry Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the natural and human features of Australia.
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Totems
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the meaning of totems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Human Features of Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the human features of Australia and explore some Australian landmarks.
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The Dreaming, Stories and Songlines
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the importance of The Dreaming, Dreamtime stories and songlines in Aboriginal cultures.
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A Natural Wonder - Our Great Barrier Reef
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the unique natural environment of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Indigenous Language Groups
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the diverse range of Indigenous language groups in Australia.
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Deserts of Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify, describe and locate deserts in Australia.
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Mountains of Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify, describe and locate mountains in Australia.
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Rivers of Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify, describe and locate rivers in Australia.
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The First Maps - Stories and Songlines
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the oral traditions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use to map landscapes.
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Australian Capital Cities and Regional Centres
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the geographical location of capital cities and regional centres around Australia.
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Great Southern Land
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the natural and human features of Australia.
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The Bill Process
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the process of passing a bill in Australia.
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Australian Laws
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand why we have laws in Australia.
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Three Levels of Government
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the roles and responsibilities of each level of the Australian government.
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Running a Country
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify a range of services in the community for which the government is responsible.
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Australian Parliament
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the place and purpose of Australian Parliament.
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Australia's System of Government
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore Australia's system of government.
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Different Systems of Government
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the different types of government systems.
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A System of Government
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify reasons why a country needs a system of government.
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Assessment - Calling Australia Home
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate knowledge of Australian democracy and citizenship experiences in the 20th century.
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Celebrating Diversity
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the cultural practices of Australian communities.
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Australian Immigrant Experiences
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the narratives of Australian immigrants.
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Anh's Story
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the stories of Asian migrants to Australia.
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How Immigration Shaped Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the experiences of democracy and citizenship for migrant groups in Australia.