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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Australian States and Territories
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how Australia can be represented on a map as states and territories.
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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 Women's Rights in the 20th Century
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of the importance and history of women's rights in Australia in the 20th century.
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Human Rights in Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop an understanding of what human rights are and appreciate the significance of human rights laws.
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Eureka Stockade – Fighting for a Vote
A 60-minute lesson in which students learn about the events that led to the Eureka Stockade and how they changed Australian society.
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A Golden Democracy – Laws, Taxes and Voting Equality
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how events during the gold rush influenced Australian laws, taxes, equality and voting rights, and how they shaped our current democracy.
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National Celebrations
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how nations celebrate their unique history, culture and identity.
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Applying Aboriginal Art Techniques - Assessment Task
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their understanding of Aboriginal art techniques.
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Convict Life
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the life of a convict transported to Australia.
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James Cook and His Voyage to Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the significance of James Cook's voyage to 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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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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Who Came Here?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the different migrant groups in Australia throughout the 20th century.
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Factors Influencing Human Migration
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify different types of migration and the factors that influence migration.
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The Six Colonies of Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the establishment of the six colonies of Australia.
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Communicating Through Time
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explain how communication devices have changed over time.
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Transport - Then and Now
A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare past and present transport and describe how it has changed over time.
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A Life with Transport
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify different types of modern transport and how they are used.
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Where in the World?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will revise world geography.
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Australian History - Revisiting the Past
A 60-minute lesson in which students recap their prior knowledge of Australian history and the British colonisation of Australia.
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Australian Commemorations and Celebrations
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore some significant Australian commemorations and celebrations.
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First Fleet Assessment Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the people impacted by the arrival of the First Fleet.
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An Expanding Colony
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the struggles of the early colony and the reasons for expansion.
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Aboriginal Wandjina Artworks
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand the history and traditional techniques of Aboriginal Wandjina artworks.
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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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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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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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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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Systems of Government - Assessment Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate their understanding of government systems.
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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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How Immigration Shaped Australia
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the experiences of democracy and citizenship for migrant groups in Australia.