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Year 6 · Humanities and Social Sciences · Knowledge and understanding

AC9HS6K02

changes in Australia's political system and to Australian citizenship after Federation and throughout the 20th century that impacted First Nations Australians, migrants, women and children

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Knowledge and understanding in Year 6.

AC9HS6K01

significant individuals, events and ideas that led to Australia’s Federation, the Constitution and democratic system of government

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the motivation of people migrating to Australia since Federation and throughout the 20th century, their stories and effects on Australian society, including migrants from the Asia region

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the geographical diversity and location of places in the Asia region, and its location in relation to Australia

AC9HS6K05

Australia’s interconnections with other countries and how these change people and places

AC9HS6K06

the key institutions of Australia’s system of government, how it is based on the Westminster system, and the key values and beliefs of Western democracies

AC9HS6K07

the roles and responsibilities of the 3 levels of government in Australia

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influences on consumer choices and strategies that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9HS6K02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 6.

  1. Year 5AC9HS5K01the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800
  2. Year 5AC9HS5K02the impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment
  3. Year 5AC9HS5K03the role of a significant individual or group, including First Nations Australians and those who migrated to Australia, in the development of events in an Australian colony
  4. Year 5AC9HS5K04the influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place
  5. Year 5AC9HS5K05the management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences
  6. Year 5AC9HS5K06the key values and features of Australia’s democracy, including elections, and the roles and responsibilities of elected representatives
  7. Year 5AC9HS5K07how citizens (members of communities) with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal
  8. Year 5AC9HS5K08types of resources, including natural, human and capital, and how they satisfy needs and wants

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