History Years 7-10

The student:

• 5.1explains social, political and cultural developments and events and evaluates their impact on Australian life

• 5.2assesses the impact of international events and relationships on Australia’s history

• 5.3explains the changing rights and freedoms of Aboriginal peoples and other groups in Australia.

Information and Communication Technologies

Students:

• demonstrate their ability to create a formatted, multiple-paged document and to produce documents for particular audiences

• practise ethical behaviour when using email or the Internet

• demonstrate their ability to select suitable hardware/software for a particular purpose

Civics and Citizenship

Students learn about:

• federation in 1901

• key features of the Constitution

• examples of constitutional change since federation

• how the Australian political system works in practice

• the changing rights and freedoms of various groups

• events and issues of political significance and their impact on the changing nature of civic institutions and civil society

• what it means to be an active and informed citizen.

Differences and Diversity

Students learn about:

• the impact of difference on marginalised groups and their struggle for rights and freedom.

Key Competencies

Students demonstrate:

• collecting, analysing and organising information through developing research skills, using a range of methods including ICT, analysing sources of information and organising information appropriate to the inquiry task

• communicating ideas and information through selecting appropriate forms of communication for specific purposes, using oral, written, computer-based and other forms appropriate for an historical investigation

• planning and organising activities through students working as individuals or members of groups to conduct historical investigations

• solving problems through the exploration of issues and investigation of historical problems based on evaluation of sources

• using technology through applying technological processes to locate historical information and evaluate the information obtained from such sources. Students will also develop expertise in using technological processes to communicate effectively about the past for different audiences.

Literacy

• demonstrating an understanding of purpose for a variety of audiences.

• A knowledge and understanding of the changing rights and freedoms of Aboriginal people and other groups in Australia.