National Studies of Society and Environment curriculum framework and student outcomes
Reflections of a Nation: the History and Design of our National Capital has been designed to highlight relevant curriculum profiles for secondary school students up to Year 10.
Note: the following document is also applicable to ACT and TASMANIAN curriculum requirements.
Level 5 - Studies of Society and Environment
Strand |
Organiser |
Outcome |
Evident when students: |
Activity |
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Time, Continuity and Change |
Understanding the past |
5.1a Describes the significant ideas, people or events that have contributed to Australian identity |
Illustrate changes in images of Australia by analysing sources from different periods Describe the influence of an individual on a particular period Identify achievements of women in Australian history |
The Figures of Federation (unit 1) A Capital Competition (unit 2) Walter Burley Griffin Research Poster (unit 3) What's in a Name? |
Time and change |
5.2 Analyses how categories of time are used to locate ideas and events |
Design a set of different timelines according to specified criteria |
A Time for Federation (unit 1) |
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Interpretations and perspectives |
5.3 Interprets people's motives and actions from various perspectives |
Compare differing motives of two or more people about the same issue Use evidence to show that the motives and attitudes of people in the past were not all the same Describe how different people view the same event or issue differently according to their own perspectives |
Choosing the Site of the National Capital (unit 1) A Capital Competition (unit 2) Walter Burley Griffin Research Poster (unit 3) Debate on Capital Hill (unit 4) |
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Place and Space |
Features of places |
5.4 Accounts for similarities and differences between places by identifying factors that may shape their features |
Analyse statistical and atlas maps to identify similarities and differences between places Use field observations as a basis for describing similarities and differences between places Outline factors affecting built features of a place Outline the factors affecting transport routes |
A Plan for the National Capital (unit 3) National Capital Comparison (unit 3) Urban Development of the National Capital (unit 3) |
People and places |
5.5 Explains how people's use of natural and built features of places changes over time |
Refer to thematic map sequences to describe and explain change in places Compare photographic and map evidence for the same place at different times to identify land use changes and suggest reasons Describe ways urban land use has changed in a place |
A Plan for the National Capital (unit 3) National Capital Comparison (unit 3) Urban Development of the National Capital (unit 3) |
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Investigation, Communication and Participation |
Investigation |
5.16 Recognises significant issues in an area of investigation and selects suitable ways of investigating them |
Analyse media reports on an issue to determine points of view that need to be investigated Write down a balance of open, closed precise and exploratory questions for an investigation |
National Perceptions (unit 4) A Capital Survey |
Communication |
Uses supporting evidence to argue for a personal viewpoint |
Design and conduct a survey as a basis for a report on a social or environmental issue |
A Capital Survey |
