Government Standards

Australian Curriculum

Social Studies - Grade 5

Assessment Exam - Australian Curriculum - Level 5 History and Social Sciences

Inquiry and skills	eTAP Lesson
Questioning
Develop appropriate questions to guide an inquiry about people, events, developments, places, systems and challenges ACHASSI094	Questioning
Researching
Locate and collect relevant information and data from primary sources and secondary sources ACHASSI095	Investigate and Research Topics
Organise and represent data in a range of formats including tables, graphs and large- and small-scale maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions ACHASSI096	Visually Representing Numerical Data Reading Maps for Evidence
Sequence information about people’s lives, events, developments and phenomena using a variety of methods including timelines ACHASSI097	Inventions
Analysing
Examine primary sources and secondary sources to determine their origin and purpose ACHASSI098	Analyzing Historical Accounts
Examine different viewpoints on actions, events, issues and phenomena in the past and present ACHASSI099	Evaluating Information
Interpret data and information displayed in a range of formats to identify, describe and compare distributions, patterns and trends, and to infer relationships ACHASSI100	Displaying Data
Evaluating and reflecting
Evaluate evidence to draw conclusions ACHASSI101	Analyzing Texts
Work in groups to generate responses to issues and challenges ACHASSI102	Collaborate to Evaluate Presentations
Use criteria to make decisions and judgements and consider advantages and disadvantages of preferring one decision over others ACHASSI103	Decisions Involving Income, Saving and Spending
Reflect on learning to propose personal and/or collective action in response to an issue or challenge, and predict the probable effects ACHASSI104	Conclusions
Communicating
Present ideas, findings, viewpoints and conclusions in a range of texts and modes that incorporate source materials, digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms and conventions ACHASSI105	Presenting Reports
Knowledge and Understanding	eTAP Lesson
History
Reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 ACHASSK106
The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed ACHASSK107
The impact of a significant development or event on an Australian colony ACHASSK108
The reasons people migrated to Australia and the experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony ACHASSK109
The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony ACHASSK110
Geography
The influence of people on the environmental characteristics of places in Europe and North America and the location of their major countries in relation to Australia ACHASSK111	Peoples of North America
The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places ACHASSK112
The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them ACHASSK113	Resources in the Ecosystem
The impact of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond ACHASSK114	Habitats and Geological Events
Civics and citizenship
The key values that underpin Australia’s democracy ACHASSK115
The key features of the electoral process in Australia ACHASSK116
Why regulations and laws are enforced and the personnel involved ACHASSK117	The Triumph of Reason
How people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal ACHASSK118	Being a Good Citizen (Grade 3)
Economics and business
The difference between needs and wants and why choices need to be made about how limited resources are used ACHASSK119	Planned and Unplanned Spending
Types of resources (natural, human, capital) and the ways societies use them to satisfy the needs and wants of present and future generations ACHASSK120	Human Labor and Income Natural Energy and Material Resources
Influences on consumer choices and methods that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices ACHASSK121	Decisions Involving Income, Saving and Spending