Ä – changes and continuities are identified through events, people’s contributions and the stories of local communities.

Ä – changes and continuities are represented by events and people’s contributions and are viewed differently by different people.

Ä – changes and continuities are linked to particular events and the achievements of individuals and groups that attract different interpretations.

Ä – social, political, economic and cultural changes and continuities are connected to particular events, ideas and contributions, and can be interpreted from different perspectives.

Ä – local, natural, social and built environments are defined by specific features and can be sustained by certain activities

Ä – environments are defined and changed by interactions between people and places.

Ä – environments are defined by physical characteristics and processes, and are connected to human activities and decisions about resource management.

Ä – environments are defined by spatial patterns, human and physical interactions , and sustainable practices can balance human activity and environmental processes.

Ä local communities have different groups with shared values and common interests.

Ä – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a long history and diversity of lifestyle

Ä communities contain cultures and groups that contribute to diversity and influence cohesion.

Ä – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are distinctive and are connected to other people and specific places over time

Ä cultures and identities consist of material and non-material elements and are effected by cross-cultural contacts.

Ä – personal, opinions, experience and understandings need to be considered and challenged to develop respect for and to value Aboriginal people and cultures and Torres Strait Islander people and cultures.

Ä cultures and identities are shaped by a range of factors, and societies promote cohesions and diversity in different ways.

Ä – understand to some extent, the world views of Aboriginal people and Tors Strait Islander people and their connections to place and other groups, and apply this understanding to their own connections to people and places.

Year 3

Year 5

Year 7

Year 9

Students know and understand that:

Ä – communities have systems to make rules and laws, govern, and manage the production and consumption of goods and services.

Ä – communities have developed decision-making systems that include principles and values formed over time.

Ä – societies and economies have systems and institutions based on principles and values.

Ä – societies consist of interconnected decision-making systems, institutions and processes based on principles and values.

Students should be able to (ways of working):

Ä – use inquiry* processes to build understandings and make connections to the world .

Ä – use inquiry* process to apply their understandings in familiar and unfamiliar contexts.

Ä – use inquiry* processes and models to apply their understandings of social and environmental topics and issues in a range of contexts.

Ä – understand the importance of inquiry* and major social and environmental ideas for investigating issues in contexts that range from local to global settings.

Ä – communicate and share ideas using texts and terminology associated with social and environmental studies.

Ä – communicate using different types of texts to share ideas and findings.

Ä – communicate using texts designed for different audiences and social purposes.

Ä – communicate using texts designed for different audiences and social purposes.

Ä – individually and cooperatively use strategies to respond to community issues and reflect on their learning and on their values in everyday situations.

Ä – individually and cooperatively plan strategies to take action that contributes to their community and reflect on their learning and recognise the values evident in investigations.

Ä – individually and collaboratively plan and apply strategies for participating, both individually and collaboratively, in representative groups. They reflect on their learning and investigations to clarify values and beliefs.

Ä – actively participate, both individually and collaboratively, in their communities in enterprising and creative ways to respond to issues. They reflect on their learning and investigations to make judgments about different values and perspectives.

Ä – explore the use of ICT to inquire, create and communicate within social and environmental contexts.

Ä – use ICT as an integral component of their learning to inquire, create and communicate within social and environmental contexts.

Ä – use ICT as an integral component of their learning, to inquire, create and communicate within social and environmental contexts.

Ä – routinely demonstrate an autonomous and purposeful use of ICT to inquire, create and communicate within social and environmental contexts.