History k-10 Syllabus 2012

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First published October 2012

Revised February 2013

Content

Introduction 6
K–10 curriculum 6
diversity of learners 6
History Key 9
Outcome coding 9
Coding of the Australian curriculum content 9
Learning across the curriculum Icons 10
Rationale 11
The place of the History K–10 Syllabus in the K–12 curriculum 12
Aim 13
Objectives 14
Knowledge, understanding and skills 14
Values and attitudes K–10 14
Outcomes 15
Early Stage 1 – Stage 3 15
Stages 4 and 5 16
Stage statements 18
Historical Concepts and Skills 21
K–10 History Concepts Continuum 21
K–10 History skills Continuum 23
organisation of Content 25
Content for Early Stage 1 35
Personal and Family Histories 37
Content for Stage 1 39
Present and Past Family Life 41
The Past in the Present 43
Content for Stage 2 45
Community and Remembrance 47
First Contacts 49
Content for Stage 3 51
The Australian Colonies 53
Australia as a Nation 55
Content for Stage 4 57
The Ancient World (50 hours minimum teaching time) 60
Depth Study 1: Investigating the Ancient Past 61
Depth Study 2: The Mediterranean World 63
Depth Study 3: The Asian World 65
The Ancient to the Modern World (50 hours minimum teaching time) 67
Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World 69
Depth Study 5: The Asia-Pacific World 75
Depth Study 6: Expanding Contacts 79
Content for Stage 5 85
The Making of the Modern World (50 hours minimum teaching time) 88
Depth Study 1: Making a Better World? 90
Depth Study 2: Australia and Asia 94
Core Study – Depth Study 3: Australians at War: World Wars I and II (1914–1918, 1939–1945) 97
The Modern World and Australia 99
Core Study – Depth Study 4: Rights and freedoms (1945–present) 101
Depth Study 5: The Globalising World 103
Depth Study 6: School–Developed Topic From Either of the Stage 5 Overviews 108
Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content 109
Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes 110
Investigating the Past 115
The Ancient World 118
The Ancient to the Modern World 121
The Making of the Modern World 125
The Modern World and Australia 134
Continuum of learning in History K–10 140
Stage outcomes 140
Assessment 143
Standards 143
Assessment 143
Reporting 145
Glossary 146

Introduction 4
History key 7
Rationale 9
The place of the History K–10 Syllabus in the K–12 curriculum 10
Aim 11
Objectives 12
Outcomes 13
Stage statements 16
Organisation of content 22
Content 31
Early Stage 1 31
Stage 1 35
Stage 2 40
Stage 3 46
Stage 4 52
Stage 5 78
Years 7–10 Life Skills outcomes and content 102
Continuum of learning in History K–10 130
Assessment 133
Glossary 136