Humanities and Social Sciences – Year 9

Teaching Programme 2024

 Semester 1 – The Making of Our Modern World

Weeks Key Content Assessment

Content: Australia’s identity at the start of the 20th century
Term 1
1 Development of group norms and classroom expectations.
Key systems and concepts:
Term 1  Political systems.
2&3  Economic systems.
 Geography concepts.
 History concepts.
Content: Introduction to revolutions
 Life at the start of the Industrial Revolution
Term 1
 Social experiences of different social groups (e.g. women, children and the emerging
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urban population).
 Political controls and ownership (e.g. monarchy, enclosures, private land).
 Innovation and technological advancements. Skills assessment: timelining, key concepts, compare/contrast sources,
 The factory system cause/effect.
Term 1  Trade unions.
5  Development of the rights of children.
 Statute and common law
Economic systems of Industrial Europe.
 Participants in the economy.
Term 1  Key concepts: specialisation and trade.
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 Workplace rights and responsibilities of employers.
 Trade and trade networks.
Altering environments.
 Agricultural technology.
Term 1  Food production.
7  Environmental consequences.
 Sustainability.
 Social impacts.

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 Interconnections and place.
Term 1  Concept of ‘place’ and how people connect to the world around them.
8  Impacts of colonialism on Indigenous Australians
 Development of ‘global citizens’.
Continued.
Term 1  The ways people connect – end of the Industrial Revolution compared to today (i.e.
9 the internet).
 Migration and economic development within Europe.
World War One: Overview
Term 2  Context: the development of key European powers and their relationships with one
1 another.
 MAIN causes of WW1.

Continued.
Term 2  Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
2  Start of World War One
 Key dates and significant events during the war.
Nature of warfare
Term 2  Technology and weaponry advancements.
3  Nature of trench warfare on the Western Front.
 Gallipoli campaign.

Assessment Weeks Research assessment: trench warfare diorama (handed out week 3)
Term 2
Validation: reflecting on process.
4&5
Impacts of World War One on Australia
 Social: changing role of women.
 Economic: impacts on trade; rationing.
Term 2  Political: government censorship; propaganda; internment.
6&7  Conscription debate.
 Referendum process.
 Impact on Indigenous Australians.
Impacts of World War One on the wider world Skills assessment: source analysis on WWI and key history skills.
 Impacts on colonial imperial powers.
Term 2  Increased migration to the New World.
8  Migration to Australia.

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 Development of Australian Identity
Term 2  What does it mean to be Australian?
9  The development of Australian stereotypes
 Australian legends and propaganda.
Continuation of Indigenous Culture
Term 2  Indigenous land management practices throughout time.
10  Customary law and modern Australia.
 Uluru Statement of the Heart and recognition of Indigenous perspectives.
NAIDOC Week
Term 2  NAIDOC activities
11  Experiences of Indigenous soldiers

Semester One Assessment Outline

The Making of Our Modern World

Timing Type Description Weighting Result

Term 1 Skills based assessment: key systems and concepts; data analysis; timelining; source
Skills assessment 30%
Week 5 analysis; cause/effect; compare/contrast.
Term 2 Research the nature of warfare on the Western Front and develop an accurate and realistic
Research assessment 40%
Week 3-5 trench diorama and associated materials. Complete a reflective validation task.
Term 2 Source analysis assessment incorporating content and skills developed throughout the
Skills assessment 30%
Week 8 semester.

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 Semester 2 – The Challenges of our Modern World

Weeks Skills, Knowledge, Understanding Assessment

The environment around us
 Biomes.
 Food security.
Term 3
 Environmental alterations.
1&2
 Influencing crop yields.

Mapping skills
The challenge of producing food Research task:
Term 3  Sustainable Development Goals Food security inquiry task – crisis and responses. Validation essay.
3-4
Assessment week.
Solutions to food security
 Assess alternate ways of living.
Term 3  Genetic modifications.
5  Role of business in supporting food security.
 Equity around the world.

Financial challenges of our modern world

Term 3  Key concepts: financial literacy, investments and debt.
6  Technology and the rise of scams.
 The nature of modern banking.
Economic rights
Term 3  Consumer rights
7  Workplace rights
 Role of businesses in ensuring these rights are upheld.
Supply chains and interdependence Skills assessment: data analysis and interpretation (trade and business)
 Key concepts: production and trade.
Term 3  Supply chains and tourism.
8  Case study on Swan Valley.

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 Business and the nature of innovation
Term 3  Key concepts: innovation, competitive advantage, specialisation.
9  What is innovation and how does it affect business activity?
Economic solutions
Term 3  Equality in business.
10  Economic equality around the world.
 Economic structures.
Justice in society
Term 4  Concepts: equality, social justice.
1  Key principles of justice and their significance in our world.
 Types of laws and how they’re created.
Our court system
 Types and purpose of courts.
Term 4  Court structures and processes.
2&3  Undermining justice.
 How people can be disadvantaged by our court system due to differences in
accessibility.
Our electoral system – key concepts Research assessment: political party development.
 Australia’s system of government and the role of political parties (e.g. forming
Term 4 government).
4  Electoral processes and the role of the AEC.
 The role of social media in shaping public opinion
Assessment weeks – political party assessment Class voting followed by cohort voting.
Term 4
Validation on process and group work skills.
5-8
Crime in society
Term 4
 Podcast creation activity.
9-10

Semester Two Assessment Outline

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 The Challenges of Our Modern World

Timing Type Description Weighting Result

Term 3
Research assessment Food security investigation with validation essay. 30%
Weeks 3-4
Term 3
Skills assessment Data analysis on Australia’s trade and the role of business. 30%
Week 8
Term 4
Research assessment Political party construction and presentations. 40%
Week 5-8