Year 2 SyllabusTest
- Rationale
- Aims
- Organisation
- Key Concepts and Skills
- Student Diversity
- Ways of Teaching
- Ways of Teaching Video
- Ways of Assessing
- General Capabilities
- Cross-Curriculum Priorities
- Glossary
- Humanities & Social Sciences Scope and Sequence
Humanities & Social Sciences Scope and Sequence- Humanities & Social Sciences Additional Content
- EAL/D Humanities and Social Sciences Pre-primary to Year 10
- ABLEWA Humanities and Social Sciences Scope and Sequence
- ABLEWA Humanities and Social Sciences Scope and Sequence
Year 2 Syllabus
Year Level Description
In Year 2, Humanities and Social Sciences consists of Geography and History.
Students develop their understanding and application of skills, including questioning and researching, analysing, evaluating, communicating and reflecting. They apply these skills to their daily learning experiences and to investigate events, developments, issues and phenomena, both historical and contemporary.
The concepts of place, space and interconnection are expanded through exploring the links with people and places, both locally and globally. The concept of scale is introduced as students explore the hierarchy of scale. They further develop a mental map of the world and of where they are located in relation to other places.
Students are given the opportunity to develop their historical understanding through the key concepts of continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy and significance. These concepts are investigated within the context of exploring the history of their local area and why the past is important to the local community, and therefore worthy of preservation.
Civics and Citizenship does not commence until Year 3. The Early Years Learning Framework provides opportunities for students to engage in civics and citizenship concepts, such as developing a sense of community; an awareness of diversity; and an understanding of responsibility, respect and fairness.
Economics and Business does not commence until Year 5. The Early Years Learning Framework provides opportunities for students to engage in economics and business concepts, such as exploring natural and processed materials, and consumer decisions.
Knowledge and understanding
Geography
People are connected to many places
The location of the major geographical divisions of the world (e.g. continents, oceans) in relation to Australia (ACHASSK047)
Local features and places are given names, which have meaning to people, and these places can be defined on a variety of scales, including personal (e.g. home), local (e.g. street, suburb or town), regional (e.g. state) and national (e.g. country) (ACHASSK048)
The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain connections to their Country/Place (ACHASSK049)
The connections of people in Australia to other places in Australia, in the Asia region, and across the world (e.g. family connections, trade, travel, special events, natural disasters) (ACHASSK050)
The influence of purpose (e.g. shopping, recreation), distance (e.g. location) and accessibility (e.g. technology, transport) on the frequency with which people visit places (ACHASSK051)
History
The past in the present
The history of a significant person, building, site or part of the natural environment in the local community and what it reveals about the past (ACHASSK044)
The importance today of an historical site (e.g. community building, landmark, war memorial, rock painting, engraving) and why it has heritage significance and cultural value for present generations (e.g. a record of a significant historical event, aesthetic value, reflects the community's identity) (ACHASSK045)
The impact of changing technology on people's lives (e.g. at home, work, travel, communication, leisure, toys) and how the technology of the past differs from what is used today (ACHASSK046)
Humanities and Social Sciences skills
Questioning and researching
Reflect on current understanding of a topic (e.g. think-pair-share, brainstorm) (WAHASS13)
Pose questions about the familiar and unfamiliar (WAHASS14)
Locate information from a variety of provided sources (e.g. books, television, people, images, plans, internet) (WAHASS15)
Sort and record selected information and/or data (e.g. use graphic organisers, take keywords) (WAHASS16)
Analysing
Identify relevant information (WAHASS17)
Process information and/or data collected (e.g. sequence information or events, categorise information, combine information from different sources) (WAHASS18)
Explore points of view (e.g. understand that stories can be told from different perspectives) (WAHASS19)
Represent collected information and/or data in to different formats (e.g. tables, maps, plans) (WAHASS20)
Evaluating
Draw conclusions based on information and/or data displayed in pictures, texts and maps (e.g. form categories, make generalisations based on patterns) (WAHASS21)
Participate in decision-making processes (e.g. engage in group discussions, make shared decisions, share views) (WAHASS22)
Communicating and reflecting
Present findings in a range of communication forms, using relevant terms (e.g. written, oral, digital, role-play, graphic) (WAHASS23)
Develop texts, including narratives, that describe an event or place (WAHASS24)
Reflect on learning and respond to findings (e.g. discussing what they have learned) (WAHASS25)
Achievement standard
At Standard, students pose questions, locate, sort and record collected information and/or data from provided sources. They identify and process relevant information and/or data by categorising, sequencing events and exploring points of view. Students use different formats to represent their information, and draw simple conclusions. They participate in decision-making processes by contributing to group discussions. Students share their findings in a range of ways, and develop simple texts using some relevant terms. They reflect on what they have learnt using oral and/or written forms.
Students locate major geographical divisions of the world, and describe places at a variety of scales. They describe the interconnections between people and places, and they identify the factors that influence people’s connections with others in different places. Students identify people, sites and parts of the natural environment in their local community that reveal information about the past, and those that have significance today. They identify examples of how technology has changed and its impact on people’s lives.
Year Level Description
In Year 2, Humanities and Social Sciences consists of Geography and History.
Students develop their understanding and application of skills, including questioning and researching, analysing, evaluating, communicating and reflecting. They apply these skills to their daily learning experiences and to investigate events, developments, issues and phenomena, both historical and contemporary.
The concepts of place, space and interconnection are expanded through exploring the links with people and places, both locally and globally. The concept of scale is introduced as students explore the hierarchy of scale. They further develop a mental map of the world and of where they are located in relation to other places.
Students are given the opportunity to develop their historical understanding through the key concepts of continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy and significance. These concepts are investigated within the context of exploring the history of their local area and why the past is important to the local community, and therefore worthy of preservation.
Civics and Citizenship does not commence until Year 3. The Early Years Learning Framework provides opportunities for students to engage in civics and citizenship concepts, such as developing a sense of community; an awareness of diversity; and an understanding of responsibility, respect and fairness.
Economics and Business does not commence until Year 5. The Early Years Learning Framework provides opportunities for students to engage in economics and business concepts, such as exploring natural and processed materials, and consumer decisions.