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History / Year 10 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding
Curriculum content descriptions
The growth and influence of the environment movement within Australia and overseas, and developments in ideas about the environment including the concept of ‘sustainability’ (ACDSEH126)
Elaborations
- recognising the historic impact of the pictures of Earth taken during the Apollo 8 mission and how they influenced people’s view of the world
- explaining the significance of ideas about the environment (for example, Gaia – the interaction of Earth and its biosphere; limits of growth – that unlimited growth is unsustainable; sustainability – that biological systems need to remain diverse and productive over time; and rights of nature – recognition that humans and their natural environment are closely interrelated)
General capabilities
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms
Environmental stewardship, Environmental sustainability, Conservation (Environment)