Humanities and social sciences / Year 5 / Knowledge and Understanding / Civics and citizenship

Curriculum content descriptions

How people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal (ACHASSK118)

Elaborations
  • discussing how and why people volunteer for groups in their community (for example, rural fire services, emergency services groups and youth groups)
  • using social media to share and discuss ideas about how people can work together as local, regional and global citizens(for example, as communities for a local environmental issue or project)
  • examining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and the services they provide
  • discussing ways people resolve differences (for example, through negotiation and Reconciliation)
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
ScOT terms

Delegation,  Social role,  Group dynamics

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Be the change

This is an interactive about becoming an effective agent of change through civic action in a local community. Users learn a number of practical ways to take democratic action on issues. The context is an abandoned block of land located in an area with a range of issues, such as youth unemployment and environment concerns. ...