course outline
The Yr 8 course follows the guidelines produced by ACARA and includes units of work in the categories of History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship and Business and Economics. The course encourages students to incorporate technology, and a collaboration and sharing of information. Students are encouraged to create a digital portfolio of their work and to embrace new ways of research and presentation.
Click on the following headings for further information and resources for History and Geography units
Click on the following headings for further information and resources for History and Geography units
"The Year 8 curriculum focuses on history from the end of the ancient period to the beginning of the modern period (c.650 – 1750); a span of human history marked by significant economic, religious and political change"
HTTP://WWW.AUSTRALIANCURRICULUM.EDU.AU/HISTORY/HISTORY-ACROSS-FOUNDATION-TO-YEAR-12
HTTP://WWW.AUSTRALIANCURRICULUM.EDU.AU/HISTORY/HISTORY-ACROSS-FOUNDATION-TO-YEAR-12
"There is a focus on citizenship, as students study local, national and global issues and identify actions that they could take. One sequence of units focuses on environmental geography and introduces students to the basic elements of hydrology, geomorphology and biogeography"
HTTP://WWW.AUSTRALIANCURRICULUM.EDU.AU/HISTORY/HISTORY-ACROSS-FOUNDATION-TO-YEAR-12
HTTP://WWW.AUSTRALIANCURRICULUM.EDU.AU/HISTORY/HISTORY-ACROSS-FOUNDATION-TO-YEAR-12