Year 8 Civics and Citizenship · Australian Curriculum v9
Develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues
Content descriptor
Develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues.
- Code
- AC9HC8S01
- Year level
- Year 8
- Subject
- Civics and Citizenship
- Strand
- Skills
- Sub-strand
- Questioning and researching
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Learning intention
We are learning to develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues.
Cloze sentence
Develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and civic issues.
Related Year 8 Civics and Citizenship descriptors
- AC9HC8K01How Australians are informed about and participate in democracy
- AC9HC8K02The role of political parties and independent representatives in Australian democracy, including elections and the formation of governments
- AC9HC8K03The characteristics of laws and how laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law)
- AC9HC8K04The types of law in Australia, including criminal law and civil law, and the place of First Nations Australian customary law
- AC9HC8K05How culture and religion may influence individuals' and groups' perceptions and expressions of citizenship and their actions as citizens
- AC9HC8K06Different experiences of, perspectives on and debates about Australia’s national identity and citizenship, including the perspectives of First Nations Australians as owners of their respective nations, and of different migrant groups
- AC9HC8S02Locate, select and organise information, data and ideas from different sources
- AC9HC8S03Analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and explain differences in perspectives and potential challenges
Civics and Citizenship at other year levels
Frequently asked questions
What is AC9HC8S01?
AC9HC8S01 is a content descriptor in the Year 8 Civics and Citizenship curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Skills strand). It asks students to develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues.
What year level is AC9HC8S01?
AC9HC8S01 sits in the Year 8 Civics and Citizenship curriculum.
How can I create resources for AC9HC8S01?
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