Year 8 Civics and Citizenship lesson resources
Every Year 8 Civics and Citizenship content descriptor in the Australian Curriculum v9. Pick a descriptor to see aligned, classroom-ready resources, or generate a full lesson set from any of them in minutes.
Generate Year 8 Civics and Citizenship resources free →Knowledge and understanding
- 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
Skills
- AC9HC8S01Develop questions to investigate Australia’s political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues
- 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
- AC9HC8S04Explain the methods or strategies related to making decisions about civic participation
- AC9HC8S05Create descriptions, explanations and arguments using civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms that reference evidence
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