Geography is organised by two strands: Geographical Concepts and Skills and Geographical Knowledge.
Strand: Geographical Concepts and Skills
| Sub-strands |
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| Place, space and interconnection |
| Data and information |
Strand: Geographical Knowledge
| Level | Sub-strands |
|---|---|
Levels A – D Foundation – Level 2 | Places a... |
Overview material | Geography
The VCAA provides a range of resources to assist teachers with implementing the Victorian Curriculum F–10. Please visit the following VCAA websites to access these resources (links open in a new window)
Includes curriculum specific resources...
Overview material | Civics and Citizenship
Personal Present History
The curriculum at Levels A to D provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories from different cultures and other parts of the world. As participants in their own history, students...
Level description | The Humanities | History
VCHHK160 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Knowledge | The modern world and Australia | The globalising world
The Level 3 and 4 curriculum introduces students to democracy in the context of the familiar and personal as well as the purpose of local government and the services it provides to the community. It explores an understanding of democracy as rule by the people through learning about decision making...
Level description | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship
The Level A curriculum develops student’s awareness of a place on a personal local scale. Places will range in size from a part of a room or garden to community place. They are supported to use their senses to explore the tangible characteristics of a place such as the sound, smell, feel of significant...
Level description | The Humanities | Geography
Personal and Present Family History
The curriculum at Levels A to D provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories from different cultures and other parts of the world. As participants in their own history...
Level description | The Humanities | History
Personal and Recent Celebrations and History
The curriculum at Levels A to D provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories from different cultures and other parts of the world. As participants in their...
Level description | The Humanities | History
Personal Past History
The curriculum at Levels A to D provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories from different cultures and other parts of the world. As participants in their own history, students...
Level description | The Humanities | History
The Level 9 and 10 curriculum builds students’ understanding of Australia’s political system and how it enables change. Students examine the ways political parties, interest groups, media and individuals influence government and decision-making processes. They compare Australia’s system of government...
Level description | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship
The Level 5 and 6 curriculum introduces students to the key values of Australia’s liberal democratic system of government and the key institutions of Australia’s democratic government, including state/territory and federal parliaments, and the court system. Students learn about representative...
Level description | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship
The Level B curriculum focuses on places I live in and developing students’ awareness of the places they experience daily. They are supported to develop their curiosity of place by exploring some of the significant features of the place and what they do in each. They are developing an emerging...
Level description | The Humanities | Geography
The Level C curriculum focuses on local places I live in and developing student’s exploration and curiosity of personally significant places. Students will build on their knowledge of the local space around personal significant places. Students will draw on their own experience to help them understand...
Level description | The Humanities | Geography
The Level D curriculum focuses on the features of places where students live focusing on developing student’s awareness, understanding and purpose of a place. Students are encouraged to be curious about a place and explore its local area. They use their senses to explore the tangible characteristics...
Level description | The Humanities | Geography
In Levels 5 and 6, the curriculum focuses on the concepts of place and interconnection. Students’ mental maps of the world are further developed through learning the locations of the major countries in the Asia region, Europe and North America. The scale of study goes global as students...
Level description | The Humanities | Geography
In Levels 3 and 4, the curriculum continues to develop students’ mental map of the world and their understanding of place through examining the major characteristics of Australia, Australia's neighbouring countries and Africa and South America. The concept of place is developed by examining...
Level description | The Humanities | Geography
Personal and Community Histories
In Foundation to Level 2, students study personal, family and local history. Students learn about their own history and that of their family, including stories from different cultures and other parts of the world. As participants in their own history, students develop...
Level description | The Humanities | History
By the end of Level 8, students identify and explain patterns of change and continuity over time. They analyse the causes and effects of events and developments. They identify the motives and actions of people at the time. Students evaluate the significance of individuals and groups and how they...
Level description | The Humanities | History | Levels 7 and 8
In the History curriculum, students have the opportunity to develop historical understanding through the application of the following historical concepts and skills:
Overview material | History
The Geography curriculum presents a structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the characteristics of the places that make up our world, using the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change. It addresses scales from the personal...
Overview material | Geography
