DIFFERENTIATION IN HASS CURRICULUM

All students are entitled to rigorous, relevant and engaging learning programs drawn from the Western Australian Curriculum: Humanities and Social Sciences. Teachers take account of the range of their students' current levels of learning, strengths, goals and interests and make adjustments where necessary. In order to cater for the diverse needs of students across Western Australia and to personalise their learning, the skills required in understanding the curriculum content differ in each course. These skills will be the focus of lesson activities and assessments in each course.

In Year 7 Course 2, the further building of Questioning and Researching skills and Communicating and Reflecting skills as well as the building of Analytical skills are the focus of lessons. These skills are in addition to those listed in Course 1.

·  Construct a range of questions, propositions and/or hypotheses

·  Use a variety of methods to collect relevant information and/or data from a range of appropriate sources, such as print, digital, audio, visual and fieldwork

·  Select the best method for recording selected information and/or data (e.g. graphic organisers, such as structured overviews for classifying; mind maps, for identifying relationships and overviews; fieldwork, which may require sketch drawings, a list of observable features and photographs)

·  Use criteria to select relevant information and/or data such as accuracy, reliability, currency and usefulness to the question

·  Interpret information and/or data to identify key relationships and/or trends displayed in various formats (e.g. change over time in a series of images, identify spatial distributions from a map)

·  Reflect on learning to review original understandings and/or determine actions in response to events, challenges, developments, issues, problems and/or phenomena.

YEAR 7 SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSE 2 HISTORY TERM THREE 2017 10 WEEK PROGRAMME

WEEK / TOPIC / TEACHING STRATEGIES/ LEARNING ACTIVITIES / RESOURCES / ASSESSMENT
9-10
Term 2 / What is History?
Primary & Secondary Sources
What is Archaeology? / Show clip “What is History” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjgAksTeCbQ
Discuss what history is and brainstorm as a class historical events they have studied or would like to study.Discuss main time periods historians study. Show clip “Brief Timeline of World History” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1pWmA3ANQ
Students to view PPT “What is history?”
They are to make notes from definitions in their exercise books. Students to read 1.1 from History Alive ebook and complete activities.
Students to view ppt “SAE Detectives” and make notes. Students to read 1.3 from ebook and complete activities.
Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheet - students to complete questions and finish for homework.
Students to watch You Tube clip "What is Archaeology?"
Students to watch Indianna Jones and complete question sheet.
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Term 3 / How do Historians and Archaeologies investigate history? / View You Tube clip "25 most intense archaeological discoveries"
Students to read 1.4 from ebook and complete activities
Students to read 1.5 from ebook and complete activities and worksheets. / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO6XnnjUPa4
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Term 3 / How do Historians and Archaeologies investigate history? / Students to complete Archaeological Excavation incursion.
They are then to complete Assessment 1 – Archaeological Dig Report. / Assessment 1:
Archaeological Dig Report
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Term 3 / Introduction to Ancient China
China’s Geography
The First Dynasties (Xia & Shang) / Students to read ebook 8.1 How do we know about Ancient China. Discuss questions as a class.
Give out A3 Map of China’s natural and cultural features. Students to colour code map using blue for oceans/seas, green for mountains, yellow for deserts and red for cultural features (ie: Great Wall, Forbidden City etc)
Read pgs 98-99 from SOSE Alive 1 – Students to read and complete Q1-3 and 5a&b.
Students to watch clip “Travelogue to Yin Xu Shang Capital Anyang” and complete question sheet. (download from Seqta and complete while watching clip) / Map of China’s Natural and Cultural Features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AEoO0HShQE
4-5 / The Zhou Dynasty, Confucianism & Daoism / Students then to read 8.2 from ebook – China’s civilisation begins and complete questions
Students to read 8.3 from ebook – The people of Ancient China and complete questions.
Students to read 8.5 from ebook and answer questions on Confucius
Students to watch documentary on Click view “Ancient China: The Life of Confucius” and complete question sheet downloaded from Seqta / Click view “The Life of Confucius” / Assignment: Confucius Fact Sheet
6 / Confucius Research Assignment Task / Students to research the life and work of Confucius and create a Fact Sheet (2 lessons then homework)
7 / The Qin Dynasty / Students to read “The first Emperor” (ebook – 8.6)
Answer questions 1-8. Discuss answers.
Students to watch “History of China – Engineering of an Empire”
From 0 – 24.20mins and complete worksheet downloaded from SEQTA.
Students to answer questions 9 – 15 from 8.6 / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4R_4yaTCE
8 / The Han Dynasty / Students to read “The Rise & Fall of the Han” (ebook 8.8) and complete 1-8
Students to watch “History of China – Engineering an Empire” from 24.20mins to end and complete question sheet downloaded from SEQTA / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM4R_4yaTCE
9-10 / China’s Legacy
Inventions
Chinese Culture
Chinese Legends – The Story of Mulan / Students to read 8.9 from ebook and complete activities
Students to complete activities from Chinese Culture booklet on Calligraphy, Music, clothing and lanterns. Students can even make their own lantern and decorate with Chinese calligraphy.
Chinese food – students can watch lesson on chopsticks and have a competition to see who can use them the best.
Students to watch the movie “Mulan”
Discuss how this story demonstrates Confucian ideals and what message this legend conveys. Students to complete film study booklet.
Students may also like to play “Great Wall of China” game online
REVISION – Students to complete revision booklet and Review & Reflect Activities in ebook chapter 8. / Disney’s “Mulan”
http://www.jacplus.com.au/secure/Searchlight?searchbox=GreatWall_Newest