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Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) is made up of four different learning areas: History, Geography, Civics & Citizenship, and Economics and Business. The HASS resources may support students to develop the ability to question, think critically, solve problems, communicate effectively, make decisions and adapt to change as active and informed citizens.
History
The WA Department of Education and Training have created a series of lessons that builds children’s historical understanding of continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathy and significance.
It aims to develop children’s knowledge of past, present and future in the context of their own personal history and that of their school or community with links to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories.
Suitable for ages 5-7
This unit is free to download and use.
The British Museum has an enormous collection of historical resources available and designed for learners. They are categorised by age and range from simulation games to fill in the blanks and source studies with attached essay guides. The Ancient Egypt sequence is particularly engaging - digitally mummify and make your way to the afterlife!
Suitable for ages 3-17
This site is free to access and use.
The Australian Colonies teaches children to look at the founding of British colonies and the development of a colony. They learn about what life was like for different groups in the colonial period. They examine significant events and people, political and economic developments, social structures and settlement patterns.
Suitable for ages 10-12
These lessons and resources are free to download and use.
Teach Starter have designed a history unit relating to how daily life in the present is different from the past and how it could change in the future. There are eight lessons available in this unit as well as videos and worksheets to use.
Suitable for ages 6-8
Memberships are available to purchase through the website.
The National WWI Museum and Memorial
The National WWI Museum and Memorial is an American organisation that has an incredibly thorough interactive timeline for young people to learn about WWI. They also provide access to a huge online database of primary sources and have easy to follow guidance on analysing and citing sources.
Suitable for ages 10-17
This site is free to access and use.
Over the Top is a Canadian resource made by the Canadian War Museum. It is an interactive experience based on real events to give young learners an idea of what life in the trenches during WWI was like. It is a choose your own adventure style experience with several sections, meaning you can play this out repeatedly and discover new things each time.
Suitable for ages 13-17
This site is free to access and use.
The Australian War Memorial has a number of resources to support war studies. The virtual tours offered are categorised by equivalent year level and give age-appropriate introductions to the history of Australians at war. The museum also hosts a LiSTNR podcast called 'Up Close: Conversations with modern veterans', which explores a range of contemporary war themes.
Suitable for ages 10-17
This site is free to access and use.
The World Population Map is an interactive site designed by Population Education. It is a dot map that learners can layer with various types of human development milestones to see how the world has changed over a large timeline.
Suitable for ages 12-17
This site is free to access and use.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History and Cultures
This Education resource provides parents and teachers with links between the Kaartdijin Noongar (WA) website and the Australian Curriculum.
There are detailed lesson links for History and Geography from Pre-Primary to Year 10.
Suitable for ages 4-16
These resources are free to download and use.
A series of virtual tours allowing young people to access far and remote parts of the world and visualise the history that they are learning about.
Suitable for ages 8-17
This site is free to access and use.
Educational games that build upon current understanding and giving students access to the research and expertise of the Sea Museum. Immersive experiences available include: Wreck Seeker (designed for older students) and The Voyage (designed for younger students).
Suitable for ages 10-17
This site is free to access and use.
The Melbourne Holocaust Museum has a range of book and film guides as well as a virtual tour designed for school aged children and an 'Ask a Survivor' interactive experience that can help build understanding around WWII studies.
Suitable for ages 10-17
This site is free to access and use.
Australia's National Defining Moments Digital Classroom
The National Museum of Australia has put together a website full of learning resources, units, games, quizzes and more. Home to excellent interactive resources designed for a range of age groups.
Suitable for ages 5-18
This site is free to access and use.
Geography
Australia`s Connections with the World
Teach This have created a comprehensive unit exploring the geographical divisions of countries located within Asia.
Suitable for ages 10-12
Teach This is an online digital platform for teachers and home-schooling parents. Memberships are available to purchase through the website.
This lesson allows children to investigate how people change the natural environment in Australia and other places around the world.
Children also explore how the environment influences the human characteristics of places. They also explore the impact bushfires have on Australian people, places and environments and propose ways people can reduce the impact of bushfires in the future.
Suitable for ages 10-12
These lessons are free to download and use.
Teach Starter have created a HASS unit which focuses on developing children's understanding of their personal worlds, including their personal and family histories and the places they live in and belong to.
Suitable for ages 5-6
The resources can be accessed by purchasing a Teach Starter membership through the website.
Natural, Managed and Constructed Places
This video is a great introduction to natural, managed and constructed places. In this video, these terms will be discussed in easy relatable language for children with a range of examples given on where these places can be found.
Suitable for ages 5-7
This Youtube video is free to watch and access.
My Place Book
Discover, or rediscover, a 'time machine' which takes the reader back into the past. It depicts the history of one particular piece of land in Sydney from 1788 to 1988 through the stories of the various children who have lived there.
Suitable for ages 9-11
This book is available to purchase from online bookshops.
In this unit children examine the natural and human features of an Australian community through the study of an award-winning picture book, My Place.
Children explore the changing land uses, settlement patterns and demographic characteristics of a place and use this information to imagine what it would be like to live in that place.
Suitable for ages 9-11
This unit is free to download and use.
This hands-on resource is a great accompaniment to the book- Me on the Map. After reading the story, children create their own visual representation of how they fit into the world.
Suitable for ages 5-7
This resource is available to purchase from the website.
Natural and Human Features of Places
In this unit children investigate the natural and human features of places. They describe the reasons places change and identify the active role of citizens in the care of places. They learn about how people describe the weather and seasons of places.
Suitable for Ages 5-7
This unit is free to download and print.
Resources, guides, notes, and lesson plans designed by the Australian Geography Teachers Association. Ready to go resources available and made by qualified persons in the field.
Suitable for ages 5-17
This site is free to access and use.
Icon Water's 'Free the Poo' campaign has curriculum aligned resources to start conversation about sustainability, water use, and metropolitan issues around plumbing. Free downloadable resources as well as a fun Free the Poo game.
Suitable for ages 5-17
This site is free to access and use.
Globle is the geographical version of Wordle. Every day, a new mystery country is chosen, and the goal is to guess that country in as few guesses as possible.
Suitable for ages 12-17
This site is free to access and use.
Ocean School has a range of interactive experiences to help learners engage with ecosystems, biomes, habitats, human impact, and pollution. 'Dive Detectives', 'Bay Watch', and 'Salmon Survival' are particularly useful simulation style learning opportunities.
Suitable for ages 11-17
This site is free to access and use.
Civics & Citizenship
This site provides quality civics and citizenship education resources, programs and events. A deep understanding of Australia's system of government and our democratic values enables students to become active and informed citizens, who contribute to Australia's democracy and engage globally.
Suitable for ages 6-16
These lessons are free to use.
Parliamentary Education Office
The Parliamentary Education Office (PEO) has created a website dedicated to learning about civics and citizenship. Explore a huge range of curriculum aligned activities, units of work, instructional videos, displays, and interactive programs delivered by the PEO team for personalised learning.
Suitable for Ages 5-17
This unit and activities are free to download and use.
The Discovering Democracy Units have been developed with funding from the Department of Education, Science and Training.
Suitable for ages 10-16
These units are free to download and use.
Behind the News (BTN) is an ABC program created for young learners to explore the news and events of significance around the world. The site has quizzes and resources to go along with the material covered. There are new episodes released for each week of term.
Suitable for ages 5-12
These units are free to download and use.
BTN High is an ABC designed series for teenagers exploring current events and issues. Rather than a classroom episode in BTN, it is designed as short form content directed at teenage viewers.
Suitable for ages 13-17
This site is free to access and use.
The Victorian Electoral Commission has created a resource to teach young learners about Democracy. The lessons are designed around four streams: Decide, Research, Activate, and Vote. There are teaching resources, guides, and structured student workbooks to go alongside these concepts.
Suitable for Ages 13-17
This unit and activities are free to download and use.
The Australian Electoral Commission provides free educational resources and programs for students to learn about Australia's government, democracy, and electoral systems. Create a mock election or access the range of downloadable resources.
Suitable for Ages 10-17
This site is free to access and use.
Economics & Business
Learning about money and how it works in the real world can transform children's experience.
Choose from units of work, interactive activities and e-books designed to engage and enhance children's critical thinking and problem solving.
Suitable for ages 9-18
These resources are all free to download and use.
National Financial Literacy Framework
This document provides teachers and home-schooling parents a framework for how financial education can be taught in schools as well as at home.
The document describes essential consumer and financial capabilities that will support lifelong learning; and provides guidance on how consumer and financial education may be structured.
Suitable for ages 5-16
This framework is free to download and use.
Ever wondered why you pay tax and super? Here's your chance to explore the nuts and bolts of tax and super.
Tax, Super and You is an online digital platform of videos, activities and resources to teach children and young people everything they need to know about tax and super.
Suitable for ages 12-18
Parents are required to complete a free account to access this digital platform.
Operation Financial Literacy is a teaching resource which covers a variety of topics for Australian high school aged young people. It is designed to help them understand how to use their money and credit responsibly, give them the confidence to manage financial risks and encourages a positive attitude towards saving and financial planning.
Suitable for ages 13-18
These resources and activities are free to download and use.
In this lesson, children investigate their needs and wants. They begin by conducting a ‘5 whys’ investigation into one personal need and want and then participate in an activity to classify various items, activities and services as either needs or wants.
Suitable for Ages 11-12
This lesson is free to download and use after creating a free account.
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