Year 9 Social Studies

Students will gain knowledge, skills and experience to:

• understand how the ways in which leadership of groups is acquired and exercised have consequences for communities and societies.
• Understand how people pass on and sustain culture and heritage for different reasons and that this has consequences for people.
• Understand how exploration and innovation create opportunities and challenges for people, places and environment.
• Understand that events have causes and effects.
• Understand how producers and consumers exercise their rights and meet their responsibilities.
• Understand how formal and informal groups make decisions and impact on their communities
• Understand how people participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges.