NSW Country Areas Program
OnLine Research Module
Module: Community Groups

 Stage 2:KLA:

HUMAN SOCIETY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT (HSIE)
Syllabus Outcomes

 

SYLLABUS UNIT OF WORK: Living in Communities

Cultures CUS2.3 ~ identities:

Explains how shared customs, practices, symbols, languages and traditions in communities contribute to Australian and community identities.

  • gathers information about the roles, symbols and practices of some community groups;
  • identifies the advantages and disadvantages of living within a community.

Cultures CUS2.4 ~ cultural diversity:

Describes different viewpoints, ways of living, languages and belief systems in a variety of communities.

  • gathers information, explains the various lifestyles and experiences of different groups within communities in Australia.

* Social Systems and Structures SSS2.7 ~ resource systems:

Descirbes how and why people and technologies interact to meet needs and explains the effects of these interactions on people and the environment.

  • examines the goods and services provided within the community and by community organisations to meet needs;
  • describes ways in which people cooperate with and depend on one another in their work;
  • describes ways in which people obtain goods and services in their local community
  • examines to contributions made by paid and unpaid workers and voluntary orgranisations in the community.