Australia · ACARA Content Descriptions
Year 3 HASS
Year 3 HASS: community, remembrance, celebrations, and diversity. Students explore how communities are shaped by different groups, and develop an understanding of First Nations histories and cultures.
Community and Remembrance
Students explore how communities remember important events and people through memorials, monuments, and commemorative days that connect us to our shared past.
Exploring why communities create memorials and hold commemorative events, including Anzac Day, Remembrance Day, and other days of significance.
Stories of people in our community who have contributed to making life better, including local heroes, volunteers, and leaders past and present.
Investigating the history of our local area: who lived here first, how the area has changed, and what stories the place can tell.
Learning about flags, emblems, and anthems that represent different groups within the Australian community.
Celebrations and Commemorations
Students investigate the significance of celebrations and commemorative events, including national days, cultural festivals, and family occasions.
Exploring Australia Day, NAIDOC Week, Sorry Day, and other national days, including what they celebrate and who they honour.
Festivals and celebrations from different cultures in Australia, including Lunar New Year, Diwali, Eid, and more.
Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ceremonies and seasonal celebrations that connect people to Country.
Exploring the unique ways families celebrate milestones and how these traditions are passed down through generations.
Places and Environments
Students explore the characteristics of places, how they are managed, and the importance of protecting environments.
Identifying the difference between natural, managed, and constructed features in the local environment.
Investigating how people, including First Nations Australians, protect and manage local environments.
Exploring how the climate of a place affects the plants, animals, and people that live there.
Developing skills in using maps, globes, and digital tools to locate places and identify their features.
Diverse Communities and Civic Life
Students explore the diversity of their community and how people participate in democratic processes.
Exploring the different cultural backgrounds in Australia and how diversity enriches our social life.
Understanding that everyone in a community has rights and responsibilities to ensure fairness.
How groups make decisions through voting, discussion, and compromise.
Exploring how people work together to solve local issues and improve their community.
A basic introduction to the services provided by local government, like libraries and parks.
First Nations Perspectives
Developing respectful understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their connection to Country.
Learning about the long history of First Nations peoples in Australia, spanning over 65,000 years.
Understanding the spiritual and physical connection First Nations peoples have to the land and sea.
Exploring how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are thriving through art, music, and leadership.