Saturday, September 5, 2009

Outcomes and indicators

The relevant outcomes from the Human Society and Its Environment K-6 Syllabus are:

Green text indicates quotes from the Syllabus.


Strand - Social Systems and Structures
Substrand - Roles, Rights and Responsibilities
Outcome SSS1.8
Identifies roles and responsibilities within families, schools and the local community, and determines ways in which they should interact with others.


Content Overview - Subject Matter

Students in Stage 1 will learn about:

  • roles and responsibilities of people who work in services in the community, both paid and unpaid

Content Overview - Implications for Learning and Teaching

Students will have opportunities to:
  • list the people who help them in the community adn describe what they do, the equipment they use and typical situations in which they perform their roles
  • respect the process of rule making and rule enforcement






Strand -
Change and Continuity
Substrand - Time and Change
Outcome CCS1.2
Identifies changes and continuities in the local community.


Content Overview - Subject Matter


Students in Stage 1 will learn about:

  • technologies, both past and present (eg ways of accessing emergency services)
  • changes, both past and present , caused by changing needs (eg types of emergency services and/or how they operate)
Teachers of Stage 1 students will:
* draw attention to change in technologies over time (eg ways of contacting police)
















Link to HSIE samples of work:

Workers in the Community.

Students learn about:
  • the roles and responsibilities of people who work in services in the community
  • interconnections between technologies, workers, users and the environment


  • Students will be able:
  • list the people who help them in the community, describing what they do, the equipment they use and typical situations in which they perform their roles