Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)

Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) worksheets on ChalkBee

History: family history and 'then and now', local community history, First Australians, explorers, the First Fleet, colonial Australia, the gold rush and Federation, plus timelines and primary and secondary sources. Geography: Australian states, capitals, cities and neighbours, continents and oceans, mapping skills, climate, landforms and world capitals (also UK and USA), plus environments people and animals rely on, renewable and non-renewable resources, natural hazards and severe weather in Australia, and the places of the Asia region. Civics and Citizenship (Years 3-6): rules and laws, local government, the three levels of government, democracy and voting, Australian symbols and national days, and being a citizen. Economics and Business (Years 5-6): needs and wants, goods and services, natural, human and capital resources, consumers and producers, opportunity cost, and saving and budgeting. Skills strand (Foundation to Year 6): inquiry-skills sheets per band covering open and closed questions, what sources can tell us, fact versus opinion and perspectives, reading tables and tally charts, patterns and trends, evidence-based conclusions, deciding with criteria, and choosing how to share findings, with computed or fixed defensible answer keys (the presenting and discussing itself stays classroom-based). First Nations peoples' connection to Country/Place (Foundation to Year 6): what Country means, Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country, many nations and languages, caring for Country, reading a published seasonal calendar, and the recognition of native title, all sourced from AIATSIS, Reconciliation Australia, the Australian Museum and the Bureau of Meteorology with per-sheet citations (naming the Country a school is on stays a local, unmarked activity). Still growing: places of personal significance and Australia's global interconnections.