Year 09/10 5SOC3 – Social Studies: Exploring Geography and History

Available for study in: Optional for Year 9 and 10 students.

Main areas of study:    

This course provides an opportunity to relish in the disciplines of Geography and History and develop core skills that will provide advancement in the Social Sciences in the senior school. This course explores real-world problems and topical issues engaged in based on collective interest.

In this course you will learn: 

Possible Topics may include:

• Impossible places: how human innovation allows us to live in places considered ‘impossible’
• How terrorism has shaped our world today
• Ancient Empires: Creation of modern society

This course provides explicit teaching of literacy - reading for meaning, research, academic writing, identifying and exploring different perspectives and critical thinking.

Methods of assessment:    

Multiple choice knowledge assessment and two key processes

• Social Studies skills
• Research 

This course leads to:   

Optional:

• 5ACOM Commerce (Optional Year 10)
• 5ACTH Critical Thinking in the Humanities  (Optional Year 10)

Level One Social Science courses:

• 6COM Commerce
• 6GEO Geography
• 6HIS History

Level 1 Social Science courses (6COM, 6GEO and 6HIS). All Social Studies courses provide an excellent foundation to gain success in senior Social Science courses such as Geography, History, Economics, Business Studies and Tourism.