Humanities & Social Sciences · Year 6

Lesson 1

Understand Australia's three levels of government and how democracy works.

⏱ 22 min · 12 questions

Lesson 2

Learn how the separate colonies joined together to form the nation of Australia in 1901.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 3

Explore how people from many countries have come to Australia and shaped the nation.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 4

Understand the rights and responsibilities that come with being an Australian citizen.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 5

Understand how Australians vote in elections and how a government is formed.

⏱ 21 min · 8 questions

Lesson 6

Learn about income, expenses, saving and how consumers make smart choices.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 7

Explore how Australia is connected to other countries around the world.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 8

Explore the key values that make up Australia's democracy, like freedom, fairness and respect.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 9

Learn how individuals and governments make choices because resources are limited.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 10

Explore how Australia connects with countries across the Asia-Pacific region.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 11

Learn how Australia became a federation in 1901 and what the Constitution is.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 12

Explore the diverse environments and cultures of the Asia-Pacific region.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 13

Learn how to make a budget and think about income, spending and saving.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 14

Learn how Australian democracy works and why voting matters.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 15

Compare environments and ways of life across the world's regions.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 16

Explore key changes to rights and freedoms in Australia during the 20th century.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 17

Investigate how Australia trades with the world and why trade matters.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 18

Understand the roles of local, state and federal government in Australia.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 19

Learn how the World Wars affected Australia and shaped its sense of nationhood.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 20

Explore how Australia's population is spread out and why most people live near the coast.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 21

Learn how courts work in Australia to settle disputes and uphold the law fairly.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 22

Explore how work and jobs in Australia have changed and how technology shapes the future.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 23

Explore how migration after World War II changed Australia's population and society.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 24

Compare the geography and ways of life of Australia and its Asia-Pacific neighbours.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 25

Follow the journey of how an idea becomes a law in the Australian Parliament.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 26

Discover what Australia buys from and sells to the world, and why countries trade.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 27

Explore how Australian women won the right to vote and stand for parliament around Federation.

⏱ 17 min · 6 questions

Lesson 28

Compare the size and spread of populations across countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 29

Understand the idea that everyone, including leaders, must follow the law.

⏱ 17 min · 6 questions

Lesson 30

Learn what entrepreneurs do and the choices involved in starting a business.

⏱ 17 min · 6 questions

Lesson 31

Trace key steps in the development of Australian democracy after Federation.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 32

Explore how people manage Australian environments and protect them for the future.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 33

Understand scarcity and how individuals and governments decide how to use limited resources.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 34

Learn about the roles and people who make laws in Australia's federal parliament.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 35

Explore the debate about whether Australia should become a republic with its own head of state.

⏱ 17 min · 6 questions

Lesson 36

Discover how life in Australia changed during the prosperous decades after World War II.

⏱ 17 min · 6 questions

Lesson 37

Learn how Australia works with and supports countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

⏱ 17 min · 6 questions

Lesson 38

Understand what taxes are and how governments use them to pay for services we all share.

⏱ 17 min · 6 questions

Lesson 39

Understand how Australia works with other countries through the United Nations.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 40

Learn about the role of the prime minister and leaders who shaped Australia.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions