The learning outcomes for the Studies of Society and Environment key learning area are organised into strands. Each of these strands makes an equivalent contribution to this key learning area. There are four strands. Each strand develops five key concepts:

Time, Continuity and Change

1. evidence over time

2. changes and continuities

3. people and contributions

4. causes and effects

5. heritages

Place and Space

1. human–environment relationships

2. processes and environments

3. stewardship

4. spatial patterns

5. significance of place

Culture and Identity

1. cultural diversity

2. cultural perceptions

3. belonging

4. cultural change

5. constructions of identity

Systems, Resources and Power

1. interactions between ecological and other systems

2. economy and business

3. participation in decision making

4. citizenship and government

5. access to power

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