Key ideas Science

In the Australian Curriculum: Science, there are six key ideas that represent key aspects of a scientific view of the world and bridge knowledge and understanding across the disciplines of science, as shown Figure 1 below. These are embedded within each …

Key ideas | Science | F-10 curriculum

Structure Science

The three interrelated strands of science The Australian Curriculum: Science has three interrelated strands: science understanding, science as a human endeavour and science inquiry skills. Together, the three strands of the science curriculum provide …

Structure | Science | F-10 curriculum

Aims HASS

The F–6/7 Australian Curriculum for Humanities and Social Sciences aims to ensure that students develop: a sense of wonder, curiosity and respect about places, people, cultures and systems throughout the world, past and present, and an interest in and …

Aims | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Aims Economics and Business

The Australian Curriculum: Economics and Business aims to ensure students develop: enterprising behaviours and capabilities that can be transferable into life, work and business opportunities and will contribute to the development and prosperity of individuals …

Aims | Economics and Business | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard English Year 6

Receptive modes (listening, reading and viewing) By the end of Year 6, students understand how the use of text structures can achieve particular effects. They analyse and explain how language features, images and vocabulary are used by different authors …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 6 | English | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard English Year 7

Receptive modes (listening, reading and viewing) By the end of Year 7, students understand how text structures can influence the complexity of a text and are dependent on audience, purpose and context. They demonstrate understanding of how the choice …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | English | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard English Year 9

Receptive modes (listening, reading and viewing) By the end of Year 9, students analyse the ways that text structures can be manipulated for effect. They analyse and explain how images, vocabulary choices and language features distinguish the work of …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 9 | English | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures. They represent and predict the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion. They explain how the relative positions of Earth, the …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 8

By the end of Year 8, students compare physical and chemical changes and use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances. They identify different forms of energy and describe how energy transfers and transformations …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 3

By the end of Year 3, students use their understanding of the movement of Earth, materials and the behaviour of heat to suggest explanations for everyday observations. They group living things based on observable features and distinguish them from non-living …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACELT1575

comparing experiences depicted in stories with students’ own

Elaboration (2) | ACELT1575 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELA1787

extending students’ vocabularies for the expression of feelings and emotions

Elaboration | ACELA1787 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACELT1582

comparing characters and events in texts to students’ own experiences

Elaboration (1) | ACELT1582 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACELA1492

experimenting with the use of quotation marks in students’ own writing

Elaboration (1) | ACELA1492 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACMNA289

using objects which are personally and culturally relevant to students

Elaboration (2) | ACMNA289 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACMMG066

identifying symmetry in Aboriginal rock carvings or art

Elaboration | ACMMG066 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHASSK092

discussing examples of laws and why they are important to students’ lives

Elaboration (2) | ACHASSK092 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Year 1 HASS

How my world is different from the past and can change in the future The Year 1 curriculum provides a study of the recent past, the present and the near future within the context of the student’s own world. Students are given opportunities to explore …

Year 1 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

ACELT1607

Create literary texts that explore students’ own experiences and imagining

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACELT1607 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | English | F-10 curriculum

HASS Achievement Standard HASS Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students explain the role of groups and the significance of particular individuals in past societies. They suggest reasons for continuity and change over time. They describe the effects of change on societies, individuals and groups …

HASS Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum