Key ideas
Through their learning in each subject or sub-strand, students develop knowledge and understanding relating to broader enduring ideas that underpin the Humanities and Social Sciences in the Australian Curriculum, which are represented in varying ways …
Key ideas | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Year 8 Geography
There are two units of study in the Year 8 curriculum for Geography: ‘Landforms and landscapes’ and ‘Changing nations’. ‘Landforms and landscapes’ focuses on investigating geomorphology through a study of landscapes and their landforms. This unit examines …
Year 8 | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Visual Arts
In Visual Arts, students: build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpoints extend their thinking, understanding and use of …
Years 7 and 8 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Years 3 and 4 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies focuses on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking, such as categorising and outlining procedures; and developing an increasing awareness of how digital systems are used and could be used …
Years 3 and 4 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Years 5 and 6 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies focuses on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking such as identifying similarities in different problems and describing smaller components of complex systems. It also focuses on the sustainability …
Years 5 and 6 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies focuses on further developing understanding and skills in computational thinking such as decomposing problems and prototyping; and engaging students with a wider range of information systems as they broaden their experiences …
Years 7 and 8 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLMGU117
using appropriate form of address or greeting depending on gender, age and social status of participants, and time of day, for example, using Γεια σου or Τι κάνεις; with peers and Γεια σας or Τι κάνετε; when speaking to adults, using Καλημέρα, Γεια σας, …
Elaboration | ACLMGU117 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Modern Greek | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLSPU196
understanding how language variation can reflect cultural and social identity, and inclusion or exclusion, for example, los refugiados versus los ilegales; the use of jargon or jergas (currar, laburar, estar al loro, ir de marcha, mala onda, tipo, chavo, …
Elaboration (2) | ACLSPU196 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLTUU048
understanding the cultural significance of features of particular types of texts, such as forms of address and language associated with rituals or celebrations, anonymous or Anatolian stories in the lyrics of türkü songs, the use of dialogue and oaths …
Elaboration (3) | ACLTUU048 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLTUU100
understanding that language is used differently to reflect levels of politeness and formality, for example, the use of the pronoun siz instead of sen and the second plural indicator -iz; the use of professional titles or honorifics with elders and strangers, …
Elaboration | ACLTUU100 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLTUU115
learning how to use different auxiliary verbs formed by adding the verbs etmek, kılmak and olmak to nouns, for example, yardım etmek, namaz kılmak, ayıp olmak and attaching them to single-syllable words, for example, reddetmek, affetmek, kaybolmak, as …
Elaboration (1) | ACLTUU115 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLVIU186
explaining the effect of stylistic devices used in Vietnamese texts and using them to enhance communication, for example, Chẳng lẽ mình là người Việt mà lại không biết nói tiếng Việt sao? (rhetorical question); đi nhanh, ăn nhanh, nói nhanh …
Elaboration (6) | ACLVIU186 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Vietnamese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLVIC023
comparing traditional and contemporary Vietnamese art and entertainment, for example, comparing tranh dân gian Đông Hồ with tranh sơn dầu, dân ca with nhạc trẻ, kịch with phim, or trò chơi dân gianwith trò chơi điện tử, to identify how social …
Elaboration (1) | ACLVIC023 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Vietnamese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Introduction
The humanities and social sciences are the study of human behaviour and interaction in social, cultural, environmental, economic and political contexts. The humanities and social sciences have a historical and contemporary focus, from personal to global …
Introduction | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACELY1789
exploring ways to comment on what others say, including using sentence starters such as ‘I like the way you…’, ‘I agree that …’, ‘I have a different thought…’, ‘I’d like to say something different…’
Elaboration (1) | ACELY1789 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | English | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACHASSK194
exploring examples of attempts to change the Australian Constitution by referendum (for example, the successful vote on the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967; the unsuccessful vote on the Constitution Alteration (Establishment of Republic) 1 …
Elaboration (1) | ACHASSK194 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLFRC009
making own bilingual picture dictionaries with captions, stickers and simple descriptions to explain culture-specific terms such as la bise, le goûter or la rentrée
Elaboration (3) | ACLFRC009 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLFRU012
building phonic awareness by recognising and experimenting with sounds and rhythms, focusing on those that are novel and initially difficult such as u (tu), r (très rapide) and -ion (attention!)
Elaboration | ACLFRU012 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLFRC021
developing and displaying classroom rules and routines, deciding on priorities such as le respect, la politesse and la co-opération
Elaboration (3) | ACLFRC021 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLFRC027
creating captions for images in simple bilingual storybooks modelled on texts such as Oops and Ohlala (A la plage, Vive l’école!)
Elaboration (2) | ACLFRC027 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum