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

Introduction

The Australian Curriculum: Technologies describes two distinct but related subjects: Design and Technologies, in which students use design thinking and technologies to generate and produce designed solutions for authentic needs and opportunities Digital …

Introduction | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Multimedia

Multimedia | Portfolios | Curriculum connections | Resources

Using the Framework to develop language-specific curricula or programs for Classical languages Framework for Classical Languages

It is intended that the Framework will be used by state and territory jurisdictions to develop language-specific curricula, or by schools and communities to develop teaching and learning programs for Classical languages other than Latin and Classical …

Using the Framework to develop language-specific curricula or programs for Classical languages | Framework for Classical Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum

General capabilities

In the Australian Curriculum, general capabilities encompass knowledge, skills, behaviours, and dispositions that, together with curriculum content in each learning area and the cross-curriculum priorities, will enable students to live and work successfully …

General capabilities | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Structure Framework for Classical Languages

Sequences of learning To reflect current custom, practice and the needs of learners in Australian schools, the Framework has been developed for Years 7–10. Strands, sub-strands and threads The following interrelated strands are derived from the …

Structure | Framework for Classical Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Health and Physical Education - Years 5 and 6

Year 6 Personal, social and community health Being healthy, safe and active Content descriptions with elaborations Examine how identities are influenced by people and places (ACPPS051) identifying how personal qualities contribute to identities …

Health and Physical Education - Years 5 and 6 | Food and wellbeing dimensions | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources

Context statement German

The place of the German language and culture in Australia and in the world German is an official language of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Belgium, Luxembourg and in South Tyrol in Italy. It is also used as an official …

Context statement | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Rationale Specialist Mathematics

Rationale Mathematics is the study of order, relation and pattern. From its origins in counting and measuring it has evolved in highly sophisticated and elegant ways to become the language now used to describe much of the modern world. Statistics is concerned …

Rationale | Specialist Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum

Implementation of the Australian Curriculum

State and territory curriculum and school authorities are responsible for the implementation of the Australian Curriculum in their schools, in line with system and jurisdictional policies and requirements. They make decisions about the extent and timing …

Implementation of the Australian Curriculum | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELY1694

using research from print and digital resources to gather ideas, integrating information from a range of sources; selecting text structure and planning how to group ideas into paragraphs to sequence content, and choosing vocabulary to suit topic and communication …

Elaboration | ACELY1694 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACHASSI081

proposing possible actions that could be taken to address an issue (for example, improving the management of waste in the school; choosing products not made from endangered species such as elephants) and identifying resources needed to support the actions …

Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI081 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACHASSK089

investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' ways of living were adapted to the resources of their Country/Place (for example, the alpine country of the Ngarigo People; the rainforests, beaches and dunes of the KuKu Yalanji People; …

Elaboration (1) | ACHASSK089 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACHASSI094

developing questions to guide the identification and location of useful sources for an investigation or project (for example, ‘Is this source useful?’, ‘Who can help us do this project?’, ‘What rules/protocols must we follow when we do this inquiry/project?’, …

Elaboration (2) | ACHASSI094 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLARU034

recognising that language and cultural practices are interconnected, for example, by identifying religious origins or connotations associated with places such as كربلاء؛ مكة الكرمة؛ أورشليم المقدسة؛ ديرالزور, or by identifying ways in which the residual …

Elaboration (1) | ACLARU034 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC020

swapping or borrowing from each other’s language resources such as word lists to complete shared learning tasks, for example, building an action wall or making adjective-snake-sentences (le chien est: petit, noir, fatigué, triste; Maman est: grande, mince, …

Elaboration (4) | ACLFRC020 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLFRC023

using simple descriptive language and supporting resources to introduce family members and friends, identifying relationships (c’est mon cousin/ma sœur/ma grand-mère/mon copain) and cultural backgrounds (il est chinois/espagnol/australien)

Elaboration | ACLFRC023 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLFRC023

presenting information on events or topics of possible interest to French children of their own age (for example, les fêtes d’anniversaire, les vacances or les copains), using multimodal resources and realia support and building vocabulary to describe …

Elaboration (2) | ACLFRC023 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU032

recognising how different textual elements combine to make meaning (for example, the images, font and script of a web page; the layout, title and illustrations in a picture book; the highlighting of names, dates and times on an invitation), and copying …

Elaboration (1) | ACLFRU032 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLFRC041

creating a website for a contact group of French students, posting information on own interests and experiences (for example, les vacances, les amis, les sports, les médias), and using resources such as sound, visuals or graphics to highlight elements …

Elaboration | ACLFRC041 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum