Design and Technologies - Foundation to Year 2
Technologies contexts By the end of Year 2 students will have had the opportunity to create designed solutions addressing the three technologies contexts below. Engineering principles and systems Explore how technologies use forces to create movement …
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Literacy - Level 2 (Years 1 and 2)
Typically, by the end of Year 2, students: Navigate, read and view learning area texts navigate, read and view texts with illustrations and simple graphics Listen and respond to learning area texts listen to two or more step instructions for undertaking …
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F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 1 and 2
In F-6/7 HASS (Geography sub-strand) Year 1 The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for (ACHASSK031) Interpret data and information displayed in pictures and texts and on maps …
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F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 1 and 2
F-6/7 HASS (Geography sub-strand) Year 1 The natural, managed and constructed features of places, their location, how they change and how they can be cared for (ACHASSK031) Activities in the local place and reasons for their location (ACHASSK033) Reflect …
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Critical and Creative Thinking - Level 2 (Years 1 and 2)
Typically, by the end of Year 2, students: Pose questions pose questions to identify and clarify issues, and compare information in their world Imagine possibilities and connect ideas build on what they know to create ideas and possibilities in ways …
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Personal and Social Capability - Level 2 (Years 1 and 2)
Typically, by the end of Year 2, students: Work independently and show initiative work independently on routine tasks and experiment with strategies to complete other tasks where appropriate Become confident, resilient and adaptable undertake and …
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Critical and Creative Thinking - Level 2 (Years 1 and 2)
Typically by the end of Year 2, students: Identify and clarify information and ideas identify and explore information and ideas from source materials Organise and process information organise information based on similar or relevant ideas from several …
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Critical and Creative Thinking - Level 2 (Years 1 and 2)
Typically by the end of Year 2, students: Identify and clarify information and ideas identify and explore information and ideas from source materials Organise and process information organise information based on similar or relevant ideas from several …
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Science - Foundation to Year 2
Foundation Science understanding Biological sciences Content descriptions with elaborations Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002) identifying the needs of humans such as warmth, food and water, using students’ own …
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Mathematics - Foundation to Year 2
describing the duration of familiar situations such as ‘how long is it until we next come to school? Statistics and probability Data representation and interpretation Content descriptions with elaborations Choose simple questions and gather responses …
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Science - Foundation to Year 2
Foundation Science Understanding Biological sciences Content description with elaborations: Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002) identifying the needs of humans such as warmth, food and water, using students’ own …
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Mathematics - Foundation to Year 2
Foundation Numbers and algebra Patterns and algebra Content description with elaborations: Sort and classify familiar objects and explain the basis for these classifications. Copy, continue and create patterns with objects and drawings (ACMNA005) observing …
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Information and Communication Technology Capability - Level 2 (Years 1 and 2)
Typically, by the end of Year 2, students: Recognise intellectual property recognise ownership of digital products that others produce and that what they create or provide can be used or misused by others Apply digital information security practices follow …
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References & Appendices
Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA) F–10 Curriculum. www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/mathematics/curriculum/f-10 (viewed November 2014) www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/science/curriculum/f-10 (viewed November 2014)www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/technologies/design-and-technologies/curriculum/f-10 (viewed …
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures - Years 1 and 2
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have holistic belief systems and are spiritually and intellectually connected to the …
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School Projects: An Overview
School projects fell into one of two categories: pre-existing, well-tried projects with a defined outcome original projects, designed to appeal to the interests of students or to respond to a particular school or local context. Pre-existing projects …
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Design and Technologies - Foundation to Year 2
Year 2 Design and technologies knowledge and understanding Content descriptions with elaborations Identify how people design and produce familiar products, services and environments and consider sustainability to meet personal and local community needs …
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Introduction
Science, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and STEM education have become the focus of considerable political, industry and media commentary. Widespread concern about Australia’s performance in STEM disciplines and take-up of STEM careers …
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Report Findings: Benefits & Challenges
Many teachers commented on the unanticipated benefits for their students from their involvement in the STEM Connections project. The development of general capabilities, such as Critical and Creative Thinking, and Personal and Social Capability, was overwhelmingly …
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Report Findings: Qualitative Data
Participating schools were asked to report against the project aims as part of their evaluation. This section provides a summary of their responses and outlines additional benefits of the project.
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