STEM in the Australian Curriculum
STEM is addressed in the Australian Curriculum through the learning areas of Science, Technologies and Mathematics, and through general capabilities, particularly Numeracy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability, and Critical and Creative …
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Conclusions
In general, this project highlighted the strong and natural links between the Australian Curriculum: Science, Mathematics and Technologies. ACARA’s STEM Connections project was well-received by participating schools, with the majority of students and …
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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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Advice for Implementation
Advice School reports and surveys for students and staff members provided valuable insight into what contributes to a successful project. Schools Strong commitment from the school as a whole is vital for the success of such a project. Key to project success …
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Unit 1: Natural and ecological hazards Geography
Natural and ecological hazards represent potential sources of harm to human life, health, income and property, and may affect elements of the biophysical, managed and constructed elements of environments. This unit focuses on identifying risks and managing …
Unit 1: Natural and ecological hazards | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
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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Year 1 Mathematics
The proficiency strands understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning are an integral part of mathematics content across the three content strands: number and algebra, measurement and geometry, and statistics and probability. The proficiencies …
Year 1 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum
Units 1 and 2 English Achievement Standard
evaluates the relationships between context, purpose and audience and how effectively they shape meaning and achieve particular effects evaluates how language features, conventions and stylistic devices combine in different modes and mediums to influence …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | English | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 English as an Additional Language or Dialect Achievement Standard
analyses main ideas and supporting details in texts to comprehend literal and inferential meanings analyses ways in which language choices and type of text are created to suit particular purposes and contexts evaluates the effectiveness of text structures …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Bridging Units 1 and 2 English as an Additional Language or Dialect Achievement Standard
explains literal and implied ideas and information presented in short texts explains an attitude or point of view in simple texts explains the purpose of familiar text structures and vocabulary used in texts
Bridging Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Essential English Achievement Standard
analyses how medium, mode and text structure are integrated to achieve particular purposes and effects evaluates how effectively details and examples are used to support main ideas in texts analyses the effectiveness of language choices for different …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Essential English | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Literature Achievement Standard
critically analyses how relationships between texts and contexts shape responses to texts evaluates how effectively language and stylistic features are used together in texts to influence meanings and interpretations critically analyses how effectively …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Literature | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Essential Mathematics Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge of concepts of measurement, financial mathematics and statistics in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts selects and applies techniques in measurement, financial mathematics and statistics to solve routine …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement Standards | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 General Mathematics Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge of concepts of consumer arithmetic, algebra and matrices, linear equations, geometry and trigonometry, and statistics, in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts selects and applies techniques in mathematics and …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Mathematical Methods Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge of concepts of functions, calculus and statistics in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts selects and applies techniques in functions, calculus and statistics to solve routine and non-routine problems in a …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Mathematical Methods | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Specialist Mathematics Achievement Standard
demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the concepts of vectors, combinatorics, geometry, matrices, trigonometry and complex numbers in routine and non-routine problems in a variety of contexts synthesises information to select and apply techniques …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Specialist Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Biology Achievement Standard
For the biological systems studied, the student: analyses how system components function and are interrelated at micro and macro levels analyses how flows of matter and transfers and transformations of energy are related in system processes explains …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Chemistry Achievement Standard
For the chemical systems studied, the student: analyses how structure, bond strength and energy transfers and transformations are interrelated in chemical systems analyses how a range of factors affect atomic or molecular interactions and change the …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 1 and 2 Earth and Environmental Science Achievement Standard
For the Earth systems studied, the student: analyses how Earth systems and their components are inter-related across a range of spatial scales, and how they have changed over time analyses how cycling of matter and transfers and transformations of energy …
Units 1 and 2 | Achievement standards | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum