Understanding money description
The descriptive term decimal applied to money refers to the basic conversion units being multiples of ten. However, money is not a true decimal system. Amounts such as $2.99 are spoken as two whole numbers (2 dollars 99) and, due to the withdrawal of …
Understanding money | Number sense and algebra | National Numeracy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources
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 …
Introduction | STEM Report | STEM | Resources
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 …
Conclusions | STEM Report | STEM | Resources
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 …
References & Appendices | STEM Report | STEM | Resources
Unit 3 English as an Additional Language or Dialect
Unit 3 focuses on analysing how language choices are used to achieve different purposes and effects in a range of contexts. SAE language skills are developed so that they can be used to describe, inform, express a point of view and persuade for different …
Unit 3 | English as an Additional Language or Dialect | English | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1: Biodiversity and the interconnectedness of life Biology
The current view of the biosphere as a dynamic system composed of Earth’s diverse, interrelated and interacting ecosystems developed from the work of eighteenth and nineteenth century naturalists, who collected, classified, measured and mapped the distribution …
Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: The changing Earth - the cause and impact of Earth hazards Earth and Environmental Science
Earth hazards occur over a range of time scales and have significant impacts on Earth systems across a wide range of spatial scales. Investigation of naturally occurring and human-influenced Earth hazards enables prediction of their impacts, and the development …
Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Sustainable places Geography
This unit examines the economic, social and environmental sustainability of places. While all places are subject to changes produced by economic, demographic, social, political and environmental processes, the outcomes of these processes vary depending …
Unit 2: Sustainable places | Geography | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: The Modern World since 1945 Modern History
This unit examines some significant and distinctive features of the modern world within the period 1945 – 2010, in order to build students’ understanding of the contemporary world - that is, why we are here at this point in time. These include changes …
Unit 4: The Modern World since 1945 | Modern History | Humanities and Social Sciences | Senior secondary curriculum
Australian businesses - ABOVE
Students researched the different types and structures of businesses. The teacher, in association with the teacher-librarian, scaffolded the research and guided the selection of source material. Students chose one type of business and generated their …
Australian businesses - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Australian businesses - AT
Students researched the different types and structures of businesses. The teacher, in association with the teacher-librarian, scaffolded the research and guided the selection of source material. Students chose one type of business and generated their …
Australian businesses - AT | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Foundation
Collaboration and engagement with the peoples of Asia support effective regional and global citizenship.
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Foundation | Relationship skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 1 and 2
Collaboration and engagement with the peoples of Asia support effective regional and global citizenship.
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 1 and 2 | Relationship skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 3 and 4
Collaboration and engagement with the peoples of Asia support effective regional and global citizenship.
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 3 and 4 | Relationship skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 5 and 6
Collaboration and engagement with the peoples of Asia support effective regional and global citizenship.
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 5 and 6 | Relationship skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 7 and 8
Collaboration and engagement with the peoples of Asia support effective regional and global citizenship.
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 7 and 8 | Relationship skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 9 and 10
Collaboration and engagement with the peoples of Asia support effective regional and global citizenship.
Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia - Years 9 and 10 | Relationship skills | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Foundation Year
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age five to six, within their family’s unique circumstances, children explore their sense …
Consumer and financial literacy: Foundation Year | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 1
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age six to seven, within their family’s unique circumstances, children explore their …
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 1 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 2
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age seven to eight, within their family’s unique circumstances, children explore their …
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 2 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources