Outdoor learning: Years 7 and 8

Students at this stage Typically, students in Years 7 and 8 develop skills and knowledge to undertake more extended journeys in natural environments, and develop skills of interdependence within the group. They develop higher levels of skill and have …

Outdoor learning: Years 7 and 8 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources

Aims Science

The Australian Curriculum: Science aims to ensure that students develop: an interest in science as a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions about and speculate on the changing world in which they live an understanding …

Aims | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACELY1784

showing understanding of appropriate listening behaviour, such as listening without interrupting, and looking at the speaker if culturally appropriate

Elaboration (3) | ACELY1784 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACELY1656

learning to value listening, questioning and positive body language and understanding that different cultures may approach these differently

Elaboration (4) | ACELY1656 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELY1676

participating in collaborative discussions, building on and connecting ideas and opinions expressed by others, and checking students’ own understanding against group views

Elaboration | ACELY1676 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELT1603

sharing and discussing students’ own and others’ understanding of the effects of particular literary techniques on their appreciation of texts

Elaboration | ACELT1603 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACELY1796

experimenting with voice effects in formal presentations such as tone, volume, pitch and pace, recognising the effects these have on audience understanding

Elaboration (3) | ACELY1796 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELY1707

writing letters in print and by email, composing with increasing fluency, accuracy and legibility and demonstrating understanding of what the audience may want to hear

Elaboration | ACELY1707 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACELY1816

experimenting with voice effects for different audiences and purposes, such as tone, volume, pitch and pace, recognising the effects these have on audience understanding and engagement

Elaboration (3) | ACELY1816 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELT1619

building knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the history, culture, and literary heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Elaboration | ACELT1619 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACELY1804

selecting voice effects for different audiences and purposes, such as tone, volume, pitch and pace, recognising the effects these have on audience understanding and engagement

Elaboration (3) | ACELY1804 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELA1549

understanding the different ways complex words are constructed and, when spelling these words, drawing on morphemic knowledge and knowledge of unusual letter combinations

Elaboration | ACELA1549 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACELA1568

understanding who to cite in essays, reviews and academic assignments and when it is appropriate to use direct quotations or to report sources more generally

Elaboration | ACELA1568 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | English | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACMMG023

understanding that people need to give and follow directions to and from a place, and that this involves turns, direction and distance

Elaboration | ACMMG023 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACMMG023

understanding the meaning and importance of words such as ‘clockwise’, ‘anticlockwise’, ‘forward’ and ‘under’ when giving and following directions

Elaboration (1) | ACMMG023 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACMMG044

understanding that we use representations of objects and their positions, such as on maps, to allow us to receive and give directions and to describe place

Elaboration | ACMMG044 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACMMG045

understanding that objects can be moved but changing position does not alter an object’s size or features

Elaboration | ACMMG045 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACMNA122

understanding that some numbers have special properties and that these properties can be used to solve problems

Elaboration | ACMNA122 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACMNA126

understanding the processes for adding and subtracting fractions with related denominators and fractions as an operator, in preparation for calculating with all fractions

Elaboration | ACMNA126 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACMNA126

solving realistic additive (addition and subtraction) problems involving fractions to develop understanding of equivalent fractions and the use of fractions as operators

Elaboration (1) | ACMNA126 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Mathematics | F-10 curriculum