AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Key Learning Areas (Click on a title to expand for more information)
English
ACELA1475 - Understand that languages have different written and visual communication systems, different oral traditions and different ways of constructing meaning
ACELT1594 - Discuss texts in which characters, events and settings are portrayed in different ways, and speculate on the authors’ reasons
Science
ACSIS054 - With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment
Humanities and Social Sciences: Inquiry and skills
The site study module follows an inquiry process that incorporates Questioning, Researching, Analysing, Evaluating and reflecting and Communication. For Australian Curriculum content descriptions go to Humanities and Social Sciences at the Australian Curriculum.
Humanities and Social Sciences: Knowledge and Understanding
History
ACHASSK062 - The importance of Country/Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples who belong to a local area
ACHASSK063 - How the community has changed and remained the same over time and the role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the local community
ACHASSK064 - Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, Anzac Day, and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems
Geography
ACHASSK066 -The representation of Australia as states and territories and as Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; and major places in Australia, both natural and human
Civics and Citizenship
ACHASSK071 - Who makes rules, why rules are important, and the consequences of rules not being followed
ACHASSK072 - Why people participate within communities and how students can actively participate and contribute
Music
ACAMUR087 - Identify intended purposes and meanings as they listen to music using the elements of music to make comparisons, starting with Australian music, including music of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Visual Arts
ACAVAM110 - Explore ideas and artworks from different cultures and times, including artwork by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to use as inspiration for their own representations
Visual Arts
ACAVAR113 - Identify intended purposes and meanings of artworks using visual arts terminology to compare artworks, starting with visual artworks in Australia including visual artworks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Health and Physical Education
ACPPS041 - Participate in outdoor games and activities to examine how participation promotes a connection between the community, natural and built environments, and health and wellbeing
Design and Technologies
ACTDEP014 - Critique needs or opportunities for designing and explore and test a variety of materials, components, tools and equipment and the techniques needed to produce designed solutions
ACTDEP015 - Generate, develop, and communicate design ideas and decisions using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques
ACTDEP016 - Select and use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and use safe work practices to make designed solutions
ACTDEP017 - Evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions based on criteria for success developed with guidance and including care for the environment
ACTDEP018 - Plan a sequence of production steps when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively
English
ACELA1489 - Understand differences between the language of opinion and feeling and the language of factual reporting or recording
ACELT1603 - Discuss literary experiences with others, sharing responses and expressing a point of view
ACELY1690 - Identify characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
Science
ACSIS065 - With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment
Humanities and Social Sciences: Inquiry and skills
The site study module follows an inquiry process that incorporates Questioning, Researching, Analysing, Evaluating and reflecting and Communication. For Australian Curriculum content descriptions go to Humanities and Social Sciences at the Australian Curriculum.
Humanities and Social Sciences: Knowledge and Understanding
History
ACHASSK083 - The diversity of Australia's first peoples and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies)
ACHASSK084 - The journey(s) of AT LEAST ONE world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts
ACHASSK086 - The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments
Geography
ACHASSK088 - The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people
ACHASSK089 - The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability
Civics and citizenship
ACHASSK092 - The differences between ‘rules’ and ‘laws’, why laws are important and how they affect the lives of people, including experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
ACHASSK093 - The different cultural, religious and/or social groups to which they and others in the community belong
English
ACELT1608 - Identify aspects of literary texts that convey details or information about particular social, cultural and historical contexts
ACELT1610 - Recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses
Science
ACSSU078 -The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun)
ACSIS086 - Identify, plan and apply the elements of scientific investigations to answer questions and solve problems using equipment and materials safely and identifying potential risks
Humanities and Social Sciences: Inquiry and skills
The site study module follows an inquiry process that incorporates Questioning, Researching, Analysing, Evaluating and reflecting and Communication. For Australian Curriculum content descriptions go to Humanities and Social Sciences at the Australian Curriculum.
Humanities and Social Sciences: Knowledge and Understanding
History
ACHASSK107 - The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed
Geography
ACHASSK112 - The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places
Civics and citizenship
ACHASSK118 - How people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal
Music
ACAMUR091 - Explain how the elements of music communicate meaning by comparing music from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music
Visual Arts
ACAVAM114 - Explore ideas and practices used by artists, including practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent different views, beliefs and opinions
Visual Arts
ACAVAR117 - Explain how visual arts conventions communicate meaning by comparing artworks from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks
Health and Physical Education
ACPPS059 - Explore how participation in outdoor activities supports personal and community health and wellbeing and creates connections to natural and built environments
Design and Technologies
ACTDEP024 - Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions
ACTDEP025 - Generate, develop and communicate design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques
ACTDEP026 - Select appropriate materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques and apply safe procedures to make designed solutions
ACTDEP027 - Negotiate criteria for success that include sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions
ACTDEP028 - Develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively
English
ACELT1613 - Make connections between students’ own experiences and those of characters and events represented in texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts
Science
ACSIS103 - Identify, plan and apply the elements of scientific investigations to answer questions and solve problems using equipment and materials safely and identifying potential risks
Humanities and Social Sciences: Inquiry and skills
The site study module follows an inquiry process that incorporates Questioning, Researching, Analysing, Evaluating and reflecting and Communication. For Australian Curriculum content descriptions go to Humanities and Social Sciences at the Australian Curriculum.
Humanities and Social Sciences: Knowledge and Understanding
History
ACHASSK135 - Experiences of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants, women and children
Geography
ACHASSK140 - The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples
Civics and citizenship
ACHASSK147 - The shared values of Australian citizenship and the formal rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens