AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Key Learning Areas
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English
ACELA1764 - Analyse how point of view is generated in visual texts by means of choices, for example gaze, angle and social distance
ACELT1619 – Identify and explore ideas and viewpoints about events, issues and characters represented in texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts
ACELT1621- Compare the ways that language and images are used to create character, and to influence emotions and opinions in different types of texts
Science
ACSSU115 - Predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth and moon
ACSHE223 - Science knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions of people from a range of cultures
ACSHE119 - Scientific knowledge has changed people’s understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available
ACSIS125 - Collaboratively and individually plan and conduct a range of investigation types, including fieldwork and experiments, ensuring safety and ethical guidelines are followed
History
ACDSEH148 - The importance of conserving the remains of the ancient past, including the heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
ACHHS207 - Identify a range of questions about the past to inform a historical inquiry
ACHHS209 - Identify the origin and purpose of primary and secondary sources
ACHHS210 - Locate, compare, select and use information from a range of sources as evidence
ACHHS211 - Draw conclusions about the usefulness of sources
ACHHS212 - Identify and describe points of view, attitudes and values in primary and secondary sources
Geography
ACHGK041- Economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and peoples of the Asia region
ACHGS048 - Evaluate sources for their reliability and usefulness and select, collect and record relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from appropriate primary and secondary sources
Civics and Citizenship
ACHCK052 - How values, including freedom, respect, inclusion, civility, responsibility, compassion, equality and a ‘fair go’, can promote cohesion within Australian society
ACHCK053 - How groups, such as religious and cultural groups, express their particular identities, and how this influences their perceptions of others and vice versa.
Visual Arts
ACAVAM118 - Experiment with visual arts conventions and techniques, including exploration of techniques used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent a theme, concept or idea in their artwork
ACAVAR123 - Analyse how artists use visual conventions in artworks.
ACAVAR124 - Identify and connect specific features and purposes of visual artworks from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints and enrich their art-making, starting with Australian artworks including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Media Arts
ACAMAR071 - Analyse how technical and symbolic elements are used in media artworks to create representations influenced by story, genre, values and points of view of particular audiences.
Health and Physical Education
ACPPS078 - Plan and implement strategies for connecting to natural and built environments to promote the health and wellbeing of their communities.
English
ACELA1541 - Understand how conventions of speech adopted by communities influence the identities of people in those communities
ACELT1626 - Explore the ways that ideas and viewpoints in literary texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts may reflect or challenge the values of individuals and groups
ACELT1806 - Explore the interconnectedness of Country/Place, People, Identity and Culture in texts including those by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors
Science
ACSHE134 - Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available
ACSIS140 - Collaboratively and individually plan and conduct a range of investigation types, including fieldwork and experiments, ensuring safety and ethical guidelines are followed
History
ACOKFH010 - The emergence of ideas about the world and the place of people in it by the end of the period (such as the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment)
ACHHS150 - Identify a range of questions about the past to inform a historical inquiry
ACHHS152 - Identify the origin and purpose of primary and secondary sources
ACHHS153 - Locate, compare, select and use information from a range of sources as evidence
ACHHS154 - Draw conclusions about the usefulness of sources
ACHHS155 - Identify and describe points of view, attitudes and values in primary and secondary sources
Geography
ACHGK049 - Spiritual, aesthetic and cultural value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
ACHGS056 - Evaluate sources for their reliability and usefulness and select, collect and record relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from appropriate primary and secondary sources
Civics and Citizenship
ACHCK066 - Different perspectives about Australia’s national identity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, and what it means to be Australian.
English
ACELA1560 - Analyse and explain the use of symbols, icons and myth in still and moving images and how these augment meaning
ACELT1633 - Interpret and compare how representations of people and culture in literary texts are drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts
ACELT1635 - Explore and reflect on personal understanding of the world and significant human experience gained from interpreting various representations of life matters in texts
ACELY1739 - Analyse how the construction and interpretation of texts, including media texts, can be influenced by cultural perspectives and other texts
Science
ACSHE228 - Values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research
ACSIS165 - Plan, select and use appropriate investigation types, including field work and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data; assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these methods
History
ACOKFH017 - the extent of European imperial expansion and different responses, including in the Asian region
ACHHS166 - Identify and select different kinds of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry
ACHHS168 - Identify and locate relevant sources, using ICT and other methods
ACHHS169 - Identify the origin, purpose and context of primary and secondary sources
ACHHS170 - Process and synthesise information from a range of sources for use as evidence in a historical argument
ACHHS171 - Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary and secondary sources
ACHHS172 - Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past
Geography
ACHGK061 - Human alteration of biomes to produce food, industrial materials and fibres, and the use of systems thinking to analyse the environmental effects of these alterations
ACHGK065 - The perceptions people have of place, and how these influence their connections to different places
ACHGS064 - Evaluate sources for their reliability, bias and usefulness and select, collect, record and organise relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from a range of appropriate primary and secondary sources.
Civics and Citizenship
ACHCS084 - Critically evaluate information and ideas from a range of sources in relation to civics and citizenship topics and issues
ACHCS085 - Account for different interpretations and points of view
Visual Arts
ACAVAM125 - Conceptualise and develop representations of themes, concepts or subject matter to experiment with their developing personal style, reflecting on the styles of artists, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
ACAVAR131 - Analyse a range of visual artworks from contemporary and past times to explore differing viewpoints and enrich their visual art-making, starting with Australian artworks, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and consider international artworks
Music
ACAMUM102 - Plan and organise compositions with an understanding of style and convention, including drawing upon Australian music by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
Health and Physical Education
ACPPS097 - Plan and evaluate new and creative interventions that promote their own and others’ connection to community and natural and built environments.
English
ACELA1564 - Understand how language use can have inclusive and exclusive social effects, and can empower or disempower people
ACELY1749 – Analyse and evaluate how people, cultures, places, events, objects and concepts are represented in texts, including media texts, through language, structural and/or visual choices.
ACELT1639 - Compare and evaluate a range of representations of individuals and groups in different historical, social and cultural contexts
ACELT1642 - Identify, explain and discuss how narrative viewpoint, structure, characterisation and devices including analogy and satire shape different interpretations and responses to a text
Science
ACSSU188 - The universe contains features including galaxies, stars and solar systems, and the Big Bang theory can be used to explain the origin of the universe
ACSHE230 - Values and needs of contemporary society can influence the focus of scientific research
ACSIS199 - Plan, select and use appropriate investigation types, including field work and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data; assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these methods
History
ACOKFH022 - Overview content for the Modern World and Australia includes the major movements for rights and freedom in the world and the achievement of independence by former colonies.
ACHHS184 - Identify and select different kinds of questions about the past to inform historical inquiry
ACHHS186 - Identify and locate relevant sources, using ICT and other methods
ACHHS187 - Identify the origin, purpose and context of primary and secondary sources
ACHHS188 - Process and synthesise information from a range of sources for use as evidence in a historical argument
ACHHS189 - Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary and secondary sources
ACHHS190 - Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past
Geography
ACHGK070 - Human-induced environmental changes that challenge sustainability
ACHGK071 - Environmental world views of people and their implications for environmental management
ACHGK072 - The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ approaches to custodial responsibility and environmental management in different regions of Australia
ACHGS073 - Evaluate sources for their reliability, bias and usefulness and select, collect, record and organise relevant geographical data and information, using ethical protocols, from a range of appropriate primary and secondary sources
Civics and Citizenship
ACHCK092 - The role of the High Court, including in interpreting the Constitution
ACHCK093 - How Australia’s international legal obligations shape Australian law and government policies, including in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
ACHCK094 - The challenges to and ways of sustaining a resilient democracy and cohesive society
ACHCS097 - Critically evaluate information and ideas from a range of sources in relation to civics and citizenship topics and issues