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• VCSSU056

  Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions

  Elaborations

  • considering how the use of materials including solids and liquids can affect the environment in different ways, for example, fertilisers and food and drink containers
  • exploring how science has contributed to understanding and resolving issues related to the effects of human activities, for example, clearing of bushland to build housing and roads and management of waste
  • investigating how people can use science to select appropriate materials for their work, for example, builders, clothing designers, engineers, gardeners and chefs

  VCSSU056 | Science | Levels 3 and 4 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• VCFRC020

  Make statements, ask questions and collaborate in shared tasks such as science experiments, cooking or craft activities, building collections or swapping items

  Elaborations

  • making simple recipes such as crêpes or croques monsieur, using imperative verb forms (ajoutez, mélangez, versez, servez) and vocabulary for ingredients and quantities (la farine, le beurre, le lait, 100 grammes, un verre de...)
  • creating own instructional or procedural tasks such as making a model or designing treasure hunts, for example, Où se cache le trésor?
  • playing games that involve active listening, memory or information exchange, for example, Jacques a dit, Jeu de 7 familles, Loto
  • working together in collaborative tasks such as designing a poster for a specific event, composing a menu or creating a picture book, sharing decisions about content, vocabulary and design, for example, ceci ou cela? qu’est-ce que tu préfères? là ou là? petit ou grand?
  • swapping or borrowing from each other’s language resources such as word lists to complete shared learning tasks, for example, building an action wall or making adjective-snake-sentences (le chien est: petit, noir, fatigué, triste; Maman est: grande, mince, belle, gentille)

  VCFRC020 | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCHIC020

  Participate in shared learning activities and transactions, such as science experiments, cooking or craft activities, creating displays or swapping items

  Elaborations

  • negotiating roles and responsibilities when collaborating in shared learning experiences, using expressions such as थोड़ा मैं लिखता हूँ बाकी तुम लिखो। मैं काटता हूँ, तुम चिपकाओ। वाह! यह अच्छी बात है। क्या तुम कम्प्यूटर पर काम करना चाहते हो?
  • making shared decisions about content, vocabulary and design when working together to create digital displays or posters for special events, such as स्वतंत्रता दिवस; पर्यावरण दिवस; वार्षिक खेल दिवस; स्वच्छता अभियान
  • following procedures/giving instructions for activities such as cooking, craft activities or science experiments, using language forms such as imperative verbs and measurement terms, for example, 100 ग्राम आटा, सबसे पहले पानी मिलाओ; कढ़ाई में तेल गरम करो; एक चम्मच नमक डालो; गोल कागज़ काटो; बीच से मोड़ो; धागे से बाँधो
  • using tokens that represent Indian and Australian currencies to carry out simulated transactions in different contexts

  VCHIC020 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCTRC019

  Participate in shared learning experiences and transactions, such as science experiments, cooking or craft activities, creating displays or swapping items

  Elaborations

  • working together on collaborative activities such as designing posters or menus for special events, planning puppet shows or creating picture books for ‘buddy’ classes, negotiating and making decisions about content, vocabulary and design, for example, Kim Karagöz olmak ister? Kuklaları kartondan yapalım. Doğum günü davetiyesini kim yazacak? Ben pastayı getiririm
  • working with visual, print and digital modes of expression to create texts such as invitations to a party, performance, class or community event, for example, bayram eğlencesi, yıl sonu eğlencesi
  • composing instructions for simple recipes such as kısır or çoban salatası, using imperative verb forms such as yıka, doğra, karıştır and language for quantifying ingredients, for example, 3 domates, bir demet maydanoz, 100 gram peynir
  • conducting simple science experiments that involve asking and answering factual questions and recording basic results
  • participating in group interactions such as role plays or simple interviews that involve asking and responding to questions or invitations and providing insights to cultural experience or values, for example, misafir ağırlamak, huzurevinde yaşlıları ziyaret etmek
  • participating in real or imagined transactions that involve requesting information, considering options and buying or selling, for example, Elmanın kilosu ne kadar? Bana bir porsiyon köfte, yanına da piyaz lütfen
  • following instructions to create craft, artworks and designs adapted from Türk el sanatları, such as ebru sanatı, hat sanatı, halıcılık, çinicilik , for example, boya, kes, katla, yapıştır

  VCTRC019 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• Science: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students describe situations where science understanding can influence their own and others’ actions. They explain the effects of Earth’s rotation on its axis. They distinguish between temperature and heat and use examples to illustrate how heat is produced and transferred...

  Level description | Science | Levels 3 and 4

• VC2M4ST01

  acquire data for categorical and discrete numerical variables to address a question of interest or purpose using digital tools; represent data using many-to-one pictographs, column graphs and other displays or visualisations; interpret and discuss the information that has been created

  Elaborations

  • investigating many-to-one data displays using digital tools and graphical software, interpreting and discussing key features
  • understanding that data can be represented with one symbol representing more than one piece of data, and that it is important to read all information about a representation before making judgements
  • constructing graphs of data collected through observation during science experiments, recording, interpreting and discussing the results in terms of the scientific study
  • acquiring samples of data using practical activities, observations or repeated chance experiments; recording data using tally charts, digital tables or spreadsheets; and graphing, discussing and comparing the results using a column graph
  • using secondary data of fire burns to construct data displays that assist Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ranger groups and other groups to care for Country/Place

  VC2M4ST01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Statistics

• VCELU134

  Understand that the context and purpose of interactions influence language choices

  Elaborations

  • recognising the differences between formal and informal language in social interactions, for example, Γεια σου φίλε, Γεια σας κύριε, and how Greek people use body language when communicating, which varies according to relationships
  • examining culturally appropriate phrases for different times of the day and for different purposes, for example, καλή εβδομάδα, καλό μήνα, καλό καλοκαίρι, καλό απόγευμα, καλό μεσημέρι, χρόνια πολλά, καλές γιορτές, καλή όρεξη, and considering phrases used in English in similar contexts
  • understanding how differences in gestures, register and tone are used to change meaning of speech, for example, Είσαι καλά; or Τι κάνεις; can have multiple meanings
  • identifying how emphasis on words can change meaning, for example έλα has many meanings depending on how it is said and used, Έλα εδώ, Έλα τώρα!, Έλα Άννα (στο τηλέφωνο)
  • recognising how the purpose of interaction, for example, command or invitation, can change the emphasis on words

  VCELU134 | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCITU036

  Understand that languages change with use over time

  Elaborations

  • maintaining a record of loan words from English to Italian and from Italian to English, noting how borrowing relates to cultural change, for example, new terms for technologies, or the use of Italian words in English advertisements or English words in Italian advertisements
  • observing language used across generations, such as by noticing differences in words used by grandparents, parents and themselves, and suggesting why these differences occur

  VCITU036 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCJAU138

  Understand that hiragana symbols can be combined to represent words

  Elaborations

  • recognising that there are 19 distinct consonants in Japanese (k, g, s, sh, z, j, t, ch, ts, d, n, h, f, b, p, m, y, r, w) and five vowels (a, i, u, e, o)
  • understanding the system of basic Japanese sound combinations, that is, a vowel can be attached to most consonants to produce a kana
  • understanding that vowel length can differentiate words in Japanese, for example, ‘e’ (え) for a picture and ‘ee’ (ええ) for ‘yeah’
  • recognising the concept of the minimum unit of rhythm in Japanese (‘foot’ or フット) and that one foot in Japanese consists of two moras, for example, ごちそうさま is pronounced as a three-foot word ごち・そう・さま
  • demonstrating understanding of the differences in pronunciation of English and Japanese versions of loan words such as バナナ、ペット、サッカー

  VCJAU138 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCNRU032

  Understand that the context and purpose of interactions influence language choices

  Elaborations

  • recognising the differences between formal and informal language in social interactions
  • examining culturally appropriate phrases for different purposes
  • recognising how the purpose of interaction, for example, command or invitation, can change the emphasis on words

  VCNRU032 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCELA304

  Understand that social interactions influence the way people engage with ideas and respond to others

  Elaborations

  • recognising that we can use language differently with our friends and families, but that Standard Australian English is typically used in written school texts and more formal contexts
  • recognising that language is adjusted in different contexts, for example in degree of formality when moving between group discussions and presenting a group report
  • understanding how age, status, expertise and familiarity influence the ways in which we interact with people and how these codes and conventions vary across cultures
  • recognising the importance of using inclusive language

  VCELA304 | Curriculum content | English | Level 4 | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCELA305

  Understand differences between the language of opinion and feeling and the language of factual reporting or recording

  Elaborations

  • identifying ways thinking verbs are used to express opinion, for example ‘I think’, ‘I believe’, and ways summary verbs are used to report findings, for example ‘we concluded’

  VCELA305 | Curriculum content | English | Level 4 | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCESU141

  Understand that language use varies according to the age and relationship of participants

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on how they communicate with family and friends and with people less close to them, noticing differences in language use and communicative behaviour
  • analysing how the language of texts such as invitations, apologies or greeting cards may vary depending on the relationship between the sender and the receiver
  • noticing differences in the ways that Spanish and English speakers communicate with different people, for example, with young children or with unfamiliar adults

  VCESU141 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCHIU034

  Understand that the Hindi language is influenced by and in turn influences other languages and cultures

  Elaborations

  • understanding the influence on Hindi of different languages over different times, for example, the use of English words such as ‘post-box’, ‘railway station’, ‘bus’, ‘school’
  • identifying more examples of Hindi words or expressions that are commonly used in English, such as ‘verandah’ from बरामदा, ‘bandana’ from बांधना
  • identifying how words from Sanskrit, Perso-Arabic and English are used in different contexts to mean related concepts such as ‘concern/anxiety’: Sanskrit चिंता; Arabic फ़िक्र; and ‘tension’, English टेन्शन
  • finding examples of expressions in Hindi that include words from English or other languages, for example, क्या यह आपका फ़ाइनल उत्तर है?

  VCHIU034 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCICCD008

  Identify how understandings between culturally diverse groups can be encouraged and achieved

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on the impact of own values and cultural practices on intercultural experiences, and understanding the importance of mutual and self-respect
  • exploring common or stereotypical reactions in imagined intercultural scenarios, such as when offered the opportunity to eat insects, and encouraging exploration of the boundaries of students own cultural values
  • explaining sister cities/sister schools or student exchange programs and exploring why these have been instigated
  • exploring a range of strategies to support understanding differences, such as not jumping to conclusions, emphasising similarities rather than differences, or modelling ways that students can respectfully disagree
  • demonstrating a willingness to understand different perspectives by asking honest, unbiased questions

  VCICCD008 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Cultural Diversity

• VCIDU032

  Understand that language varies according to age, gender and social position, such as place in the family

  Elaborations

  • noticing differences between formal and informal language such as greetings (Hai for friends and Selamat pagi… for adults), or that Ibu/Bapak replaces ‘you’ when speaking to adults and that kamu is not appropriate
  • comparing advertisements, such as for games or toys, for different age groups and genders
  • recognising appropriateness of gestures to accompany language when addressing teachers, friends or visitors to school
  • analysing how the language of texts such as invitations and greeting cards can vary depending on the occasion and the degree of closeness of the relationship between people

  VCIDU032 | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCITU037

  Understand that Italian is spoken in a variety of forms within and outside of Italy

  Elaborations

  • recognising that Italian is one of the most widely used languages among the many languages spoken in the Australian community
  • recognising that there is the standard language called ‘Italian’ as well as a number of different dialects spoken throughout Italy and the Italian diaspora, and that these may be used in hybrid ways
  • discussing the influence of English words on the Italian language and considering why word borrowing occurs, for example, English words incorporated into Italian (il tennis, i jeans, fare lo shopping, l’email) and Italian words incorporated into English (espresso, bellissimo)
  • identifying cognates, for example, nouns such as cioccolata, cinema, pera, parco and stazione; adjectives such as intelligente and interessante; and verbs such as arrivare, studiare, telefonare and visitare

  VCITU037 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCJAU140

  Understand and identify elements of basic grammar and sentence structure and interaction patterns

  Elaborations

  • developing metalanguage for communicating about language, using concepts such as parts of speech, for example, ‘noun’, ‘verb’ and ‘adjective’
  • understanding the rules of Japanese word order (subject + object + verb), the use of associated particles は、を、と、も、に, and the use of が in formulaic expressions, for example, noun　が　すき　です。
  • describing actions using verb ます form, for example, すし　を　たべます。
  • understanding the rules for conjugating verbs, such as ～ます、～>ましょう、～ました、～ません
  • understanding that Japanese uses name + suffix instead of pronouns when referring to other people, for example, Johnくん、はなさん、Grant せんせい
  • indicating time and frequency using expressions such as まいにち、ときどき
  • describing people, animals, places and things using adjective–noun phrases, for example, 大きい　目、おいしい　もも
  • understanding time words associated with days of the week, months of the year and seasons
  • building vocabulary that relates to familiar environments in daily life and personal worlds and that can be used for cross-curricular content learning
  • beginning to use counters in Japanese, for example, ～人、～さい、～月
  • telling time using ～じ/ ～じはん　です。なんじ　です　か。
  • seeking information using question words such as なに、なん、いつ、どこ and だれ and the sentence-ending particle か, for example, なに　が　すき　です　 か。なんさい　です　 か。なんにん　です　 か。いつ　です　か。

  VCJAU140 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCLVU170

  Understand that the use of stories and names in Aboriginal languages are culturally determined

  Elaborations

  • observing and discussing protocols surrounding the retelling and sharing of stories
  • recognising and using principles and protocols of cultural safety when engaging with cultural material/property, such as names of things, peoples and places, visual and aural recordings, art work
  • understanding how and when Welcomes and Acknowledgements are required and who is entitled to deliver them

  VCLVU170 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 3 to 6 | Understanding | Language awareness

• VCLVU167

  Understand that speakers vary language forms according to kin relationship and context of situation

  Elaborations

  • observing how language is used to establish, maintain and reflect kin-based relationships
  • noticing word taboo in Aboriginal languages
  • observing that expressions can be made more or less formal or casual to suit the relationship between speakers
  • reflecting on how they communicate with their own family and friends and with people less close to them, noticing differences in language use and communicative behaviour

  VCLVU167 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 3 to 6 | Understanding | Language variation and change