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• VCHPEP108

  Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • scripting and rehearsing how to refuse drugs they may be offered, such as medication, tobacco product or alcohol
  • comparing product labels on food items or nutritional information in recipes and suggesting ways to improve the nutritional value of meals
  • proposing and implementing opportunities to increase their physical activity levels at school and at home
  • selecting and practising appropriate responses to promote safety in different situations, including the home, water- and traffic-related situations

  VCHPEP108 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP112

  Investigate the role of preventive health in promoting and maintaining health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and their communities

  Elaborations

  • investigating practices that help promote and maintain health and wellbeing, such as eating a diet reflecting The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, meeting recommendations for daily physical activity and creating connections with others to enhance social health
  • proposing and implementing actions and protective behaviours that promote safe participation in physical activities
  • understanding the importance of social support and a sense of belonging in promoting mental health and wellbeing

  VCHPEP112 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP110

  Examine the influence of emotional responses on behaviour, relationships and health and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • analysing situations in which emotions can influence decision making, including in peer-group, family and movement situations
  • discussing how inappropriate emotional responses impact relationships at home and at school
  • exploring why emotional responses can be unpredictable

  VCHPEP110 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP107

  Investigate community resources and strategies to seek help about health, safety and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • researching health information sources and places where they can seek help
  • applying criteria to online information to assess the credibility of the information
  • creating ways to share information about local services young people can access for help, such as a blog, app or advertisement
  • discuss the resources in the local community that could assist young people when they are feeling unsafe at home or at school or during community activities

  VCHPEP107 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCDSTC036

  Investigate the role of food preparation in maintaining good health and the importance of food safety and hygiene

  Elaborations

  • using the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating food model and government-endorsed food policies to plan food choices
  • describing and using safety guidelines for food storage and preparation at home and school, for example, use and care of chopping boards, methods of preparing and storing fruits and vegetables to ensure optimum quality and nutrient content, identifying food safety considerations when bring lunches from home to school
  • experimenting with tools, equipment, combining ingredients and techniques to create food products or meals for selected groups for healthy eating taking into consideration environmental impacts and nutritional benefits
  • considering traditional and contemporary methods of food preparation used in a variety of cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methods
  • identifying work practices that show an understanding of nutrition, environmental considerations, hygiene and food safety when creating a food product, for example, washing fruit and vegetables carefully to remove residues, safe disposal of cooking oils to avoid environmental damage, refrigerated storage of highly perishable foods

  VCDSTC036 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 5 and 6 | Technologies Contexts | Food specialisations

• VCHPEM118

  Participate in physical activities designed to enhance fitness, and discuss the impact of regular participation on health and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • creating and participating in a fitness circuit designed to improve health-related fitness components
  • demonstrating and describing safe stretching activities which maintain and develop flexibility
  • examining the benefits of physical activity to social health and mental wellbeing
  • participating in a range of physical activities and exploring their health, skill and fitness benefits
  • examining and describing health-related and skill-related components of fitness

  VCHPEM118 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEP113

  Explore how participation in outdoor activities supports personal and community health and wellbeing and creates connections to the natural and built environment

  Elaborations

  • exploring ways in which people can connect with other members of their community through participating in physical activities in natural settings and built environments
  • discussing how a connection to the local community, environment or special places can influence personal and community health and wellbeing
  • discussing how access to natural and built environments can help or hinder participation in physical activities
  • exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of special places and the connection of these places to physical activities

  VCHPEP113 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students investigate developmental changes and transitions. They understand the influences people and places have on personal identities. They recognise the influence of emotions on behaviours and discuss factors that influence how people interact. They describe their own...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6

• VCDSCD041

  Negotiate criteria for success that include consideration of environmental and social sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions

  Elaborations

  • independently and collaboratively using criteria for success to evaluate processes and planning in regard to sustainability considerations
  • evaluating the suitability of materials, tools and equipment for specific purposes
  • reflecting on how well their designed solutions ensure safety and wellbeing of users and consumers and meet the needs of communities and different cultures
  • considering the criteria for success in relation to the benefits and costs of production processes, the environmental impact, future use and application, and social values and ethics of clients
  • evaluating designed solutions from a range of technologies contexts with consideration of ethics and sustainability

  VCDSCD041 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 5 and 6 | Creating Designed Solutions | Evaluating

• VCDSTS033

  Investigate how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability, in the design of solutions for current and future use

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on the features of designed solutions that ensure safety and wellbeing of users, for example smoke alarms
  • evaluating the sustainability implications of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment, for example materials can be recycled or re-used to reduce waste; systems may benefit some, but disadvantage others
  • considering the impact designed solutions have in relation to sustainability and also on local, national, regional and global communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and countries in the Asia region
  • reflecting on the importance of aesthetics, function and sustainability in designed solutions, for example, a textile product that gives protection and is appealing, a motor that moves a vehicle and uses a sustainable power source
  • identifying the components of a service or system that contribute to its success and assessing potential risk or failure, for example, communication in the school or communication of a message to a wide audience; a system that manages an aspect of the environment; a campaign such as Clean Up Australia Day in different communities
  • identifying the impact of the designed features of an environment , for example a modification to a home to reduce environmental impact; restoring a natural environment and retaining access for the public

  VCDSTS033 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 5 and 6 | Technologies and Society

• VCDTCD034

  Explain how student-developed solutions and existing information systems meet current and future community and sustainability needs

  Elaborations

  • using sustainability criteria to explain how well a student-developed solution meets its requirements, for example personal data are secured (social) and the solution can only be viewed on screen to avoid printing (environmental)
  • explaining why people interact so readily with touch systems, for example touch input requires less dexterity to issue instructions and is designed to be accessible to users through the use of icons
  • imagining how the functioning of one type of information system could be applied in a new way to meet a community need, for example considering how an electronic tracking system such as a global positioning system (GPS) could be used to find people who are lost
  • comparing past and present information systems in terms of economic, environmental and social sustainability, for example comparing energy levels required to store data and purchase devices
  • exploring the ethics and impact of management practices on the use of communication networks, for example internet censorship from a local, national and global perspective and the impact on freedom of access and expression
  • considering practices to save energy and other resources when using information systems, for example switching off when not in use, ensuring electronic devices are in energy-saving mode

  VCDTCD034 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 5 and 6 | Creating Digital Solutions

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 5 and 6 description

  The Levels 5 and 6 curriculum supports students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills to create opportunities and take action to enhance their own and others' health, wellbeing, safety and physical activity participation. Students develop skills to manage their emotions, understand the...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• VCJAC149

  Convey information on specific topics using formats such as oral or digital presentations, displays, diagrams, timelines and guided descriptions

  Elaborations

  • organising and presenting information relating to aspects of Japanese culture, for example, fashion, famous landmarks/icons or festivals, using supporting resources such as sound, visuals or graphics, and providing a structured summary, for example, ふじさん　です。高い　です。そして、ゆうめい　です。かざん　です。or さっぽろ　です。さっぽろ　は　とても　さむい　です。ゆき　が　ふります。ふゆ　に　ゆきまつり　が　あります。
  • creating a profile in digital format of a context, situation or event for a specified audience, such as a virtual tour of the school or classroom for an intending exchange student group or sister school
  • creating a class book or digital display about topics that connect with other curriculum areas and are relevant to their own lives, such as sports, environmental sustainability, transport or health
    

  VCJAC149 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Informing

• Design and Technologies: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6 students describe some competing considerations in the design of solutions taking into account sustainability. They describe how design and technologies contribute to meeting present and future needs. Students explain how the features of technologies impact on designed solutions...

  Level description | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 5 and 6

• Visual Arts: Levels 5 and 6 description

  In Levels 5 and 6, students explore how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual forms, practices and processes. They develop conceptual and expressive skills.

  As they make and respond to visual artworks, students explore a diversity of ideas, concepts...

  Level description | The Arts | Visual Arts

• Digital Technologies: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students explain the functions of digital system components and how digital systems are connected to form networks that transmit data.

  Students explain how digital systems use whole numbers as a basis for representing a variety of data types. They manage the creation and...

  Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 5 and 6

• VCCCL013

  Explain how and why laws are enforced and describe the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in law enforcement, and in the legal system

  Elaborations

  • identifying different types of laws in our community and explaining who enforces them (road laws – police; health laws – public health department; pollution laws – environmental protection officer)
  • investigating how laws protect human rights, for example sex, disability, race and age discrimination law
  • identifying and researching the different people associated with law enforcement (such as quarantine and customs officials, and police) and the legal system (such as judges and lawyers)

  VCCCL013 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 5 and 6 | Laws and Citizens

• VCHPEP111

  Recognise how media and important people in the community influence personal attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours

  Elaborations

  • examining how media and public identities influence the way people act and the choices they make
  • sharing how important people in their life influence them to act or behave in a healthy or safe way
  • analysing health messages in the media and comparing their interpretations with those of other members of the class

  VCHPEP111 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP109

  Practise skills to establish and manage relationships

  Elaborations

  • exploring reasons why relationships may change, such as starting a new school, changing priorities or interests, family break-up, or joining a new sports team
  • assessing the impact of different relationships on personal health and wellbeing
  • proposing strategies for managing the changing nature of relationships, including dealing with bullying, violence and harassment and building new friendships

  VCHPEP109 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• Drama: Levels 5 and 6 description

  In Levels 5 and 6, students continue to make, perform view devised and scripted drama, independently and collaboratively with their peers, teachers and communities.

  Students develop character through voice and movement and extend their understanding and use of situation, focus, tension, space and...

  Level description | The Arts | Drama