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• VCHPEM138

  Participate in and investigate the cultural and historical significance of a range of physical activities

  Elaborations

  • examining how sport, physical activity and outdoor recreation pursuits have changed over the last century as a result of different cultural groups migrating to Australia
  • researching and participating in a range of physical activities that were performed in the early twentieth century, such as games from the Asia region
  • participating in culturally significant physical activities from around the globe and exploring the links to the culture and heritage of the country of origin of these activities

  VCHPEM138 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEP074

  Recognise situations and opportunities to promote their own health, safety and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • identifying poison labels and medicine packaging and understanding to ask an adult before taking medicines
  • exploring how eating healthy foods can influence health and wellbeing
  • exploring benefits of regular physical activity and identifying opportunities when they can be active at school, at home and in the community
  • describing actions to stay safe in a range of environments, including home, water, road, nature and outdoors

  VCHPEP074 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCRAU051

  Recognise that language and culture are integral to the nature of identity and communication

  Elaborations

  • recognising that texts such as stories have a social and cultural purpose, and comparing values depicted in texts, for example, the moral of a story such as Cinderella as told in English compared with one from the language studied
  • recognising generalisations and stereotypes about cultural groups and noticing that the reality is more complex and varied
  • considering connections between language and culture in own experiences and perspective, such as how own language use reflects cultural practices, for example, participating in outdoor activities such as sports

  VCRAU051 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCELC162

  Create bilingual texts in Greek and English, such as menus, posters or brochures on the same theme or event

  Elaborations

  • working individually and collaboratively to create bilingual resources for the home and school environments, such as glossaries, signage, recipes and menus, for example, Το μενού της ημέρας
  • creating English subtitles, footnotes, captions or commentaries for texts such as brochures, video clips, or advertisements that inform the school community about aspects of Greek culture, for example, attending a festival, Ελάτε με την παρέα σας, dining at a Greek restaurant, μεζέδες, ορεκτικά, επιδόρπιο
  • creating glossaries, tourist brochures or itineraries for English-speaking travellers to Greece or Cyprus including and explaining key words, phrases and protocol, for example, Πρόγραμμα εκδρομής, δίκλινα/τρίκλινα δωμάτια, ξεναγός, the meaning of πρωινό, μεσημεριανό φαγητό, βραδινό φαγητό in terms of meeting time
  • creating vocabulary lists and annotated cultural explanations for Greek-speaking visitors to events such as Australian sports days or family events, explaining culturally specific elements, for example, Australian Rules football final, Anzac Day, Harmony Day, barbeque

  VCELC162 | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Translating

• VCIDU049

  Develop awareness that language use reflects different contexts, purposes and audiences

  Elaborations

  • recognising that there are linguistic choices available to vary the level of politeness in interactions, such as when giving instructions, for example, duduk, duduklah, silakan duduk
  • observing how language use reflects respect and social distance, such as making requests with different levels of formality (Minta, Mohon, Boleh, Bolehkah?), showing respect for authority figures (Pak Guru, Mas, Mbak), and expressing familiarity with friends such as by using nicknames (nama panggilan)
  • reflecting on how language varies depending on the situation, for example, ordering a meal in a fast food restaurant, Satu paket… compared to a dine-in restaurant, Minta segelas air, Bu

  VCIDU049 | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCDSCD040

  Apply safe procedures when using a variety of materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to produce designed solutions

  Elaborations

  • matching material and joining techniques to the design intention, for example accurately cutting and sewing the fabric pieces to make a community banner or joining components to produce an electric circuit
  • working safely, responsibly and cooperatively to ensure safe work areas, for example the safe use of equipment when making a water-resistant, floating craft or a model of an environmentally sensitive outdoor shelter
  • using appropriate personal protective equipment required for the use of some tools and equipment, for example protective eyewear
  • manipulating materials with appropriate tools, equipment and techniques, for example when preparing food, cultivating garden beds, constructing products

  VCDSCD040 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 5 and 6 | Creating Designed Solutions | Producing

• VCDSTS043

  Examine and prioritise competing factors including social, ethical, economic and sustainability considerations in the development of technologies and designed solutions to meet community needs for preferred futures

  Elaborations

  • considering factors that influence the selection of appropriate materials, components, tools and equipment, for example Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ sustainable practices, custodianship and connection to Country
  • investigating how ethics, social values, profitability and sustainability considerations impact on design and technologies, for example animal welfare, intellectual property, off-shore manufacturing in Asia
  • analysing an environment to decide if it meets personal or community needs, for example consulting with family members when designing an enhancement to an indoor or outdoor home environment
  • critiquing competing factors that influence the design of services, for example a natural disaster warning system for a community
  • investigating the ethics of using surveillance systems while balancing privacy, security and safety concerns

  VCDSTS043 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 7 and 8 | Technologies and Society

• VCHPEP035

  Participate in structured play in various settings

  Elaborations

  • learning how to use and play and be active with equipment in different settings
  • learning through a range of structured learning activities to cooperate and play with peers, to be socially active and participate with others
  • developing play and social skills by playing cooperatively with a chosen peer, engaging in play activities with several others, taking turns with a partner or in small groups when using equipment
  • learning to follow basic social rules regarding sharing and care of property and social expectations regarding behaviour
  • following safety directions and indicating how to be safe in the outdoors through play in natural environments

  VCHPEP035 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCLVC132

  Interact in classroom routines and respond to teacher instructions

  Elaborations

  • participating in routine exchanges, such as, asking and answering questions, responding to the class roll, describing the weather, requesting classroom objects, participating in school and class creeds/affirmations
  • responding to and using routine classroom language, for example, ‘sit down’, ‘stand up’, ‘listen!’ ‘look this way’, ‘tidy up’
  • following instructions in language related to transition activities, for example, ‘form a circle’, ‘get into groups of three’, ‘put on your hat’, ‘line up’
  • responding to requests and instructions in verbal and non-verbal ways, such as movement, gesture and action, for example, in class and outdoors, in games and songs, or on visits and excursions

  VCLVC132 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Structure

  The Health and Physical Education curriculum is organised by two strands: Personal, Social and Community Health, and Movement and Physical Activity. Each strand contains content descriptions which are organised under three sub-strands.

  Strands and sub-strands

  Strands	Personal, Social and Community Health

  Overview material | Health and Physical Education

• VCDEU153

  Understand that own and others’ language use is shaped by and reflects the values, ideas and norms of a community

  Elaborations

  • recognising that texts such as stories have a social and cultural purpose, for example, the moral of a fairy tale (Aschenputtel) and comparing the kinds of personal characteristics that are depicted in texts as desirable
  • recognising that language use can have connections to cultural practices, such as expressions from family or religious celebrations, or from outdoor activities such as sports, for example, Gott sei Dank!, ‘Howzat!’, ‘fair go’
  • discussing situations of culturally inappropriate language use and noticing what makes them inappropriate and how this may be addressed, for example, addressing an adult who is not a family member with du instead of Sie
  • noticing the impact of own assumptions about people from German-speaking countries, their language and culture, when listening to, reading and viewing texts, and considering how German speakers too may make assumptions and generalisations about Australians

  VCDEU153 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCDSTS023

  Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability, that impact on the design of solutions to meet community needs

  Elaborations

  • exploring, playing with and testing materials for their appropriateness, for example materials for a new sun-shade product
  • examining the suitability of a service or everyday system and proposing improvements, for example a water saving system for a bathroom at home
  • investigating materials, components, tools and equipment, including by using digital technologies, to discover their characteristics and properties, how they can be used more sustainably and their impact in the future
  • considering the impact of environments on users, for example a school vegetable garden, a protected outdoor play area
  • exploring and testing factors that impact on design decisions, for example considering the demographics of an area or the impact of natural disasters on design of constructed environments such as the structural design of buildings in Japan to withstand earthquakes
  • critiquing designed solutions to establish the factors that influence the design and use of common technologies, for example the characteristics that contribute to energy-efficient cooking such as wok cooking; the suitability and sustainable use of particular timbers

  VCDSTS023 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 3 and 4 | Technologies and Society

• VCIDU051

  Recognise that language and culture are integral to the nature of identity and communication

  Elaborations

  • recognising that texts such as stories have a social and cultural purpose, and comparing values depicted in texts, for example, the moral of a story such as ‘Cinderella’ compared to that of Bawang Putih dan Bawang Merah
  • noticing how Indonesians describe self, such as often including regional language, ethnic group and religious affiliation
  • understanding that Indonesian as a national language enables communication across diverse groups of people and languages, and is part of national identity
  • recognising generalisations and stereotypes about cultural groups (for example, ‘all Indonesians are Muslim’), and noticing that the reality is more complex and varied
  • considering connections between language and culture in own experiences and perspective, such as how own language use reflects cultural practices, for example, participating in outdoor activities such as sports

  VCIDU051 | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VC2M5ST02

  interpret line graphs representing change over time; discuss the relationships that are represented and conclusions that can be made

  Elaborations

  • reading and interpreting different line graphs, discussing how the horizontal axis represents measures of time such as days of the week or times of the day, and the vertical axis represents numerical quantities or ordinal categorical variables such as percentages, money, measurements or ratings such as fire hazard ratings
  • interpreting real-life data represented as a line graph showing how measurements change over a period of time, and make simple inferences
  • matching unlabelled line graphs to the context they represent based on the stories of the different contexts
  • interpreting the data represented in a line graph, making inferences; for example, reading line graphs that show the varying temperatures or ultraviolet (UV) rates over a period of a day and discussing when would be the best time to hold an outdoor assembly

  VC2M5ST02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 5 | Statistics

• VCZHC068

  Collate and present different perspectives on a range of issues from different sources

  Elaborations

  • exploring websites designed for non-Chinese audiences, identifying relevant information on research topics such as 中式饮食，娱乐活动, and comparing sources, differentiating between fact and opinion, and identifying information which is not credible or which is too value-laden
  • reading and sharing key information from diverse authors, making connections between the author’s opinion and attitudes towards particular topics (such as 中国的独生子女) and their background and experiences
  • sharing ideas on sources of information and explaining ways to utilise these sources, with examples or data to support their opinions
  • preparing visual displays of data or information gathered from personal research to share with Chinese-speaking peers on features of lifestyle or experiences of Australian young people, for example, educational opportunities, outdoor and sporting activities across the seasons, or a typical weekend for an Aussie teenager

  VCZHC068 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Informing

• VCLAU013

  Recognise that the language of the Romans provides insights into their daily lives, ideas, feelings and attitudes

  Elaborations

  • investigating connections between language and significant cultural attitudes, for example, discussing how the terms civis, libertus, servus relate to rights of citizens
  • exploring and discussing language use that reflects social structure in ancient Rome, for example, pater familias, patronus/cliens relationships, matrona; Julia = daughter of Julius
  • exploring references in texts to life at home, daily bathing, dining and entertainment, such as public spectacles, and discussing the importance of family and social life to the Romans
  • recognising language that reflects the nature and use of private spaces, such as domus, villa, atrium, hortus, insula
  • understanding the importance of religion and festivals in Roman society, for example, by examining references in texts to worship of the Olympian gods, or festivals such as Saturnalia
  • considering the impact of stories about major early Roman heroes on the formation and transmission of Roman values, for example, Cloelia helping the kidnapped girls to escape, Horatius guarding the bridge
  • discussing the influence on Romans of myths and legends, as represented in their literature and visual arts such as sculpture and mosaics, for example, Romulus and Remus, Aeneas, Hercules
  • exploring the colloquial language that Romans used, such as salvete; gratum; licet

  VCLAU013 | Languages | Latin | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Health and Physical Education focuses on students enhancing their own and others’ health, safety, wellbeing and physical activity participation in varied and changing contexts. Research in fields such as sociology, physiology, nutrition, biomechanics and psychology informs...

  Overview material | Health and Physical Education

• VCASFC006

  Participate in a range of imaginative experiences and respond through drawing, telling with familiar signs and written words or enacting with constructed action

  Elaborations

  • viewing fairytales or stories from sources such as National Simultaneous Storytime books, demonstrating understanding through retelling or enacting
  • engaging in imaginative play that involves the creation of mood or momentum through repeated use of signs, handshapes and facial expressions to modify manner or intensify adjectives
  • responding to forms of Deaf art such as handshape creations, for example by reproducing key elements in their own artwork and indicating emotional response using lexical signs such as LOVE, LIKE, LOOK GOOD, NOT BAD, UGLY
  • responding to performances of Deaf poetry that evoke emotions such as sadness, fear or excitement, for example by indicating enjoyment or personal feelings
  • interacting with a signing puppet or doll in a fantasy context or situation, for example by asking questions such as WHAT YOUR NAME? or YOU HUNGRY G:WELL?
  • participating in indoor and outdoor games that use signs, handshapes and body movements in creative ways and focus on all Auslan parameters, for example, ‘Simon Says’
  • participating in Auslan games that use simple clauses in creative ways, for example, playing the improvisation game ‘Space Jump’
  • drawing a personal interpretation of a ‘visual vernacular’ description of a character’s appearance
  • viewing short Auslan stories and responding by identifying and comparing favourite elements, characters and events

  VCASFC006 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCASFC110

  Participate in shared learning activities that involve planning, transacting and problem-solving, using simple signed statements, questions and directions

  Elaborations

  • negotiating roles and responsibilities in shared learning activities, using expressions such as:
    PRO2 TYPE PRO1 WRITE
    You type and I’ll write.
  • understanding and using expressions of support, encouragement or praise during shared activities, for example, EXCELLENT, THAT GREAT
  • playing games that involve detailed information exchange, such as a ‘murder mystery’ type game, asking for and supplying descriptions about the suspect, for example:
    PRO3 HAVE GLASSES?
    Does he have glasses?
  • working collaboratively to plan an event such as a handball competition, using expressions related to place, time and numbers, for example:
    BEST PLAY WHERE?
    Where will we play?
    TEAM+ HOW MANY?
    How many teams are there?
  • following and giving directions for outdoor activities such as an obstacle course
  • expressing preferences in relation to roles and responsibilities in shared learning activities, using NMFs and statements such as:
    HANDWRITING PRO1 DON’T-LIKE RATHER TYPING
    I don’t like handwriting; I prefer to type it
    
  • working with peers to plan for a visit from a Deaf community member, prioritising and sequencing tasks

  VCASFC110 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCIDC110

  Translate informative and imaginative texts from Indonesian to English and vice versa, comparing own interpretations with others and discussing what differs and why

  Elaborations

  • translating texts such as signs, announcements, notices, songs, advertisements, or extracts from stories and films, and then comparing own translation with peers’, discussing differences between versions and considering reasons for these
  • analysing texts for culture-specific terms and expressions (for example, masuk angin, kerok, nasi sudah menjadi bubur) and considering how best to represent these in another language
  • analysing a familiar text in its translated form (for example, a nursery rhyme, children’s story, advertisement or web page translated into Indonesian), noticing what has or has not been effectively translated, and considering what the challenges are and how the text could be improved
  • finding ways to represent culture-specific expressions — for example, geography (‘suburb’, RW/RT, tanah air), food (‘wheat/dairy free’, halal, gurih), and values (‘equality’, gotong royong) — such as by adding a brief description or explanation, for example, ‘pendopo, a kind of outdoor meeting area or pavilion’
  • using print dictionaries and electronic translators to support the translation process, including doing ‘back translations’, noticing when a word or expression does or does not translate readily and considering why

  VCIDC110 | Languages | Indonesian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating