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• VCMNA250

  Investigate and calculate 'best buys', with and without digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • applying the unitary method to identify ‘best buys’ situations, such as comparing the cost per 100g

  VCMNA250 | Mathematics | Level 7 | Number and Algebra | Money and financial mathematics

• VC2M7N10

  use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving rational numbers and percentages, including financial contexts such as ‘best buys’; formulate problems, choosing representations and efficient calculation strategies, designing algorithms and using digital tools as appropriate; interpret...

  Elaborations

  • modelling additive situations involving positive and negative quantities; for example, a lift travelling up and down floors in a high-rise apartment where the ground floor is interpreted as zero, or in geography when determining altitude above and below sea level
  • modelling contexts involving proportion, such as the proportion of students attending the school disco, proportion of the bottle cost to the recycling refund, proportion of the school site that is green space, 55% of Year 7 students attended the end of term function or 23% of the school population voted ‘yes’ to a change of school uniform; and interpreting and communicating answers in terms of the context of the situation
  • modelling financial problems involving profit and loss, credits and debits, gains and losses; for example, holding a fundraising sausage sizzle and determining whether the event made a percentage profit or loss
  • finding the sum of a set of consecutive numbers using a loop structure
  • constructing geometric patterns such as a honeycomb, using dynamic geometry functionality
  • using mathematical modelling to investigate the proportion of land mass/area of Aboriginal Peoples’ traditional grain belt compared with Australia’s current grain belt

  VC2M7N10 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 7 | Number

• VCMNA092

  Recognise, describe and order Australian coins according to their value

  Elaborations

  • showing that coins are different in other countries by comparing Asian coins to Australian coins
  • understanding that the value of Australian coins is not related to size
  • describing the features of coins that make it possible to identify them

  VCMNA092 | Mathematics | Level 1 | Number and Algebra | Money and financial mathematics

• VCMNA041

  Use direct comparison to sort coins or notes into groups

  Elaborations

  • identify and group notes or coins that are ‘the same’
  • group coins based on a set criteria, for example size, colour, shape, coins, notes

  VCMNA041 | Mathematics | Level C | Number and Algebra | Money and financial mathematics

• VCITC060

  Participate in transactions related to purchasing goods and services, such as buying clothing and tickets and evaluating ‘value for money’

  Elaborations

  • participating in real and imagined transactions and negotiating when shopping or ordering, for example, Quanto costa il biglietto per …? Preferisco viaggiare in seconda classe. Posso? Vorrei vedere l’ultimo modello della Nokia. I pantaloni vanno bene; la camicia è larga, c’è la taglia più piccola? Costa troppo! Che affare!
  • participating in role-plays to purchase goods and services, demonstrating understanding of shopping etiquette in Italy

  VCITC060 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCITC003

  Participate in real or simulated transactions using simple language and gestures in activities and games involving buying and selling

  Elaborations

  • participating in a guided role-play in a shop or at the market, for example, una banana per favore… ecco …; un gelato per favore; Ecco il gelato
  • selecting between given options relating to foods, toys or classroom items, for example, Posso avere …? Vuoi …? Cosa vuoi? Voglio una pesca. E tu, cosa prendi?

  VCITC003 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCMNA111

  Count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their value

  Elaborations

  • identifying equivalent values in collections of coins or notes, such as two five-cent coins having the same value as one 10-cent coin
  • counting collections of coins or notes to make up a particular value, such as that shown on a price tag

  VCMNA111 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Money and financial mathematics

• VCMNA024

  Respond to everyday financial situations involving money and match notes and coins

  Elaborations

  • matching coins or notes one to one which are 'the same'

  VCMNA024 | Mathematics | Level B | Number and Algebra | Money and financial mathematics

• VCMNA058

  Using money in everyday financial situations and matching coins to two dimensional images

  Elaborations

  • matching coins to 2D images
  • using money to pay for goods and services in the community

  VCMNA058 | Mathematics | Level D | Number and Algebra | Money and financial mathematics

• VCEALC637

  Use basic features of a website appropriately

  Elaborations

  • moving within or between web pages using tabs, navigation menus and links
  • using titles, headings and images to locate relevant information

  VCEALC637 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCEALC572

  Use basic features of a website with guidance

  Elaborations

  • following instructions to navigate a digital text using navigation menus and links
  • using functions such as zoom or search to read text on a website

  VCEALC572 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C1 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VC2M1A01

  recognise, continue and create pattern sequences, with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects including Australian coins, formed by skip counting, initially by twos, fives and tens

  Elaborations

  • using number charts, songs, rhymes and stories to establish skip counting sequences of twos, fives and tens
  • using shapes and objects to represent a growing pattern formed by skip counting; for example, using blocks or beads to represent the growing patterns 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 … and 5, 10, 15, 20 …
  • recognising the patterns in sequences formed by skip counting; for example, recognising that skip counting in fives starting from zero always results in either a 5 or zero as the final digit
  • counting by twos, fives or tens to determine how much money is in a collection of coins or notes of the same denomination, for example, 5-cent, 10-cent and $2 coins or $5 and $10 notes
  • using different variations of the popular Korean counting game Sam-yuk-gu for generating skip counting pattern sequences

  VC2M1A01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 1 | Algebra

• VCEALC701

  Interpret the various icons, menu items and links on an accessible website

  Elaborations

  • recognising icons used for common functions, such as search, download and print
  • reading menus or links in order to navigate a website

  VCEALC701 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VC2M4N02

  investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9

  Elaborations

  • recognising that number sequences can be extended indefinitely, and determining any patterns in the sequences

  VC2M4N02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Number

• VCMNA154

  Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9

  Elaborations

  • recognising that number sequences can be extended indefinitely, and determining any patterns in the sequences

  VCMNA154 | Mathematics | Level 4 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCASFC171

  Create their own bilingual texts and learning resources such as electronic displays, websites or digital newsletters

  Elaborations

  • composing bilingual texts for class or school assembly performances, events or displays, for example, National Week of Deaf People announcements
  • constructing and co-maintaining a bilingual website with a Deaf school
  • creating bilingual texts for younger children, such as an online Auslan–English dictionary of school-specific vocabulary

  VCASFC171 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Translating

• VCELC145

  Create bilingual texts and learning resources, such as signs, notices, games, displays, websites or word banks, for the school community

  Elaborations

  • creating simple bilingual texts in print or digital form for specific audiences, such as school signs for Greek visitors, invitations to parents for class or school events, posters for the school community to advertise an upcoming event, online bilingual story books including text and images for a younger audience, or a bilingual game, such as Snap, using words only
  • creating and posting Greek versions of existing school signs, recognising difference in word order, for example, staffroom, canteen
  • constructing and maintaining a bilingual website for a sister-school or a contact group of young learners of English in a Greek-speaking community
  • creating a word bank which includes words, phrases and common expressions, as a classroom resource to reinforce learning

  VCELC145 | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Translating

• VCFRC045

  Create own bilingual texts and learning resources such as displays, websites, newsletters or word banks

  Elaborations

  • creating parallel lists of informal French and English expressions for everyday interactions with friends and family, for example, à tout à l’heure! /‘ See you later’; génial/ ‘cool’; salut, ça va!/ ‘Good day!’; Amuse-toi bien/ ‘have fun’; bisous/ ‘love’
  • composing bilingual texts such as posters for class or school assembly performances, events or displays, for example, Les pays francophones, les fêtes françaises, le 14 juillet
  • using bilingual dictionaries and electronic translation tools to compose bilingual texts such as captions, menus or school timetables, comparing results and noticing problems associated with translation
  • constructing and co-maintaining a bilingual website with a sister-school or contact group of young English learners in a French-speaking community
  • creating bilingual texts for younger readers based on models such as Oops et Ohlala, involving one English-speaking and one French-speaking character and incorporating instances of possible intercultural miscommunication

  VCFRC045 | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Translating

• VCHIC045

  Create bilingual texts such as websites, posters, games and word banks to support their own and others’ learning

  Elaborations

  • creating bilingual learning resources for shared use in the classroom, for example, glossaries of Hindi terms that have no direct translation in English
  • creating bilingual texts for specific audiences, for example, a Big Book or interactive digital game for younger learners of Hindi
  • creating short animations in Hindi with subtitles in English
  • creating bilingual brochures or posters to promote school or community events
  • creating and performing short bilingual chants, songs or raps that move between Hindi and English

  VCHIC045 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Translating

• VCHIC117

  Compose bilingual texts such as digital stories, comics, blogs or contributions to websites that capture the experience of ‘living between languages’

  Elaborations

  • creating texts such as blogs or posts on online forums that draw on their personal bilingual resources to explore the dynamic nature of intercultural experience
  • corresponding with young Hindi speakers in different contexts, using Hindi and English to describe and explain aspects of life in Australia
  • creating bilingual digital stories for younger learners that capture elements of their own experiences of using two languages and living in a multilingual society
  • creating glossaries in English to explain cultural references in contemporary Hindi texts that relate to trans-cultural experience
  • creating a bilingual virtual tour of the school for new or intending students, noticing which language is more appropriate for different elements of the presentation
  • creating bilingual texts such as leaflets or slogans to raise awareness of health or environmental issues among both language communities, for example, स्वच्छ भारत; छोटा परिवार - सुखी परिवार; बेटी बचाओ-बेटी पढ़ाओ

  VCHIC117 | Languages | Hindi | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating