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• VCECU020

  Explore a range of ethical problems and examine the extent to which different positions are related to commonly held ethical concepts and principles, considering the influence of cultural norms, religion, world views and philosophical thought

  Elaborations

  • identifying and discriminating the ethical concepts and principles raised by people or groups in a globally significant debate such as responses to people movements, poverty or climate change
  • identifying and analysing why members of the same religious tradition may hold different views, for example, on capital punishment

  VCECU020 | Capabilities | Ethical Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding Concepts

• VCKOC156

  Listen to, view and read texts for specific information drawn from a range of sources relating to social and cultural worlds in different times, places and communities, and to different learning areas

  Elaborations

  • identifying information in texts such as advertisements, conversations, brochures and announcements, and sharing this information with others in another format, for example, presenting a chart of favourite television programs or computer games
  • reading texts and extracting key points about an issue or topic (such as weather, types of activities for young people, daily routines), and sharing information with peers, for example, 날씨가 어때요? 비가 와요; 언제 만나요? 내일 두 시에 만나요
  • reading, viewing and listening to texts to collect information about concepts related to other learning areas such as the arts, humanities and science
  • identifying and comparing perspectives represented in spoken and written informative texts, for example, 누가 썼어요/말했어요? ...이/가 맞는 것 같아요? 왜 맞아요?

  VCKOC156 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Informing

• VCSSU089

  Scientific knowledge and understanding of the world changes as new evidence becomes available; science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines and practice of science

  Elaborations

  • investigating how advances in telescopes and space probes have provided new evidence about space
  • investigating how the development of microscopes has changed understanding of cell function and malfunction, and how this has led to improved medical treatments for disease
  • investigating how knowledge of the location and extraction of mineral resources relies on expertise from across the disciplines of science
  • considering how advances in technology, combined with scientific understanding of the functioning of body systems, has enabled organ repair and replacement
  • investigating how land management practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can help inform sustainable management of the environment

  VCSSU089 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• VCHPEP078

  Explore actions that help make the classroom a healthy, safe and active place

  Elaborations

  • creating a bank of movement games and physical activity cards students can select from and play during lesson breaks and before or after school
  • exploring sustainable practices that students can implement in the classroom to improve the health and wellbeing of the class
  • exploring how fruit and water breaks help support class health and wellbeing
  • recognising how their actions help keep classmates safe, including identifying things not to be shared due to potential of contamination, infection and anaphylaxis
  • explaining and demonstrating how being fair and respectful contributes to class health and wellbeing

  VCHPEP078 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCKOC134

  Socialise and build relationships with peers and teacher through the exchange of personal information in relation to self, friends and family members

  Elaborations

  • asking and answering questions relating to personal information about themselves, each other, friends, family members, favourite things and special talents, for example, 누구예요? 몇 살이에요?
  • interacting with each other, for example, by using 나/저도 좋아요; 아, 그래요? as set phrases in action-related exchanges and shared activities such as games, including interactive computer games, role-plays and composing chants/rhymes
  • exchanging simple correspondence such as notes, invitation or birthday cards in print or digital form

  VCKOC134 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• 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

• VCGGC075

  Represent data and the location of places and their characteristics by constructing tables and simple graphs and maps of appropriate scale that conform to cartographic conventions of border, scale, legend, title and north point

  Elaborations

  • creating tables or picture and column graphs to show patterns in data collected from observations or other sources about the similarities and differences between places
  • using maps of vegetation for Australia, Africa and South America to compare the most common types of vegetation in each continents
  • making a plan of the classroom or home, using pictorial symbols
  • annotating a map to show selected natural and human characteristics of Australia, Africa or South America using the appropriate cartographic conventions including map symbols and north point
  • constructing maps to show the features of places, using basic cartographic conventions including map symbols and north point

  VCGGC075 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 3 and 4 | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• VCLVC177

  Investigate and summarise factual information obtained from a range of sources on a variety of topics and issues related to the Country/Place

  Elaborations

  • investigating the origins of Aboriginal names in their local area, regional area and state and territory, recording meanings where known, and identifying different source languages
  • interviewing an respected community member to gain an historical perspective about their use of particular words and language constructions, observing correct respect protocols and presenting findings in formats such as digital presentations, posters, wall charts or oral summaries
  • researching and creating a profile of a prominent member of the language community, for example, an artist, sportsperson or leader
  • developing a photographic record/portfolio of different animal and plant species found in Country/Place, with commentary/annotations
  • seeking information from respected community members to assist in classifying living things according to culturally appropriate categories, comparing these classification systems with those used in western approaches to the study of living systems
  • identifying and describing the role of various Aboriginal organisations that provide services to their community
  • researching different aspects of a selected Indigenous business operating in the community, for example, an enterprise associated with arts, bush medicine, bush food, tourism, transportation or animal husbandry, and presenting findings in digital formats or oral presentation mode
  • analysing a range of historical documents recorded in the language, classifying content according to categories such as date, text genre (wordlist, letter), topic (Indigenous knowledge, environment, traditions, fishing/navigation, rules), purpose of the text and intention of the writer (to inform, prescribe, describe, assert authority); and presenting findings in chart or table form or by giving a presentation
  • interviewing local community members about their experiences of living on the land, their relationship with language and culture and their recollections from the past, recording and presenting key findings
  • researching Aboriginal words used in English, using resources such as the Australian National Dictionary, and identifying and explaining words that come from the local language

  VCLVC177 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10 | Communicating | Informing

• VCAMAR016

  Respond to media artworks and describe some of the characteristics they observe

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating acceptable audience behaviour when attending school functions
  • discussing and expressing an opinion about the way artwork was created including expressing what features they like best in others’ arts work
  • discussing basic features of their own and others’ arts work such as identifying main materials used, characteristics of the art work and what the piece is about
  • investigating where the class experience media artworks in their lives and communities and exploring the purpose of the pieces, for example, what is media artworks are used to communicate cultural knowledge

  VCAMAR016 | The Arts | Media Arts | Level D | Respond and Interpret

• VCAMUP027

  Rehearse and perform songs and instrumental music they have learnt and composed, shaping elements of music to communicate ideas to an audience

  Elaborations

  • rehearsing and performing music using a range of techniques including technologies to enhance mood
  • planning and rehearsing their music for a live or virtual performance, for example, deciding where the performers will stand, how they will begin and end, practising following cues from the music and other members of the group
  • refining their compositions and performances based on peer and teacher evaluations and with a focus on specific music technique and elements
  • developing and refining techniques on a range of conventional and unconventional melodic and non-melodic percussion instruments, voice, and digital instruments to create and vary tone colour and expression

  VCAMUP027 | The Arts | Music | Levels 3 and 4 | Present and Perform

• VCAMUR004

  React to music

  Elaborations

  • exposed to and experience various forms of music and characteristics for example music and sounds, beats, rhymes, cultural; music, different instruments, feelings etc.
  • reacting to music and various physical and gestural ways
  • experience and respond to a range of musical sounds, including live and recorded music, for example maintaining attention, visually tracking
  • exposed to music from various cultures and purposes especially pieces which create a specific feelings, or settings
  • listening to and reacting to music and musical instruments from different contexts and cultures

  VCAMUR004 | The Arts | Music | Level A | Respond and Interpret

• VCFRU107

  Recognise that French is both a local and a global language

  Elaborations

  • recognising that French is an important world language spoken with a variety of accents and dialects in many regions of the world as well as in France, for example, le Québec, le Sénégal, le Maroc, La Suisse, La Nouvelle Calédonie
  • understanding that French serves different functions within France and in other regions of the world, including Australia, for example, as a langue nationale, officielle, de communauté, diplomatique and culturelle
  • mapping and comparing variations in forms and expressions of French language in different geographical contexts, for example, les langues kanakes de la Nouvelle Calédonie, les langues bretonnes de la Bretagne, la créole de la Guadaloupe
  • comparing diversity in accents, dialects and vocabulary in French-speaking communities with similar diversity in the use of English within and beyond Australia

  VCFRU107 | Languages | French | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCFRU123

  Recognise that French is used in varying ways to achieve different purposes

  Elaborations

  • comparing spoken and written texts such as apologies or invitations to identify how differences in grammar and text features determine the nature of interactions, for example, formal or informal (je t’invite! Nous serions très heureux de vous accueillir chez nous)
  • observing forms of communication in different situations, and explaining how elements such as body language and use of personal space or silence contribute to the nature of the interaction and reflect status or relationship
  • examining the power of language to influence actions and beliefs (for example, analysing the wording of appels de secours d’urgence: nous sommes de tout cœur avec les communautés dévastées…), and noticing the use of grammatical choices to include or exclude, for example, vous les autres… nous les jeunes…
  • recognising how diversity of expression and language forms reflects the diversity of individual and community perspectives and experiences

  VCFRU123 | Languages | French | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCADRP023

  Present drama that communicates ideas, including stories from their community, to an audience

  Elaborations

  • presenting scenes in which they apply story structures to set the scene, link action and create an ending, such as re-telling a cultural or community story with the assistance of representatives from the community
  • following cues and using voice and movement to link action, ideas and stories in their drama
  • considering meanings and interpretations when rehearsing and performing sequences of ideas to communicate stories through drama, for example, ‘what do they want the audience to think about their drama?
  • enhancing ideas and stories in their drama by using available software and technologies, for example, using a mobile device to add sound effects to a performance

  VCADRP023 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 1 and 2 | Present and Perform

• VCCCC037

  Discuss how and why groups, including religious groups, participate in civic life

  Elaborations

  • researching the work of a non-government organisation (NGO), philanthropist or community group, and how and why they contribute to the Australian community
  • investigating the concept of 'the common good' using examples of how religious groups participate to foster interfaith understanding or social justice

  VCCCC037 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 9 and 10 | Citizenship, Diversity and Identity

• VCCCG030

  Analyse how citizens’ political choices are shaped, including the influence of the media

  Elaborations

  • analysing a range of strategies used to persuade citizens’ electoral choices such as public debate, media, opinion polls, advertising, interest groups and political party campaigns
  • discussing how social media is used to influence people’s understanding of issues

  VCCCG030 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 9 and 10 | Government and Democracy

• VCCCTM018

  Consider concrete and pictorial models to facilitate thinking, including a range of visualisation strategies

  Elaborations

  • drawing a picture to represent a descriptive text, such as a written description of a place, person or object, comparing pictures with others and discussing similarities and differences in interpretations
  • suggesting and using pictorial modelling as a strategy to assist in drawing a conclusion, for example suggesting using a bar graph to show ranking of preferences in response to a survey

  VCCCTM018 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 3 and 4 | Meta-Cognition

• VCCCTM087

  Experience ways to express their thinking, including expression of ideas and feelings about learning

  Elaborations

  • persisting when trying something new or solving a problem and attempting different ideas and solutions
  • reflecting on knowledge and learning and communicating what is new
  • initiating how they feel about different learning experiences and what they found hard
  • reflecting on their work and indicating when they are finished, how they have improved and what they are proud of

  VCCCTM087 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Level D | Meta-Cognition

• VCCCTR024

  Investigate common reasoning errors including contradiction and inconsistency, and the influence of context

  Elaborations

  • using an example such as the statement: "I love chocolate and I hate chocolate" to discuss whether different contexts can explain apparent inconsistencies
  • identifying an apparent contradiction in a point of view and discussing whether clarifying what is meant would resolve it; for example, clarifying that apparently having time to pay attention to the teacher but not to read the textbook is not a contradiction about wanting to learn but rather an indication of difficulty in understanding the textbook

  VCCCTR024 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Reasoning

• VCDEU114

  Recognise and reproduce the sounds and rhythms of spoken German, including distinctive sounds

  Elaborations

  • building phonic awareness by recognising and experimenting with sounds and rhythms, focusing on those that are novel and initially difficult such as ch (ich or acht), u (du), r (rot) and z (zehn)
  • developing pronunciation, phrasing and intonation skills by singing, reciting and repeating words and phrases in context
  • developing familiarity with the German alphabet and sound–letter correspondence through singing das Alphabetlied, identifying and naming letters, tracing words, and playing alphabet and spelling games such as Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst using initial sounds or Galgenmännchen
  • understanding that although German and English use the same alphabet there are additional symbols in German: the Umlaut to alter the pronunciation of particular vowels (ä, ö, ü) and the Eszett (β)
  • noticing that all nouns are capitalised in German

  VCDEU114 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language