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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

• Mathematics: Level 7 description

  In Level 7, students work with powers of whole numbers, use index notation, represent numbers as products of powers of prime numbers, and investigate square roots of perfect squares. They use number properties to assist with calculation and order, and to add and subtract integers. Students find...

  Level description | Mathematics

• 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

• VCCCTM041

  Examine a range of learning strategies and how to select strategies that best meet the requirements of a task

  Elaborations

  • discussing suitable learning strategies and how they should be used, for example when, why and how feedback should be sought and given
  • reflecting on a learning strategy recently used and setting a goal for the future

  VCCCTM041 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 7 and 8 | Meta-Cognition

• 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

• VCARC161

  Translate and interpret texts from Arabic into English and vice versa, compare own translations with others’, discuss differences and possible reasons and alternatives, and make language choices that best convey equivalent meaning

  Elaborations

  • translating and interpreting texts from Arabic into English and vice versa, using print and online dictionaries, and translation tools or programs, and experimenting with interpreting unknown words or expressions, reflecting on challenges associated with transferring meaning from one language to another
  • comparing own and others’ translations of the same text, commenting on differences and similarities between versions and considering possible reasons for these
  • translating and interpreting texts, using print and online dictionaries, and translation tools or programs, identifying culturally specific vocabulary, for example, عفواً؛ سلامتك؛ , and expressions, such as ألف مبروك الحمد لله على السلامة؛ نشكرالرب؛, and discussing the translation process relating to choice of words that best reflect the meaning, equivalence and contextual appropriateness
  • paraphrasing English words or expressions that have no specific equivalent in Arabic, such as ‘mufti day’ or ‘fundraiser’, and annotating them in order to convey their intended meaning

  VCARC161 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Translating

• Languages | Chinese: Structure

  Sequences of learning

  The Chinese curriculum takes account of different entry points into language learning across F–10, which reflects current practice in language teaching.

  There are two possible learning sequences:

  • F–10 sequence for students who begin to learn the language in primary...

  Overview material | Chinese

• 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

• Technologies | Design and Technologies: Learning in Design and Technologies

  In Design and Technologies, students are actively engaged in the processes of creating designed solutions for personal, domestic and global settings for a sustainable future. For younger children, this usually involves personal and family settings, where there is an immediate, direct and tangible...

  Overview material | Design and Technologies