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• VCGGK009

  Experience their connection to a place in Australia and across the world

  Elaborations

  • experience the purpose or special event/s of a space
  • experiencing the linking of special events and places to people, culture and other places
  • reacting to images of places

  VCGGK009 | The Humanities | Geography | Level A | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCGGK023

  The connection of self to other places in Australia and across the world

  Elaborations

  • experiencing specific activities in a place
  • connecting places to location
  • exploring places they have visited and their location

  VCGGK023 | The Humanities | Geography | Level B | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCHHK077

  Significance of celebrations and commemorations in other places around the world

  Elaborations

  • exploring for example, Bastille Day in France, Independence Day in the USA, Chinese New Year, Christmas Day, Diwali, Easter, Hanukkah, the Moon Festival and Ramadan
  • comparing the significance of national days in different countries, looking at why they developed and elements they have in common
  • viewing on the internet videos of celebrations of significant days, such as Independence Day in Greece
  • investigating the origins and significance of international celebrations or commemorations, for example, the International Day of Peace, and of celebrations significant to particular cultural groups in Australia and in other countries

  VCHHK077 | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4 | Historical Knowledge | Community, remembrance and celebrations

• VCMNA307

  Apply set structures to solve real-world problems

  Elaborations

  • using a sort algorithm to determine the median of a set of numbers
  • exploring variation in proportion and means of random samples, drawn from a population

  VCMNA307 | Mathematics | Level 9 | Number and Algebra | Patterns and algebra

• VCRAU033

  Recognise the areas of the world where the language is spoken

  Elaborations

  • identifying which world communities use the language and that the language studied borrows from other languages
  • identifying examples of how the language has influenced Australian English showing awareness of the language as a 'real' language in use in the world and one of multiple languages in the Australian community

  VCRAU033 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCSSU031

  Science is about exploring the world around me

  Elaborations

  • recognising that structured investigations help us understand objects and the world around us
  • exploring and observing using different senses
  • working with others to observe and manipulate objects used in everyday life

  VCSSU031 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• VCSSU004

  Changes in the world around us can affect responses

  Elaborations

  • making decisions about clothing, location and activity based on their reaction to, and changes in, the weather
  • demonstrating an awareness of the time of day by responding to activities associated with different times of the day, for example, eating lunch, getting dressed to go to school, packing bags to go home

  VCSSU004 | Science | Level A | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences

• VCSSU011

  Objects and the world around us can be explored

  Elaborations

  • manipulating a variety of materials to explore their characteristics, for example, sensory tubs filled with pasta, feathers, water, pebbles
  • observing what happens when materials are mixed, manipulated, moved and changed

  VCSSU011 | Science | Level B | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• The Humanities | Geography: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  The Geography curriculum presents a structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the characteristics of the places that make up our world, using the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change. It addresses scales from the personal...

  Overview material | Geography

• VCDTCD053

  Develop modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures including using an object-oriented programming language

  Elaborations

  • coding separate modules that perform discrete functions but collectively meet the needs of the solution
  • defining classes that represent the attributes and behaviour of objects in the real world or in a game
  • considering different algorithms and selecting the most appropriate based on the type of problem, for example branching algorithms suit optimisation problems and simple recursive algorithms solve the base cases directly
  • selecting different types of data structures such as an array, record and object to model structured data

  VCDTCD053 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 9 and 10 | Creating Digital Solutions

• VCHIU017

  Recognise that Australia is a multicultural society with communities of speakers of many different languages including Hindi

  Elaborations

  • understanding that there are many different languages in the world and in the Australian community and that many people speak more than one language
  • exploring the range of languages spoken in Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages
  • identifying different languages and dialects used by children in their class or friendship groups, for example, by creating a language map with greetings in each language
  • identifying different languages that they come into contact with in their extended family and communities

  VCHIU017 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCRAC062

  Consider how the students' own biographies, including family origins, traditions and beliefs, impact on identity and shapes the students' intercultural experiences

  Elaborations

  • recognising that aspects of personal identity such as family, religion and marital status may be important in interacting with speakers of the language and in how one may be perceived
  • identifying formative events and experiences in own and others’ upbringing and how these shape identity, for example, events such as graduation or achieving a goal
  • reflecting on how learning the language may have impacted on own identity and understanding of the world such as increased awareness of representations of the culture/s studied in the Australian media

  VCRAC062 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCRAU119

  Understand the role of language and culture in shaping and conveying cultural identity including the multiple languages and cultures present in other countries and in Australia

  Elaborations

  • understanding how language reflects specific cultural ideas as well as values, such as deference and respect
  • recognising that cultural values, customs and practices are constantly changing and are evident in language use
  • appreciating that language use can reflect and express cultural identity, that multiple languages exist in many regions of the world and Australia, including Indigenous languages; and that many people are multilingual and value this capability as an integral part of their identity

  VCRAU119 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCHHK115

  The significance and importance of conserving the remains and heritage of the past

  Elaborations

  • Egypt
    • explaining the role of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in identifying, protecting and preserving cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity
    • identifying past and current threats to ancient sites in Egypt. Examine ways to conserve these sites
  • Greece
    • explaining the role of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in identifying, protecting and preserving cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity
    • identifying past and current threats to ancient sites in Greece. Examine ways to conserve these sites
  • Rome
    • explaining the role of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in identifying, protecting and preserving cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity
    • identifying past and current threats to ancient sites from the Roman Empire. Examine ways to conserve these sites
  • India
    • explaining the role of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in identifying, protecting and preserving cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity
    • identifying past and current threats to ancient sites in India. Examine ways to conserve these sites
  • China
    • explaining the role of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in identifying, protecting and preserving cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity
    • identifying past and current threats to ancient sites in from Early China. Examine ways to conserve these sites

  VCHHK115 | The Humanities | History | Levels 7 and 8 | Historical Knowledge | Ancient world and early civilisations – 60 000 BC (BCE) – c.650 AD (CE)

• Turkish - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students' development of literacy skills progresses from supported comprehension and use of high-frequency and personally significant sight words to understanding and applying basic grammatical features of the language, such as simple verb tenses and verb moods, for example, recognising question...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence

• VCELY174

  Listen to and respond orally to texts and to the communication of others in informal and structured classroom situations using interaction skills, including listening, while others speak

  Elaborations

  • listening to, remembering and following simple instructions
  • sequencing ideas in spoken texts, retelling well known stories, retelling stories with picture cues, retelling information using story maps
  • listening for specific things, for example the main idea of a short statement, the details of a story, or to answer a given question
  • participating in informal situations, for example play-based experiences which involve the imaginative use of spoken language
  • participating in class, group and pair discussions about shared experiences including shared texts
  • asking and answering questions to clarify understanding

  VCELY174 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Speaking and Listening | Literacy

• VCLVC135

  Participate in shared listening to, viewing and reading of texts and respond through singing, miming, play-acting, drawing, action and movement

  Elaborations

  • performing songs or stories that include repeated phrases, rhythms and non-verbal forms of expression, such as clapping, gestures, facial expressions and dance
  • participating in shared reading of stories, responding through mime captioned drawings, dance, play-acting and other forms of expression
  • visiting important sites on Country/Place and listening to respected community members tell stories, and responding by drawing, labelling, re-enacting with puppets, props or actions
  • identifying key animals, birds and other characters in stories, songs, performances and dances
  • listening to respected community members tell stories and identifying which stories belong to which natural features in their region/Country/Place, including animals and natural species and recognising their significance
  • identifying and naming significant places, landscapes and topographical features on Country/Place through which travelling stories/storylines pass
  • identifying key messages expressed in stories, song, dance and visual art, for example, rules for living
  • predicting the content/meaning of narrative texts such as picture books, including titles, covers and illustrations, and giving reasons for their predictions
  • responding to simple questions about characters and events in imaginative and expressive texts such as stories, songs, dances

  VCLVC135 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• The Arts | Drama: Learning in Drama

  Learning in Drama involves students making, performing, analysing and responding to drama, drawing on human experience as a source of ideas. Students engage with the knowledge of drama, develop skills, apply techniques and process and use materials and technologies as they explore a range of forms...

  Overview material | Drama

• Dance: Level A description

  In Level A, students are exposed to dance. Dance assists them to attend to and explore the world around them with as much independence as possible. They experience dance and are encouraged to use gestures and body movements to react and respond to the world around them.

  Students become aware of...

  Level description | The Arts | Dance

• Dance: Level B description

  In Level B, students explore dance. They explore how dance can represent the world and they make dances to represent their ideas about the world. They share their dance with peers and experience dance as audiences.

  Students become aware of their bodies and explore the body bases, parts and zones...

  Level description | The Arts | Dance