Australian Curriculum outcome:

Strand:
Measurement and Geometry
Sub-strand:
Using units of measurement
Content descriptor:
Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between
Elaboration:

them(ACMMG110)
o Investigating the ways time was and is measured in different
o

Aboriginal Country, such as using tidal change

using units hours, minutes and seconds

Other Australian Curriculum links:

Curricular:

Mathematics:

Find unknown quantities in number sentences involving multiplication

and division and identify equivalent number sentences involving
multiplication and division (ACMNA121)
o using relevant problems to develop number sentences

English:

Use interaction skills, for example paraphrasing, questioning and

interpreting non-verbal cues and choose vocabulary and vocal effects
appropriate for different audiences and purposes (ACELY1796)
o participating in pair, group and class speaking and listening
situations, including informal conversations, class
o

discussions and presentations

choosing vocabulary and sentence structures for particular
purposes including formal and informal contexts, to report
and explain new concepts and topics, to offer a point of view
and to persuade others

Geography:

The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian
places (ACHASSK112)
o Identifying how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities altered the environment and sustained ways of
living through their methods of land and resource
management

General capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities:

Literacy Comprehending texts through listening, reading and viewing

ICT capability-

o Comprehend texts
o Navigate, read and view learning area texts
Composing texts through speaking, writing and creating
o Compose texts
o Compose spoken, written, visual and multimodal learning
area texts
Word Knowledge
o Understand learning area vocabulary
Investigating with ICT
o Define and plan information searches
o Locate, generate and access data and information

Numeracy-

Intercultural
Understanding-

Critical and Creative

Thinking-

Personal and Social

Capability-

o Select and evaluate data and information

Creating with ICT
o Generate solutions to challenges and learning area tasks
Using measurement
o Operate with clocks, calendars and timetables
Recognising culture and developing respect
o Investigate culture and cultural identity
o Explore and compare cultural knowledge, beliefs and
practices
o Develop respect for cultural diversity
Inquiring identifying, exploring and organising information and ideas
o Pose questions
o Identify and clarify information and ideas
o Organise and process information
Self-management
o Become confident, resilient and adaptable
Social awareness
o Appreciate diverse perspectives
Social management
o Communicate effectively
o Work collaboratively

Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander Histories and
Cultures

References:
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA]. (2014a).
Mathematics. Retrieved from
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/mathematics/curriculum/f-10?
y=1&y=2&y=3&y=4&y=5&s=NA&s=MG&s=SP&layout=3#page=5
ACARA. (2014b). English. Retrieved from
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/english/curriculum/f-10?
y=3&y=5&s=LA&s=LT&s=LY&layout=3#page=5
ACARA. (2014c). Humanities and social science: Geography. Retrieved from
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/humanities-and-socialsciences/hass/curriculum/f-10?layout=3#page=5