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Students from years 4–10 can explore and engage with activities aligned to the Australian Curriculum general capabilities and the Australian Curriculum: History, listed by year and learning area.

Curriculum 1

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK083: The diversity of Australia’s first peoples and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies)

All communities

Curriculum 2

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK086: The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments

All communities

Curriculum 3

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK084: The journey(s) of at least one world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late 18th century, including their contacts with other societies and any impacts

Related communities

Curriculum 4

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK089: The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Places, and how this influences views about sustainability

Curriculum 5

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACADAR008: Identify how the elements of dance and production elements express ideas in dance they make, perform and experience as audience, including exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance

Curriculum 7

Visual Arts, ACAVAM110: Explore ideas and artworks from different cultures and times, including artwork by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to use as inspiration for their own representations

Curriculum 8

Visual arts, ACAVAR113: Identify intended purposes and meanings of artworks using visual arts terminology to compare artworks, starting with visual artworks in Australia including visual artworks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Curriculum 1

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK108: The impact of a significant development or event on an Australian colony

Curriculum 2

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK107: The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed

All communities

Curriculum 3

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSI097: Sequence information about people’s lives, events, developments and phenomena using a variety of methods including timelines

Curriculum 4

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK112: The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places

Related communities

Curriculum 5

The Arts — Dance, ACADAR012: Explain how the elements of dance and production elements communicate meaning by comparing dances from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance

Curriculum 6

Visual Arts, ACAVAM114: Explore ideas and practices used by artists, including practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent different views, beliefs and opinions

Curriculum 7

Visual Arts, ACAVAR117: Explain how visual arts conventions communicate meaning by comparing artworks from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks

Curriculum 1

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSI125: Sequence information about people’s lives, events, developments and phenomena using a variety of methods including timelines

Curriculum 2

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK135: Experiences of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants, women and children

Curriculum 3

Humanities and Social Sciences, ACHASSK140: The world’s cultural diversity, including that of its indigenous peoples

All communities

Curriculum 4

The Arts — Dance, ACADAR012: Explain how the elements of dance and production elements communicate meaning by comparing dances from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance

communities

Curriculum 5

Visual Arts, ACAVAM114: Explore ideas and practices used by artists, including practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent different views, beliefs and opinions

Curriculum 6

Visual Arts, ACAVAR117: Explain how visual arts conventions communicate meaning by comparing artworks from different social, cultural and historical contexts, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks

Curriculum 1

History, ACDSEH148: The importance of conserving the remains of the ancient past, including the heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

All communities

Curriculum 2

Geography, ACHGK041: Economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and peoples of the Asia region

Curriculum 3

The Arts — Dance, ACADAR019: Identify and connect specific features and purposes of dance from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints and enrich their dance-making, starting with dance in Australia and including dance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Curriculum 4

Visual Arts, ACAVAM118: Experiment with visual arts conventions and techniques, including exploration of techniques used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent a theme, concept or idea in their artwork

Curriculum 1

Geography, ACHGK049: Spiritual, aesthetic and cultural value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Curriculum 2

Economics and Business, ACHEK028: The traditional markets of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and their participation in contemporary markets

Curriculum 3

The Arts — Dance, ACADAR019: Identify and connect specific features and purposes of dance from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints and enrich their dance-making, starting with dance in Australia and including dance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Curriculum 4

Visual Arts, ACAVAM118: Experiment with visual arts conventions and techniques, including exploration of techniques used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to represent a theme, concept or idea in their artwork

Curriculum 1

History, ACOKFH015: The nature and extent of the movement of peoples in the period 1750–1918 (slaves, convicts and settlers)

All communities

Curriculum 2

History, ACDSEH020: The extension of settlement, including the effects of contact (intended and unintended) between European settlers in Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

All communities

Curriculum 3

History, ACDSEH085: The short- and long-term impacts of the movement of peoples during this period

All communities

Curriculum 4

The Arts — Dance, ACADAR026: Analyse a range of dance from contemporary and past times to explore differing viewpoints and enrich their dance making, starting with dance from Australia and including dance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and consider dance in international contexts

Curriculum 5

Visual Arts, ACAVAM125: Conceptualise and develop representations of themes, concepts or subject matter to experiment with their developing personal style, reflecting on the styles of artists, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists

Curriculum 1

History, ACDSEH104: Background to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples for rights and freedoms before 1965, including the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations

Curriculum 2

History, ACHHS189: Evaluate the reliability and usefulness of primary and secondary sources

All communities

Curriculum 3

History, ACHHS190: Identify and analyse the perspectives of people from the past

Curriculum 4

Geography, ACHGK072: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ approaches to custodial responsibility and environmental management in different regions of Australia

Curriculum 5

The Arts — Dance, ACADAR026: Analyse a range of dance from contemporary and past times to explore differing viewpoints and enrich their dance making, starting with dance from Australia and including dance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and consider dance in international contexts

Curriculum 6

Visual Arts, ACAVAM125: Conceptualise and develop representations of themes, concepts or subject matter to experiment with their developing personal style, reflecting on the styles of artists, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists

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