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Year 7 in the Australian Curriculum

Every learning area for Year 7 in Version 9.0. Open one to see all of its content descriptions with codes.
  • English

    24 content descriptions · Language, Literature, Literacy

    • AC9E7LA01understand how language expresses and creates personal and social identitiesPlan this
    • AC9E7LA02recognise language used to evaluate texts including visual and multimodal texts, and how evaluations of a text can be substantiated by reference to the text and other sourcesPlan this
    All Year 7 English
  • Mathematics

    30 content descriptions · Number, Algebra, Measurement, Space, Statistics, Probability

    • AC9M7N01describe the relationship between perfect square numbers and square roots, and use squares of numbers and square roots of perfect square numbers to solve problemsPlan this
    • AC9M7N02represent natural numbers as products of powers of prime numbers using exponent notationPlan this
    All Year 7 Mathematics
  • Science

    18 content descriptions · Science understanding, Science as a human endeavour, Science inquiry

    • AC9S7U01investigate the role of classification in ordering and organising the diversity of life on Earth and use and develop classification tools including dichotomous keysPlan this
    • AC9S7U02use models, including food webs, to represent matter and energy flow in ecosystems and predict the impact of changing abiotic and biotic factors on populationsPlan this
    All Year 7 Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

    55 content descriptions · Knowledge and understanding, Skills

    • AC9HC7K01the key features of Australia's system of government, including democracy, the Australian Constitution, responsible government and federalismPlan this
    • AC9HC7K02the characteristics of Australia's democracy, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movementPlan this
    All Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Health and Physical Education

    19 content descriptions · Personal, social and community health, Movement and physical activity

    • AC9HP8P01analyse and reflect on the influence of values and beliefs on the development of identitiesPlan this
    • AC9HP8P02analyse the impact of changes and transitions, and devise strategies to support themselves and others through these changesPlan this
    All Year 7 Health and Physical Education
  • Technologies

    29 content descriptions · Knowledge and understanding, Processes and production skills

    • AC9TDE8K01analyse how people in design and technologies occupations consider ethical and sustainability factors to design and produce products, services and environmentsPlan this
    • AC9TDE8K02analyse the impact of innovation and the development of technologies on designed solutions for global preferred futuresPlan this
    All Year 7 Technologies
  • The Arts

    35 content descriptions · Exploring and responding, Developing practices and skills, Creating and making, Presenting and performing

    • AC9ADA8E01investigate ways that dance works, performers and/or choreographers across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts use the elements of dance, choreographic devices and/or production elements to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaningPlan this
    • AC9ADA8E02investigate the diversity of dance choreographed and/or performed by First Nations Australians considering culturally responsive approaches to Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property rightsPlan this
    All Year 7 The Arts
  • Languages

    352 content descriptions · Communicating meaning in Arabic, Understanding language and culture, Communicating meaning in Auslan, Communicating meaning in Chinese, Engaging with the ancient Greek world through texts, Communicating meaning in [Language]

    • AC9LA8C01initiate and sustain exchanges in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts related to students’ experiences, feelings and views, adjusting their language in response to othersPlan this
    • AC9LA8C02collaborate in activities that involve the language of transaction, negotiation and problem-solving to plan projects and eventsPlan this
    All Year 7 Languages

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Year 7 has content descriptions in 8 learning areas: English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, Technologies, The Arts, Languages. Open a learning area to see every content description and its code.

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