Concept-Based Question-Based Subject-Based (Science)

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Vic Curriculum Map

Year 5 · Question Based Investigations

	Health and Physical Education Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Health and Physical Education	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Personal, Social and Community Health
•	Recognise how media and important people in the community influence personal attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours VCHPEP111			1
•	Investigate community resources and strategies to seek help about health, safety and wellbeing VCHPEP107		1
•	Identify and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing VCHPEP091		1

	Civics and Citizenship Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / Civics and Citizenship	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Government and Democracy
•	Identify and discuss the key features of the Australian electoral process VCCCG010				1
•	Discuss the values, principles and institutions that underpin Australia’s democratic forms of government and explain how this system is influenced by the Westminster system VCCCG008				1
	Laws and Citizens
•	Explain how and why laws are enforced and describe the roles and responsibilities of key personnel in law enforcement, and in the legal system VCCCL013				1
	Citizenship, Diversity and Identity
•	Identify different points of view on a contemporary issue relating to democracy and citizenship VCCCC015				1
•	Investigate how people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve their goals and plan for action VCCCC016		1		1

	Economics and Business Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / Economics and Business	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Resource Allocation and Making Choices
•	Identify types of resources (natural, human, capital) and explore the ways societies use them in order to satisfy the needs and wants of present and future generations VCEBR003			1
•	Describe the difference between needs and wants and explain why choices need to be made VCEBR001			1
	Consumer and Financial Literacy
•	Identify influences on consumer choices and explore strategies that can be used to help make informed personal consumer and financial choices VCEBC004			1

	Design and Technologies Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Technologies / Design and Technologies	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Technologies and Society
•	Investigate how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability, in the design of solutions for current and future use VCDSTS033	1
	Technologies Contexts
•	Investigate how and why food and fibre are produced in managed environments VCDSTC035	1
	Creating Designed Solutions
•	Develop project plans that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions VCDSCD042	1
•	Negotiate criteria for success that include consideration of environmental and social sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions VCDSCD041	1
•	Generate, develop, communicate and document design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques VCDSCD039	1
•	Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions VCDSCD038	1

	Critical and Creative Thinking Victorian Curriculum / Capabilities / Critical and Creative Thinking	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Questions and Possibilities
•	Experiment with alternative ideas and actions by setting preconceptions to one side VCCCTQ022			1	1
•	Identify and form links and patterns from multiple information sources to generate non-routine ideas and possibilities VCCCTQ023	1	1
•	Examine how different kinds of questions can be used to identify and clarify information, ideas and possibilities VCCCTQ021	1	1	1	1
	Reasoning
•	Explore what a criterion is, different kinds of criteria, and how to select appropriate criteria for the purposes of filtering information and ideas VCCCTR028				1
•	Examine the difference between valid and sound arguments and between inductive and deductive reasoning, and their degrees of certainty VCCCTR027				1
•	Consider the importance of giving reasons and evidence and how the strength of these can be evaluated VCCCTR025				1
•	Consider when analogies might be used in expressing a point of view and how they should be expressed and evaluated VCCCTR026				1
•	Investigate common reasoning errors including contradiction and inconsistency, and the influence of context VCCCTR024				1
	Meta-Cognition
•	Investigate how ideas and problems can be disaggregated into smaller elements or ideas, how criteria can be used to identify gaps in existing knowledge, and assess and test ideas and proposals VCCCTM031	1	1	1	1
•	Investigate thinking processes using visual models and language strategies VCCCTM029	1	1	1	1
•	Examine learning strategies, including constructing analogies, visualising ideas, summarising and paraphrasing information and reflect on the application of these strategies in different situations VCCCTM030	1	1	1	1

	Personal and Social Capability Victorian Curriculum / Capabilities / Personal and Social Capability	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Social Awareness and Management
•	Describe the various causes of conflict and evaluate possible strategies to address conflict VCPSCSO033	1	1	1	1
•	Identify the characteristics of an effective team and develop descriptions for particular roles including leadership, and describe both their own and their team’s performance when undertaking various roles VCPSCSO032	1	1	1	1

	Science Understanding Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Understanding	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Science as a human endeavour
•	Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives VCSSU073	1
	Biological sciences
•	Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment VCSSU074	1
•	The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment VCSSU075	1
	Earth and space sciences
•	Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun) VCSSU078	1
•	Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth’s surface VCSSU079		1

	Science Inquiry Skills Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Inquiry Skills	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Questioning and predicting
•	With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be based on previous experiences or general rules VCSIS082	1
	Communicating
•	Communicate ideas and processes using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and to identify simple cause-and-effect relationships VCSIS088	1

	Geographical Concepts and Skills Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / Geography / Geographical Concepts and Skills	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Place, space and interconnection
•	Describe and explain interconnections within places and between places, and the effects of these interconnections VCGGC087		1
•	Identify and describe locations and describe and explain spatial distributions and patterns VCGGC086		1
	Data and information
•	Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and secondary sources, using ethical protocols VCGGC088		1

	Geographical Knowledge Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / The Humanities / Geography / Geographical Knowledge	Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet Question-Based Investigations: Journey to the Red Planet	Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters Question-Based Investigations: Natural Disasters	Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save Question-Based Investigations: Spend and Save	Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change Question-Based Investigations: Voting for Change
	Factors that shape places and influence interconnections
•	Impacts of bushfires or floods on environments and communities, and how people can respond VCGGK095		1
•	Environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of places and the management of spaces within them VCGGK096		1
•	Influence of people, including the influence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places VCGGK094		1