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Exact ACARA v9 content-description crosswalkYear 8 Subjects · T1 W3–4 · Curriculum Crosswalk

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The official Australian Curriculum download was retrieved 29 September 2026; local workbook SHA-256 db446882d2c00cf7c085a03e250e2442fda6c44011fc114680c46c1dc7a822c3. Rows below are from the pinned official workbook via data/frameworks/acara-v9.json. The wording column is verbatim except line-break normalisation for Markdown. SubjectNest authored the day map and partial/conditional scope notes. A short block does not complete a code, achievement standard, subject allocation or jurisdictional syllabus.

Code Official level Workbook row Exact official content description Blocks Partial/conditional scope
AC9ADA8C01 Years 7 and 8 20672 choreograph dance by selecting and manipulating elements of dance and choreographic devices to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning ARTS 11 Original eight-count pathway; broader choreography and meaning need longer work.
AC9ADA8D01 Years 7 and 8 20663 develop safe dance practice and use of expressive and technical skills and, as appropriate, genre- or style-specific techniques ARTS 11 One optional safe gesture sequence; technique/genre range not assessed.
AC9ADA8D02 Years 7 and 8 20667 reflect on own and others’ dance works and/or practices to inform choreographic choices and use of technical and expressive skills ARTS 12 One timing revision and feedback; reflection is brief and learner-specific.
AC9ADA8P01 Years 7 and 8 20683 rehearse and perform dance for audiences, using technical and expressive skills and, as appropriate genre- or style-specific techniques ARTS 12 Only an actually observed willing-audience performance counts; paper score does not.
AC9ADR8C01 Years 7 and 8 20900 improvise and devise drama and/or interpret scripted drama, manipulating elements of drama and applying conventions relevant to the style/form ARTS 13 One original missing-instruction scene; short improvisation only.
AC9ADR8C02 Years 7 and 8 20907 evaluate and refine use of elements of drama and/or conventions to shape and sustain dramatic action and/or communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning ARTS 14 One before/after revision; sustained dramatic action not established.
AC9ADR8P01 Years 7 and 8 20913 rehearse and perform improvised, devised and/or scripted drama to audiences, using performance skills and conventions relevant to style and/or form ARTS 14 Short private performance only if observed; script alone remains planning.
AC9AMA8C01 Years 7 and 8 21142 design and structure media arts works to communicate ideas, perspectives and meaning for an intended audience ARTS 15 Small original two-frame paper storyboard; not a complete production.
AC9AMA8D01 Years 7 and 8 21125 develop media production skills throughout the production process to construct representations using media languages and media technologies ARTS 15, ARTS 16 Brief frame-order/privacy production practice; no recorded child media.
AC9AMA8P01 Years 7 and 8 21159 present media arts works, using responsible media practices and considering potential relationships the work could create with audiences ARTS 16 Private showing only if actual; a proposed sharing plan is not presentation.
AC9AMU8C02 Years 7 and 8 21402 compose using the elements of music and compositional devices to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning, and notate, document and/or record the music ARTS 17 One original short notated rhythm; composition scope is small.
AC9AMU8D01 Years 7 and 8 21384 develop and practise listening/aural skills and vocal and/or instrumental skills/techniques for manipulating elements of music to achieve expressive effects ARTS 17 Eight-box aural/tactile rhythm and rests; limited vocal/instrumental technique.
AC9AMU8D02 Years 7 and 8 21392 reflect on their own and others’ music to inform choices they make as composers and performers about how they will manipulate elements of music and/or compositional devices ARTS 18 One second-layer change and feedback; no extensive repertoire.
AC9AMU8P01 Years 7 and 8 21411 perform music using relevant vocal and/or instrumental techniques and performance skills ARTS 18 Actual gentle performance only if observed; score alone is composition.
AC9AVA8C02 Years 7 and 8 21655 select and manipulate visual conventions, visual arts processes and/or materials to create artworks that represent ideas, perspectives and/or meaning ARTS 19 A tiny original telescope drawing only; broader artwork development not covered.
AC9AVA8D01 Years 7 and 8 21631 experiment with visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials to develop skills ARTS 19 Two original line-weight thumbnail experiments; limited media/material range.
AC9AVA8D02 Years 7 and 8 21640 reflect on the ways that they and other artists respond to influences to inform choices they make in their own visual arts practice ARTS 20 One documented revision of original lantern studies; reflection is brief.
AC9AVA8P01 Years 7 and 8 21664 curate and present examples of their visual arts practice to accompany exhibits of their artworks to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning to audiences ARTS 20 Actual showing with process note only if observed; planned exhibit is not curation.
AC9HC8K02 Year 8 1779 the role of political parties and independent representatives in Australian democracy, including elections and the formation of governments HASS 17 Official PEO definition of party/independent sampled; no full election/government-formation study.
AC9HC8K03 Year 8 1785 the characteristics of laws and how laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law) HASS 16 Official PEO statute/common/delegated source distinction; not legal advice or full legislative process.
AC9HC8S02 Year 8 1814 locate, select and organise information, data and ideas from different sources HASS 16 Select and organise one PEO fact source and fictional case; limited source range.
AC9HC8S03 Year 8 1819 analyse information, data and ideas about political, legal or civic issues to identify and explain differences in perspectives and potential challenges HASS 17, HASS 20 Contrast a fictional civic statement with official roles; no real political stance inferred.
AC9HE8K01 Year 8 1995 how markets influence decisions about the allocation of resources to the production of goods and services, and the effect of prices on these decisions HASS 18 Fictional two-week price/order comparison; insufficient for a causal market explanation.
AC9HE8K05 Year 8 2015 processes that individuals and/or businesses use to plan and budget to achieve short-term and long-term financial objectives HASS 19 Balance one invented club budget; not personal financial planning.
AC9HE8S03 Year 8 2029 interpret information and data to identify economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships HASS 18 Describe a numerical change and missing factors; no real market trend established.
AC9HE8S04 Year 8 2034 develop a response to an economic and business issue, identifying potential costs and benefits HASS 19, HASS 20 One cost/benefit response in an invented case; no actual business decision.
AC9HG8K01 Year 8 2231 geomorphological processes that produce different landscapes and significant landforms HASS 11 Invented valley sketch prompts process questions; no real landform mapping or full geomorphology.
AC9HG8S01 Year 8 2282 develop questions for a geographical inquiry related to a phenomenon or challenge HASS 11 One investigable question from a model; no geographical field inquiry.
AC9HG8S03 Year 8 2294 interpret and analyse geographical data and information to identify similarities and differences, explain patterns and trends and infer relationships HASS 12, HASS 15 Two fictional trends and a held-out table; no verified geospatial dataset or robust trend study.
AC9HG8S05 Year 8 2302 identify a strategy for action in relation to environmental, economic, social or other factors, and explain potential impacts HASS 12 Propose a conditional next question/action; no local strategy implementation.
AC9HH8K03 Year 8 2649 a significant event, development, turning point or challenge that contributed to continuity and change in Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe HASS 13 Narrow British Library Articles-of-the-Barons context; wider medieval continuity/change not taught.
AC9HH8K04 Year 8 2667 the experiences and perspectives of rulers and of subject peoples, and the interaction between power and/or authority in Medieval, Renaissance or pre-modern Europe HASS 14 Ask about ruler–baron authority and absent voices; subjects’ actual perspectives need more sources.
AC9HH8S03 Year 8 2823 identify the origin, content, context and purpose of primary and secondary sources HASS 13 Distinguish original document from modern catalogue description; no direct original-language reading.
AC9HH8S04 Year 8 2827 identify and describe the accuracy and usefulness of primary and secondary sources as evidence HASS 14, HASS 15 Judge usefulness for one question and provenance limits; not a full source comparison.
AC9HP8M01 Years 7 and 8 3586 analyse, refine and transfer movement skills in a variety of movement situations HPE 11 Short opt-in placement variations; refined movement only if actually observed.
AC9HP8M02 Years 7 and 8 3593 design and demonstrate how movement strategies can be manipulated to improve movement outcomes HPE 17 Propose/try one movement strategy; demonstration conditional on safe participation.
AC9HP8M03 Years 7 and 8 3598 demonstrate and explain how movement concepts related to effort, space, time, objects and people can be manipulated to improve movement outcomes HPE 11 Vary target space/effort once; broader movement concepts and outcome data not covered.
AC9HP8M07 Years 7 and 8 3618 propose and evaluate movement strategies and skills that would be most effective in different movement situations HPE 17, HPE 20 Compare fictional or observed short movement strategies; no universal best method.
AC9HP8M08 Years 7 and 8 3622 investigate modifications to equipment, rules and scoring systems that support fair play and inclusive participation HPE 14, HPE 15 Adapt one simple rule/equipment choice; fair inclusion needs participant feedback.
AC9HP8M09 Years 7 and 8 3627 practise and apply leadership, collaboration and group decision-making processes when participating in a range of physical activities HPE 14 Group decision process only if observed; a paper modification is not collaboration evidence.
AC9HP8P04 Years 7 and 8 3540 examine the roles of respect, empathy, power and coercion in developing respectful relationships HPE 13 Consent/respect script within one fictional scenario; relationships are not assessed.
AC9HP8P05 Years 7 and 8 3546 investigate strategies that influence how communities value diversity and propose actions they can take to promote inclusion in their communities HPE 18 Propose inclusion questions for an invented map; no community consultation or outcome.
AC9HP8P06 Years 7 and 8 3553 analyse factors that influence emotional responses and devise strategies to self-manage emotions HPE 16, HPE 20 Plan one self-management pause for fictional tension; no personal emotional assessment.
AC9HP8P07 Years 7 and 8 3557 explain and apply skills and strategies to communicate assertively and respectfully when seeking, giving or denying consent HPE 13, HPE 15 Practise request/refusal/acceptance wording; actual interpersonal skill conditional on observation.
AC9HP8P08 Years 7 and 8 3562 refine protective behaviours and evaluate community resources to seek help for themselves and others HPE 19, HPE 20 Sketch a trusted-adult/help route for fiction; real disclosures follow school policy.
AC9HP8P09 Years 7 and 8 3569 investigate how media and influential people impact attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours in relation to health, safety, relationships and wellbeing HPE 12 Audit one invented universal health slogan; no clinical treatment or media study.
AC9HP8P10 Years 7 and 8 3575 plan and implement strategies, using health resources, to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing HPE 18 Plan an inclusion strategy only; implementation and effect not observed.
AC9S8I04 Year 8 19377 select and construct appropriate representations, including tables, graphs, models and mathematical relationships, to organise and process data and information SCIENCE 11, SCIENCE 13 Represent paper cell/plate models; limited model choice and no measured data display.
AC9S8I05 Year 8 19385 analyse data and information to describe patterns, trends and relationships and identify anomalies SCIENCE 19 Identify one anomaly in fictional readings; no student-generated real dataset.
AC9S8I06 Year 8 19392 analyse methods, conclusions and claims for assumptions, possible sources of error, conflicting evidence and unanswered questions SCIENCE 15, SCIENCE 18, SCIENCE 19 Name confounds and model limits in short cases; full method evaluation remains open.
AC9S8I07 Year 8 19398 construct evidence-based arguments to support conclusions or evaluate claims and consider any ethical issues and cultural protocols associated with using or citing secondary data or information SCIENCE 20 One source-bound science claim in a fresh fictional case; ethics/protocol dimensions not completed.
AC9S8U01 Year 8 19271 recognise cells as the basic units of living things, compare plant and animal cells, and describe the functions of specialised cell structures and organelles SCIENCE 11, SCIENCE 15 Paper plant/animal outlines distinguish selected structures; no microscopy or whole cell diversity.
AC9S8U02 Year 8 19278 analyse the relationship between structure and function of cells, tissues and organs in a plant and an animal organ system and explain how these systems enable survival of the individual SCIENCE 12 One simplified cell–tissue–organ–system chain; full anatomy and survival mechanisms are not assessed.
AC9S8U03 Year 8 19286 investigate tectonic activity including the formation of geological features at divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries and describe the scientific evidence for the theory of plate tectonics SCIENCE 13, SCIENCE 15 Three paper boundary arrows and a fresh check; no real hazard mapping or full tectonic evidence set.
AC9S8U04 Year 8 19295 describe the key processes of the rock cycle, including the timescales over which they occur, and examine how the properties of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks reflect their formation and influence their use SCIENCE 14 Two possible rock-cycle routes on cards; no actual rock identified or geological timescale measured.
AC9S8U05 Year 8 19305 classify different types of energy as kinetic or potential and investigate energy transfer and transformations in simple systems SCIENCE 16, SCIENCE 20 Stored/moving energy storyboards; no energy quantity or transformation measured.
AC9S8U06 Year 8 19314 classify matter as elements, compounds or mixtures and compare different representations of these, including 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional models, symbols for elements and formulas for molecules and compounds SCIENCE 17, SCIENCE 20 Idealised particle symbols distinguish categories; real substance classification needs evidence.
AC9S8U07 Year 8 19321 compare physical and chemical changes and identify indicators of energy change in chemical reactions SCIENCE 18 Case sorting only; no chemical reaction performed or new substance verified.
AC9TDE8K06 Years 7 and 8 19966 analyse how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment can be combined to create designed solutions TECHNOLOGIES 12 Compare simple paper/card properties in one safe setup; no general material certification.
AC9TDE8P01 Years 7 and 8 19976 analyse needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate and select materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to create designed solutions TECHNOLOGIES 11, TECHNOLOGIES 15 Analyse a fictional 12-card tray need; no real client brief or complete production cycle.
AC9TDE8P02 Years 7 and 8 19985 generate, test, iterate and communicate design ideas, processes and solutions using technical terms and graphical representation techniques, including using digital tools TECHNOLOGIES 13, TECHNOLOGIES 14 Two sketches and a revision; test/iteration evidence conditional on making or observation.
AC9TDE8P04 Years 7 and 8 19999 develop design criteria collaboratively including sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions TECHNOLOGIES 12, TECHNOLOGIES 14, TECHNOLOGIES 15 Agree a few criteria including paper use as a question; sustainability not measured.
AC9TDI8K03 Years 7 and 8 20322 investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data using integers TECHNOLOGIES 16 Illustrative integer samples and original audio cue; not full image/text/audio encoding study.
AC9TDI8K04 Years 7 and 8 20327 explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary TECHNOLOGIES 17, TECHNOLOGIES 20 Four-bit place-value examples only; broader binary integer representation not covered.
AC9TDI8P05 Years 7 and 8 20355 design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode TECHNOLOGIES 18, TECHNOLOGIES 20 One nested fictional decision flow; no large real-world decomposition.
AC9TDI8P06 Years 7 and 8 20359 trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors TECHNOLOGIES 18, TECHNOLOGIES 19, TECHNOLOGIES 20 Trace three cases and find a deliberate bug; limited algorithm testing.
AC9TDI8P09 Years 7 and 8 20372 implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language TECHNOLOGIES 19 Original Python starter may be edited/run offline; paper-only route does not demonstrate implementation.

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