However, the overall cross-curriculum priorities do not explicitly include western history.
Liardet used Makutano Junction on a cross-curriculum day with year 8.
Cross-curriculum efforts will include environmental speeches and presentations in English, topsoil measurements in math and climate study in science.
A lot of the angst from conservative commentators springs from the fact that the three "cross-curriculum priorities" relate to Indigenous affairs, Australia's place in Asia and sustainability.
The review found problems with the operation of the three existing cross-curriculum priorities: Indigenous histories and cultures, Australia's engagement with Asia, and sustainability.
The Australian curriculum has given so much direction and scope for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and history being taught in schools through the cross-curriculum priorities.
The current curriculum, including its 11 separate subjects, will be replaced with six "areas of learning", freeing teachers to pick and choose lesson content and do more cross-curriculum teaching, making links between science, maths and history.
Throughout the process of development, three cross-curriculum priority areas were identified that could add depth and richness to student learning in the wider context of Australia's engagement with the rest of the world.
Spurr, who was asked by the review team to look specifically at the English course material, questioned the three cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples, the Asian region, and sustainability.
Focusing on Fire, Water and Astronomy, we provide units and resources as exemplars for primary and secondary school students including a discussion of how each of these units of work address the cross-curriculum priority and achievement standards.
3-D printing technologies have the potential to improve both Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and Career and Technical Education (CTE), as well as integrating these two educational emphases and providing opportunities for cross-curriculum engagement.
