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Cipta — Australian Curriculum v9 Mapping (QLD via QCAA)

A one-pager teachers can attach to a unit plan. Use this as the appendix to the school pitch deck and the Karawatha pitch.

Note on codes: Australian Curriculum v9 content descriptors and achievement standards are versioned and revised. Cite the strand and focus when communicating with schools, and verify exact descriptor codes against australiancurriculum.edu.au and qcaa.qld.edu.au before printing. The framework below is the load-bearing part — codes are window-dressing.

Master mapping — Cipta workshops × Australian Curriculum v9

Workshop	Primary Learning Areas	Strongest General Capability	Cross-curriculum Priority
Ketupat Geometry	Mathematics (Space), Design & Technologies	Intercultural Understanding	Asia & Australia’s engagement with Asia
Lantern Circuits	Science (Physical Sciences), Design & Technologies, The Arts (Visual)	Critical & Creative Thinking	Asia & Australia’s engagement with Asia
Wau Kite Aerodynamics	Science (Physical Sciences), Mathematics, Design & Technologies	Critical & Creative Thinking	Asia & Australia’s engagement with Asia
Batik Pattern Algorithms	Digital Technologies, Mathematics (Space, Number), The Arts (Visual)	Critical & Creative Thinking	Asia & Australia’s engagement with Asia
Cultural Instrument Acoustics	Science (Physical Sciences), The Arts (Music), Mathematics	Intercultural Understanding	(varies by instrument chosen)

Per-workshop expanded mapping

Ketupat Geometry & Weaving Structures

Mathematics — Space

Identify and describe geometric features and properties of 2D and 3D shapes.
Recognise and apply transformations (translation, reflection, rotation) and tessellation.
(Years 5–6+) Investigate properties of polyhedra — vertices, edges, faces; relate to Euler’s formula.

Design & Technologies — Knowledge & Understanding

Investigate how forces and the properties of materials affect the function of objects.
Recognise structural systems (woven, layered) and how they bear load.

Design & Technologies — Processes & Production Skills

Generate, develop, and communicate design ideas using sketches and models.
Produce designed solutions using appropriate techniques.

HASS

Cultural diversity and identity; how celebrations express belonging.

General capabilities

Intercultural Understanding — recognise culture and cultural diversity, engage with cultural and linguistic diversity.
Critical & Creative Thinking — generate, analyse, evaluate ideas.

Cross-curriculum priority

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia.

Lantern Circuits

Science — Physical Sciences

Investigate energy transfer (electrical → light).
Recognise that electrical circuits require a complete pathway for current to flow.
(Years 5–6+) Distinguish conductors and insulators; predict the effect of breaks in a circuit.

Design & Technologies — Knowledge & Understanding

Investigate properties and uses of materials, including paper as a structural material.
Investigate electrical and electronic systems and how they are used in designed solutions.

Design & Technologies — Processes & Production Skills

Plan a sequence of production steps; produce a designed solution.

The Arts — Visual Arts

Use visual conventions and techniques to communicate cultural meaning.

HASS

Significance of celebration and tradition across cultures.

General capabilities

Critical & Creative Thinking; Intercultural Understanding.

Cross-curriculum priority

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia.

Wau Kite Aerodynamics

Science — Physical Sciences

Investigate forces (push, pull, lift, drag, gravity) and their effects on motion.
Plan and conduct fair tests; identify variables.

Mathematics

Symmetry, measurement, scale.

Design & Technologies

Investigate structural and mechanical systems.
Generate and refine design ideas based on testing.

HASS

Asia–Australia connection through trade, migration, shared sky/wind.

General capabilities

Critical & Creative Thinking; Intercultural Understanding.

Cross-curriculum priority

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia.

Batik Pattern Algorithms

Digital Technologies

Define and describe a sequence of steps that solve a problem (algorithms).
Use repetition and selection (loops, conditionals) to express patterns.

Mathematics — Space, Number & Algebra

Pattern, repetition, transformation; multiplicative thinking.

The Arts — Visual Arts

Use visual conventions, materials, and processes to communicate culturally meaningful ideas.

Design & Technologies

Materials and properties of textiles; production techniques.

HASS

Cultural significance of textile traditions.

General capabilities

Critical & Creative Thinking; Intercultural Understanding.

Cross-curriculum priority

Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia.

Cultural Instrument Acoustics

Science — Physical Sciences

Investigate sound as energy; pitch and frequency; resonance.
Recognise that pitch is related to the physical properties of an object (length, tension, material).
(Years 7–9+) Apply v = fλ to predict frequency from length.

The Arts — Music

Use sound and structure to communicate musical and cultural ideas.

Mathematics

Measurement; ratio and proportion (length-to-pitch).

Design & Technologies

Investigate properties of materials; production techniques.

HASS

Cultural significance of music in community life.

General capabilities

Intercultural Understanding; Critical & Creative Thinking.

Year-level differentiation summary

Year band	Approach
Prep – Year 2	Story-led, pre-prepared kits, simple pattern repetition, gross-motor build.
Years 3–4	Full guided build, introduce simple measurement and one variable to test.
Years 5–6	Independent design choices, multi-variable testing, pattern formalisation.
Years 7–9	Quantitative reasoning, schematic representation, modify-and-test methodology.
Years 10–12	Extension projects (Cultural Robotics tier 3, capstone).

Achievement-evidence mapping (for teachers writing reports)

For each workshop, students produce three pieces of evidence:

Object — the finished cultural-engineering artefact.
Design notebook — sketches, predictions, a test result, a reflection.
Reflection statement — one paragraph: what I made, what I learned about engineering, what I learned about culture.

Teachers can map each piece to the relevant achievement standard.

QCAA / state-specific notes

QLD primary schools follow the Australian Curriculum v9 implementation timeline; secondary schools likewise transition under QCAA guidance.
Workshops can be positioned as complementing existing units or as a stand-alone excursion / incursion / extra-curricular offering.
For after-school or club delivery, curriculum mapping is a “nice-to-have” but not strictly required.
For in-school delivery, principals/curriculum coordinators will ask for it — having this document on letterhead removes a major procurement friction point.

Production checklist

Verify exact descriptor codes against australiancurriculum.edu.au for each workshop, and add them per row.
Print as 1-page A4 PDF (front + back) — schools love a single tangible page.
Build a separate version aligned to the IB Primary Years Programme for IB schools.
Add an Islamic Schools Association of Australia (ISAA) cultural-relevance statement for ISAA member schools.