Core skills

The content supports the 5-14 National Guidelines in the following core skills:

Some examples are shown below:

Examples of promoting the core skills.
Core Skill	Developed by activities such as:
Communication	discussing issues arising from climate change collecting, collating and discussing information from a variety of environmental sources
Numeracy	extracting information from charts, tables and graphs communicating information in charts, tables and graphs
Problem solving	analysing situations and developing appropriate strategies for solutions
Using ICT	employing databases and other computer applications, for example to display data in graphical form using word-processing and graphics packages for reports
Working with others	working with a peer and in groups undertaking surveys and enquiries investigating, discussing strategies and sharing tasks preparing presentations developing group reports and proposals