When attacking ACARA’s draft mathematics curriculum, we noted the frequency with which certain words and phrases appeared. Below is the revised count for some of these, for the new curriculum. Not that ACARA is mandating how teachers should teach, or anything like that. It’s obviously the furthest thing from ACARA’s innocent little mind.
| Word/Phrase | Occurrences |
| Investigat* | 178 |
| Model* | 181 |
| Explor* | 47 |
| Solv* ... Problems | 245 |