Body systems – AT
In a teaching and learning unit on biological sciences, students studied human anatomy with a particular focus on the respiratory, circulatory, nervous and digestive systems. They investigated cells, tissues and organs in each system. Students were given …
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How an idea changes – AT
This task was designed to address the aspects of the Year 8 achievement standards that relate to science as human endeavour. Students were asked to research a ‘big idea’ in science and create a presentation in which they explain how that idea has developed …
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Bouncing balls – AT
Students were asked to design an investigation that determines the relationship between the drop height of a ball and its bounce back height. This task was part of a teaching and learning unit on transformation of energy where students explored how energy …
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Expansion – AT
Prior to the sample task, students explored states of matter focusing on how the particle model explains matter in its different states at a molecular level. They had completed various inquiries relating to the particle model including kinaesthetic activities …
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How to make a law - AT
This task had two parts. First, students wrote a letter to their local member of parliament asking for improved access to the internet for all members of a remote Australian community. Second, assuming this request was successful, students wrote a short …
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Australian citizenship - AT
The task was completed as part of an end-of-year review of the Civics and Citizenship course. Students designed a new home page (and at least one associated landing page) for a new Australian citizenship website. The web pages were to contain information …
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Self Introduction - AT - Chinese
Students had learnt the language to enable them to write a basic self-introduction. In this task, students were asked to prepare a self-introduction in Pinyin (with tonal marks) demonstrating their learning. This activity took place in class with no additional …
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Mau ke mana? - AT
Students completed a unit on travel around Indonesia. They learnt how to make arrangements, make bookings and bargain about the price of transport. Students were given a document on their computer with a photo of a becak driver and asked to write a conversation …
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Script of a conversation on part time work - AT
Students were asked to write in Chinese characters the script of a conversation about part time work.
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Je vous présente ma famille - AT
Students learnt the vocabulary and sentence structures to use to describe themselves and their family. They learnt a number of adjectives and to agree the adjective with the noun in number and gender. Students learnt to conjugate the verb aimer and how …
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La mia scuola - AT
Students were asked to write an article on their school life and discuss the positive and negative aspects of their school.
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My house and community - AT
Students were asked to prepare an oral presentation about their house and community. This task was a summative task at the end of a unit on describing the inside and outside of their home and surroundings.
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Kenalkan - AT
Students were asked to write an extended introduction about self which included aspects of life, family, information about a holiday and a reported conversation with peers.
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Letter to Daniela - AT
Students had watched the film Salvatore questa è la vita. Students had discussed and reflected on the events that led the protagonist to remain in Sicily and not return to his life in Rome. Students were asked to imagine that they were the teacher, Marco Brioni and …
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Diary entry of Caterina - AT
Students were asked to imagine that they were Caterina from the film Caterina va in città and compose three diary entries. The diary entries were to reflect Caterina’s experiences, feelings and opinions at different points in the film.
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Un poème pour mon chaton - AT
Students had completed a unit of work learning about how to describe animals, the agreement of adjectives to nouns, the conjugation of regular common verbs and basic grammatical structures. In this task students were asked to write a descriptive poem …
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First letter/email to a penfriend - AT
Over the course of the semester students had learnt the vocabulary, expressions and grammar structures related to themselves, family, interests and home. In this task, students were asked to write a letter of introduction to a penfriend using the language …
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Mes grands-parents - AT
Students had completed a unit of work on the topics of family life and relationships, family origins and occupations. The use of a variety of past and present verb tenses and adverbs of time were revised. In this task students were asked to write a description …
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Essen in Deutschland und Australien – AT
Students learnt about and compared eating and drinking customs in Germany and Australia. They researched the relationship between language, culture and values evidenced in these customs. They learned expressions for food and drink and associated activities, liking/disliking …
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Di che nazionalità sei? - AT
Students had completed a unit of work where they learnt to describe themselves and others using and agreeing adjectives. They learned to use the present tense to express nationalities and languages spoken, likes and dislikes and give general information …
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