Mein Wochenende – AT
Students learnt how to talk about past events and activities, and to sequence these logically. They also learnt how to pose questions and write for a particular audience and context. In this task, students were asked to write an informal email to a …
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Excursion report (Mackay Harbour) – AT
Students, as a class, developed a common set of inquiry questions about the nature and location of places in preparation for an excursion to Mackay Harbour, Queensland. The questions and information, including photographs of the site, were collated into …
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The Australian colonies – AT
Students constructed climate maps to show the location of the major climate zones in Australia. Students then produced overlays for the maps to indicate key events from the colonial history of each state and territory along with indications of its main …
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Letter: The stolen generations – AT
As part of their examination of past experiences of citizenship within Australia’s democracy, students watched excerpts from the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ and read teacher-selected personal accounts written by members of the Stolen Generations. With the …
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Mi vida en la escuela – AT
Students learnt how to talk about and describe their school life, vocabulary relating to subjects, school facilities, and language features and functions - conjunctions (y, porque) and verbs – present tense - regular (estudiar, gustar, comer) and irregular …
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Water in the world - AT
Students explored how water connects places, environments and people. Provided with images, graphs and thematic world maps showing average annual precipitation and access to improved drinking water, students were asked to identify global patterns of average …
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Sentence word order– AT
Over the course of a term, students learnt to construct sentences using correct word order, Hangeul syllables and words. Each week students focused on different letters and practiced writing syllables with the focused letter in them, then expanding by …
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Horangi Magic– AT
Students were read ‘Possum Magic’ by Mem Fox in English, and spoke about the language and features of this story. The teacher used this story and its language and features to model a Korean version. They looked at a map of Korea and learnt about places …
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Extended response: Responsibility for the outbreak of World War II - AT
Students explored key people and events from the inter-war years between World War I and World War II and considered the contribution of particular actions and attitudes in the lead-up to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939. Students then examined a …
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Convict video - AT
Students studied convicts as a part of a History and Drama unit. They created a trailer for an imagined film about the key events in the life of a convict. The trailer was based on a case study of a real convict that was used for research in History and …
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Design project: Kitchen garden - AT
Students investigated the advantages of planting crops in season, or of adapting the environment to extend the life of plants. They investigated nutrient requirements for plants and optimal growing conditions. Students designed and planned a garden for …
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Investigation: Innovation - AT
Students investigated a designed solution they believed was innovative. They prepared a report including an analysis of why the design was innovative (including materials, tools and techniques) and an analysis of the impact of this designed solution on …
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Design project: Desktop lamp - AT
Students completed an investigation of lighting technology and design developments over the past century. They developed knowledge and understanding of lighting technologies and the impact they have locally and globally. Students identified key elements …
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Reflection: Emotional responses - AT
Students participated in a games unit focusing on social interactions and emotions. They identified their own and others' emotions using a classroom chart of ‘feelings faces’. Students identified how their reactions might make others feel, talked about …
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Demonstration: Overarm throw - AT
Prior to the assessment task, students participated in a ball skills unit involving throwing and catching activities, group activities and minor games involving these skills, and viewed video clips of effective overarm throws. Students were asked to …
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Written reflection: Team challenges - AT
For the first three lessons of the year, students worked in small groups to complete a number of challenges that required teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving, and movement skills to be successful. This series of lessons focused on building social …
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Video analysis: Soccer - AT
Students undertook a unit of work on indoor soccer over a period of 15 lessons. They developed an understanding of the 5 vs 5 team structure and individual skills, with a focus on dribbling, passing and trapping. Students were asked to submit a video …
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Written response: Culture and physical activity - AT
As part of a broader unit about influences on identities, students explored how stereotypes portrayed within the media and broader society influence the way people perceive the activities they can participate in, the roles they can play in the community …
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Personal Introduction – Ini Saya - AT
Students were asked to present an oral self-introduction during class using expressions and phrases on introducing oneself learned throughout the semester. This task was completed without use of notes. It was a summative task at the end of the unit Ini …
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Writing task - AT
Students were asked to write a semi-formal email to a friend using Chinese characters, on how they felt about not having a smart phone, why they feel they should have one and how they would use it.
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