HASS - Satisfactory - Year 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain the significance of an event/development, an individual and/or group (WS5, WS6, WS7, WS11). The student identifies and describes continuities and changes for different groups in the past …
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Australia: your life so far – AT
Students produced a ‘profile’ of Australia on the eve of federation in 1901. In class during one 50-minute lesson, they completed sections of a teacher-created proforma to draw together information and ideas from their study of Australia’s history and …
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Market Day – AT
Students worked in teams to choose and develop a product to sell to the rest of the school at a Year 6 Market Day. The team was required to complete a number of tasks: draw up a simple business plan; create an advertising poster for the product; complete …
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A refugee’s suitcase – AT
Students watched the episode ‘Cuc Lam’s Suitcase’ from the National Treasures series produced by the National Film and Sound Archive. They were asked to imagine they were a refugee from the Vietnam War and describe the contents of the suitcase they would …
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Federation: for and against – AT
Students were provided with a selection of primary and secondary sources detailing the key figures and events that led to Australia’s federation in 1901. The task involved extracting arguments for and against federation and then recording this information …
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Email to a member of parliament – AT
Students explored levels of mobile phone use and ownership in Australia as part of a unit on resources, consumers and businesses. They then wrote an email that might be sent to their local federal member of parliament requesting new legislation in relation …
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Global poverty map analysis – AT
Students were introduced to ways of measuring human wellbeing and the geographical factors associated with the distribution of wealth. They were provided with a choropleth map showing the percentage of each country’s population living on less than $2 …
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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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Land rights source analysis – AT
Students listened to the song ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ by Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody. They worked in groups to conduct research into the song, including its lyrics and the events and people upon which it was based. Students then answered questions …
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Government scavenger hunt – AT
Students completed a scaffolded internet research task. They were provided with a sequence of links to teacher-curated on-line resources housing the answers to specific questions. Students recorded their answer to each question on a digital worksheet …
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Museum catalogue: Australia’s federation – AT
Students were provided with a collection of printed and digital images depicting people, places and events from the Australian colonies at the end of the nineteenth century. They were asked to make a selection from this collection for inclusion in a new …
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Refugees and citizenship – AT
Students completed three tasks to explore different perspectives on the experiences of refugees in Australia. These tasks took place at differing stages of a unit of work on migration. Firstly, students were provided with a list of notable Australians …
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Migration to Australia – AT
Students completed scaffolded inquiry into migration to Australia. Part 1 involved an examination of the sources of migration. Part 2 involved using data to draw conclusions about the nature and purpose of migration. The task involved students conducting …
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The Arts: Visual Arts - Satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student understands and uses the influences and practices of cubism to plan and make artworks (items 1, 2 and 3). The student explains their understanding of how ideas are represented and displayed in their …
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Languages: French - Satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student uses written and spoken French for classroom interactions (WS1) and transactions, and to exchange personal ideas, experiences and feelings. The student asks and answers questions in complete sentences …
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The Arts: Media Arts - Satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can demonstrate how the story in a novel and their own ideas can be portrayed in a trailer they share with their class. The student can work collaboratively and reflect on how they considered audience …
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The Arts: Music - Satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use symbols and terminology to compose music with graphic notation. The student can perform in small group and class ensembles. They can use rhythm, pitch and expression in performances for audiences. …
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Design and Technologies - Satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe competing considerations in the design of products, services and environments, taking into account sustainability (WS1, WS2, WS3). The student describes how design and technologies contribute …
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The Arts: Drama - Satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows a student performance, as well as a short student interview reflecting on their performance. The student demonstrates an ability to play both a narrator's role and a character role to assist the theatricality of …
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Languages: Japanese - Satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use formulaic and modelled language (WS3) in classroom interactions to carry out transactions and to share or convey information (WS3, WS4, WS5, WS6) about daily routines, activities and events, …
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