Alltag interview and recount – AT
Students learnt about describing and relating daily routines and activities, and how to write and talk about these using the past tense. They were introduced to the topics using ‘Das Tagesablaufdomino’ game (for everyday routines and related vocabulary). …
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Rock formation – ABOVE
In a teaching and learning unit on the rock cycle, students engaged in several activities relating to the formation of sedimentary rocks, focusing on the processes of chemical and physical weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation and fossil …
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Rock formation – AT
In a teaching and learning unit on the rock cycle, students engaged in several activities relating to the formation of sedimentary rocks, focusing on the processes of chemical and physical weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation and fossil …
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Excursion report (Mackay Harbour) – ABOVE
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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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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Environmental investigation – ABOVE
Students investigated the impact of human activity on the environment. They listened to a teacher reading of ‘The Lorax’ by Dr Seuss and wrote a letter to the Once-Ler outlining their concerns about his intentions to commence production in their local …
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Paragraph: Ancient Egypt - ABOVE
Students examined a series of images of the wall decorations of two different ancient Egyptian tombs. They used the information in the images to make inferences and draw conclusions about life in this ancient society. Students expressed their ideas in …
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Why I want to learn Arabic – AT
As part of a unit ’Welcome to the Arabic-speaking world,’ students learned about the variety of Arabic-speaking countries and variations of spoken Arabic and dialects. They explored the benefits of language learning and how to express basic opinions and …
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Research and proposal: Physical activity interventions - AT
As part of a broader unit of work on community-based health and wellbeing interventions, students researched a range of physical activity interventions/initiatives/community events – for example, workplace walking challenges, social media campaigns, targeted …
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Research report: Health issue - ABOVE
Students participated in a 10-week unit of learning on health promotion. Students were asked to conduct individual research on a chosen lifestyle behaviour and present their research to inform the community about the consequences of the chosen lifestyle …
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Mouse trap dragster – Canobolas
This task was part of a unit of work designed to investigate forces and laws of motion. Students participated in a series of lessons covering Newton’s Laws of Motion, forces and simple machines. Teachers provided students with skills in research and scientific …
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My map and globe– ABOVE
Students completed a series of activities associated with world maps and globes. First, after examining a series of printed maps and discussing the locations of continents, oceans and geographic regions, students produced their own labelled map of the …
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Research inquiry: Interconnections - AT
Students were required to select one product that is purchased by their household and investigate how the production and demand for this product creates networks of trade and economic interdependence at and across different scales. The inquiry took place …
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My map and globe – AT
Students completed a series of activities associated with world maps and globes. First, after examining a series of printed maps and discussing the locations of continents, oceans and geographic regions, students produced their own labelled map of the …
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Research inquiry: Interconnections - ABOVE
Students were required to select one product that is purchased by their household and investigate how the production and demand for this product creates networks of trade and economic interdependence at and across different scales. The inquiry took place …
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Environmental investigation – AT
Students investigated the impact of human activity on the environment. They listened to a teacher reading of ‘The Lorax’ by Dr Seuss and wrote a letter to the Once-Ler outlining their concerns about his intentions to commence production in their local …
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Number and algebra: Who are we? - WS1
The learning intention of the task was to identify given numbers which occur before and after a given number on a hundreds number chart.
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Agreeing adjectives - AT
During an introductory activity to consolidate learning, students were asked to show their understanding by agreeing adjectives into masculine and feminine nouns.
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Genetics practical – ABOVE
Students were asked to perform a multi-generational study on the genetic inheritance of two different traits in the species Brassica rapa, a variety of the canola plant. Students were provided with two sets of seeds that had resulted from crossbreeding …
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Megafauna essays – AT
Students were asked to create in expositional essay to analyse and evaluate the evidence for opposing theories relating to the extinction of Australia’s megafauna. This task was part of a teaching and learning unit on biodiversity which focused on the …
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