Social media: Aztecs and Incas - AT
Students were asked to create a series of social media posts regarding an aspect of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. They were required to choose an appropriate platform incorporating text and images and were provided with teacher-created templates …
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Postcard from Angkor Wat - ABOVE
Students were asked to imagine visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia and to design and write the two sides of a postcard detailing what they had seen and learned at the site. They were provided with a teacher-created template to record their thoughts and observations, …
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Postcard from Angkor Wat - At
Students were asked to imagine visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia and to design and write the two sides of a postcard detailing what they had seen and learned at the site. They were provided with a teacher-created template to record their thoughts and observations, …
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Comparison: Knight versus samurai - ABOVE
Students compared the life and roles of European knights and Japanese samurai in medieval times. They examined a selection of primary and secondary sources provided by the class teacher and teacher-librarian and summarised their findings on a Venn diagram. …
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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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Geography - Years 7 and 8
Geography Year 7 The ways that flows of water connect places as it moves through the environment and the ways that it affects places (ACHGK038) The economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including Aboriginal and Torres …
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7-10 History - Year 8
Historical questions and research Content descriptions with elaborations: Identify and locate relevant sources, using ICT and other methods (ACHHS151) compiling a list of different sources needed in an inquiry and their possible locations Analysis …
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7-10 History - Year 8
Analysis and use of sources Content descriptions with elaborations: Draw conclusions about the usefulness of sources (ACHHS154) recognising that, while evidence may be limited for a particular group of people, such evidence can provide useful insights …
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English - Year 8
Language Text structure and organisation Analyse how the text structures and language features of persuasive texts, including media texts, vary according to the medium and mode of communication (ACELA1540) Understand how coherence is created in complex …
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Information and Communication Technology Capability - Level 5 (Years 7 and 8)
Typically, by the end of Year 8, students: Understand computer mediated communications understand that there are various methods of collaboration through computer mediated communications that vary in form and control Identify the impacts of ICT in …
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Intercultural Understanding - Level 5 (Years 7 and 8)
Typically, by the end of Year 8, students: Consider and develop multiple perspectives assess diverse perspectives and the assumptions on which they are based Empathise with others imagine and describe the feelings and motivations of people in challenging …
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Geography - Years 7 and 8
Year 7 Geographical knowledge and understanding Water in the world Content descriptions with elaborations: The classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource (ACHGK037) classifying resources into renewable, …
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Science - Years 7 and 8
Year 7 Science Understanding Biological sciences Content description with elaborations: Interactions between organisms, including the effects of human activities can be represented by food chains and food webs (ACSSU112) constructing and interpreting …
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History - Years 7 and 8
Year 7 Historical knowledge and understanding Investigating the ancient past The Mediterranean world Students investigate ONE of these Mediterranean societies in depth: Egypt or Greece or Rome. Content descriptions with elaborations: Physical …
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Economics and Business - Years 7 and 8
Year 7 Knowledge and understanding Content descriptions with elaborations: The ways consumers and producers interact and respond to each other in the market (ACHEK017) investigating how consumers rely on businesses to meet their needs and wants examining …
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Health and Physical Education - Years 7 and 8
Year 7 and 8 Personal, social and community health Being healthy, safe and active Content descriptions with elaborations Investigate the impact of transition and change on identities (ACPPS070) examining the impact of physical changes on gender, …
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Design and Technologies - Years 7 and 8
Year 7 and 8 Design and technologies knowledge and understanding Content descriptions with elaborations Investigate the ways in which products, services and environments evolve locally, regionally and globally and how competing factors including social, …
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Geography - Years 7 and 8
Geography Year 7 The economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and peoples of the Asia region (ACHGK041) Exploring the multilayered meanings (material, cultural and …
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures - Years 7 and 8
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have holistic belief systems and are spiritually and intellectually connected to the …
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Science - Years 7 and 8
Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available (ACSHE119) & (ACSHE134) Science knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions …
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