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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Australia: your life so far – ABOVE
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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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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Market Day – ABOVE
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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Design project: Gardening tool - BELOW
Students critiqued garden tools, designed for adults, and identified the issues they have with using them. They researched ergonomics and developments by designers of garden tools in shape, size and materials used. Students explained the issues they have …
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Design project: Kitchen garden - BELOW
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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Design project: Gardening tool - ABOVE
Students critiqued garden tools designed for adults. They researched ergonomics and developments by designers of garden tools in shape, size and materials used. Students explained the issues they have with their selected tool(s) and produced designed …
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Design project: Kitchen garden - ABOVE
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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English - Year 6
Creating texts Content descriptions with elaborations: Use a range of software, including word processing programs, learning new functions as required to create texts (ACELY1717) selecting and combining software functions as needed to create texts
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English - Year 6
Language Text structure and organisation Understand how authors often innovate on text structures and play with language features to achieve particular aesthetic, humorous and persuasive purposes and effects (ACELA1518) Expressing and developing ideas Identify …
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Information and Communication (ICT) Technology - Level 4 (Years 5 and 6)
Typically by the end of Year 6, students: Recognise intellectual property identify the legal obligations regarding the ownership and use of digital products and apply some referencing conventions Apply digital information security practices independently …
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Personal and Social Capability - Years 5 and 6
Self-awareness Describe the influence that personal qualities and strengths have on their learning outcomes
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Design and Technologies - Years 5 and 6
Investigating and defining Critique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions (ACTDEP024) Generating and designing Generate, develop and communicate …
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Design and Technologies - Years 5 and 6
Knowledge and Understanding Examine how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability in the design of products, services, and environments for current and future use (ACTDEK019) Investigate …
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Literacy - Level 4 (Years 5 and 6)
Typically, by the end of Year 6, students: Navigate, read and view learning area texts navigate, read and view subject-specific texts with some challenging features and a range of graphic representations Listen and respond to learning area texts listen …
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Personal and Social Capability - Level 4 (Years 5 and 6)
Typically, by the end of Year 6, students: Recognise emotions explain how the appropriateness of emotional responses influences behaviour Recognise personal-qualities-and-achievements describe the influence that personal qualities and strengths have on …
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Intercultural Understanding - Level 4 (Years 5 and 6)
Typically by the end of Year 2, students: Communicate across cultures explore ways that culture shapes the use of language in a wide range of contexts Consider and develop multiple perspectives assess diverse perspectives and the assumptions on which …
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F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 5 and 6
F-6/7 HASS (Geography sub-strand) Year 5 Work in groups to generate responses to issues and challenges (ACHASSI102) Reflect on learning to propose personal and/or collective action in response to an issue or challenge, and predict the probable effects …
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Sustainability - Years 5 and 6
All life forms, including human life, are connected through ecosystems on which they depend for their wellbeing and survival. Field studies provide an excellent opportunity to develop and practice the skills to be safe in the outdoors, create human-nature …
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