Source analysis and extended response: The Industrial Revolution - At
Students examined four primary sources detailing working conditions in factories, mines and other operations during the Industrial Revolution. They completed four source analysis tables, recording their findings and ideas about the nature, content and …
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A soldier’s story - Above
Students researched the experiences of an Australian soldier in World War I using the digitised material held by the National Archives of Australia, the Australian War Memorial and associated sources. They presented their findings as a written account …
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A soldier’s story - At
Students researched the experiences of an Australian soldier in World War I using the digitised material held by the National Archives of Australia, the Australian War Memorial and associated sources. They presented their findings as a written account …
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Source analysis: The Gallipoli campaign - Above
Students examined four sources related to the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. They were asked to analyse these sources and consider how each source could be used to answer the question, ‘Was the Gallipoli campaign a glorious moment for Australia?’ …
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Source analysis: The Gallipoli campaign - At
Students examined four sources related to the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. They were asked to analyse these sources and consider how each source could be used to answer the question, ‘Was the Gallipoli campaign a glorious moment for Australia?’ …
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Interview: An idea that changed the world - Above
Students worked in pairs to research one allocated progressive idea or movement from the 18th or 19th century. They were asked to identify its features and to adopt the persona of one of its leaders or proponents. Students then wrote the script for an …
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Interview: An idea that changed the world - At
Students worked in pairs to research one allocated progressive idea or movement from the 18th or 19th century. They were asked to identify its features and to adopt the persona of one of its leaders or proponents. Students then wrote the script for an …
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Infographic: Making a nation - Above
Students collated information and ideas associated with the ‘Making a nation’ depth study and created an infographic to summarise their findings. The teacher provided a scaffold for the organisation of the material and students were required to use the …
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Infographic: Making a nation - At
Students collated information and ideas associated with the ‘Making a nation’ depth study and created an infographic to summarise their findings. The teacher provided a scaffold for the organisation of the material and students were required to use the …
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Remembering and commemorating - Above
Students examined the ways in which war memorials in Australia and overseas assist people to remember and commemorate the past. They were provided with a teacher-produced worksheet listing nine different war memorials and were asked to record a summary …
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Remembering and commemorating - At
Students examined the ways in which war memorials in Australia and overseas assist people to remember and commemorate the past. They were provided with a teacher-produced worksheet listing nine different war memorials and were asked to record a summary …
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Propaganda poster: The Boxer Rebellion - Above
Students investigated the origin and purpose of the Boxer Rebellion in China at the end of the 19th century. They were asked to design a propaganda poster encouraging people to join with and support the Boxers against the western powers. Students were …
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Propaganda poster: The Boxer Rebellion - At
Students investigated the origin and purpose of the Boxer Rebellion in China at the end of the 19th century. They were asked to design a propaganda poster encouraging people to join with and support the Boxers against the western powers. Students were …
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Law of conservation of mass – ABOVE
Prior to the sample task, students learnt the basic concepts and history of atomic theory, the difference between elements and compounds, the law of conservation of mass, and different types of chemical reactions. In this task, students were asked to …
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Chemical change – ABOVE
Prior to the sample task, students were introduced to the atomic model and the ways in which this could be used to explain chemical structures and processes. They had investigated a variety of chemical reactions and classified them as endothermic or exothermic, …
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Radioactivity – ABOVE
In a teaching and learning unit on chemical sciences, students learnt the basic concepts and history of atomic theory, investigated different models of the structure of atoms, and learnt about isotopes and different forms of radioactive decay. They discussed …
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Solar cells - Above
This task was the final assessment task of a five-week teaching and learning unit on solar energy. During the unit, students learnt about scientific concepts related to atomic structure and electricity that allowed them to understand how a solar panel …
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Travel advice - above
As part of their teaching and learning unit on biological sciences, students investigated how living organisms maintain the requirements for life through the coordinated function of body systems, such as the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, nervous …
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Natural and man-made impact on ecosystems – ABOVE
In a teaching and learning unit on ecology, students learnt about energy and matter transfer in an ecosystem using food chains and food webs, different relationships between organisms in an ecosystem, sustainability, and natural and man-made impacts on …
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Law of conservation of mass – AT
Prior to the sample task, students learnt the basic concepts and history of atomic theory, the difference between elements and compounds, the law of conservation of mass, and different types of chemical reactions. In this task, students were asked to …
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