Data analysis: Human wellbeing - ABOVE
Students were required to use and respond to a range of presented data sources to form conclusions about human wellbeing in African countries. The task was completed in test conditions as a summative assessment at the end of a two-week inquiry unit. It involved …
Data analysis: Human wellbeing - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Presentation: Data and protocols - ABOVE
Students investigated cyber safety using online resources. They collected, analysed and evaluated a range of websites. Using these data, students planned and managed the creation of information using presentation software for publication on the school …
Presentation: Data and protocols - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Data project: Clean school - ABOVE
Students collected, collated and recorded data about rubbish in an assigned area of the school. They represented data as a series of graphs and on a map. They enhanced the map by adding images and a key.
Data project: Clean school - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Data analysis: Water in the world – ABOVE
Over a period of six weeks, students explored how water connects places, environments and people. Students used digital technologies to present the process of orographic rainfall and explain how it influences the characteristics on either side of a mountain. Students …
Data analysis: Water in the world – ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Digital project: Representation of data - ABOVE
Students created a website using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to control visual elements of their web page, and developed an understanding of why data needed to be compressed and separated from presentation. They used Unicode to create a greeting and …
Digital project: Representation of data - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Data analysis: Food scarcity - ABOVE
Over a period of six weeks, students examined the biomes of the world, how humans have altered environments for food production, and the main challenges of providing food security. Various case studies were used from Australia and other parts of the world …
Data analysis: Food scarcity - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Science - Above satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student analyses how the Periodic Table organises elements and can explain how it can be used to make predictions about the properties of elements (WS6). The student can explain how different factors influence …
Science - Above satisfactory - Year 10 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
Periodic table pamphlet – ABOVE
Students were asked to create a 'How to use the Periodic Table' guide which details the trends of the Periodic Table including the chemical background of one particular Group or Period. Students were asked to consider types of elements, ions and the electronic …
Periodic table pamphlet – ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
Economics and Business - Above satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can analyse why and how governments manage economic performance to improve living standards (WS1). The student gives detailed explanations for variations in economic performance and standards of living …
Economics and Business - Above satisfactory - Year 10 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
History - Above satisfactory - Year 9
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can refer to key events and the actions of individuals and groups to analyse patterns of change and continuity over time (WS1, WS2, WS3, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7). The student analyses the causes and effects …
History - Above satisfactory - Year 9 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
HASS - Above satisfactory - Year 7
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain in detail the role of groups and the significance of particular individuals in past societies (WS1). The student suggests reasons for continuity and change over time (WS5). The student …
HASS - Above satisfactory - Year 7 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
History - Above satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use key events, the actions of individuals and groups, and beliefs and values to interpret and explain patterns of change and continuity over time (WS1, WS2, WS3, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9). …
History - Above satisfactory - Year 10 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
Digital Technologies - Above satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain the fundamentals of digital system components (hardware, software and networks) and how digital systems are connected to form networks (WS3). The student can explain how digital systems …
Digital Technologies - Above satisfactory - Years 5 and 6 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
History - Above satisfactory - Year 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can recognise and explain patterns of change and continuity over time (WS2, WS5). The student explains the causes and effects of events and developments (WS2, WS3, WS5). The student describes in detail the …
History - Above satisfactory - Year 8 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
Geography - Above satisfactory - Year 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can analyse the interconnections between people and environments (WS1) and how and why places are perceived and valued differently (WS2). Through an examination of the factors associated with the movement …
Geography - Above satisfactory - Year 8 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
Science - Above satisfactory - Year 7
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures (WS1, WS2, WS4). The student represents and predicts the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion (WS3). The …
Science - Above satisfactory - Year 7 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
Civics and Citizenship – Above satisfactory – Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can compare and evaluate the key features and values of systems of government, and analyse the Australian Government’s global roles and responsibilities. The student analyses the role of the High Court …
Civics and Citizenship – Above satisfactory – Year 10 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
Water in the world - ABOVE
Students explored how water connects places, environments and people. Provided with images, graphs and thematic world maps showing average annual precipitation and access to improved drinking water, students were asked to identify global patterns of average …
Water in the world - ABOVE | Samples | Work samples | Resources
HASS - Above 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 describes and explains continuities and changes for different groups in the past …
HASS - Above satisfactory - Year 6 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources
Science - Above satisfactory - Year 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances (WS1). The student identifies different forms of energy and describes how energy transfers and transformations …
Science - Above satisfactory - Year 8 | Portfolios | Work samples | Resources