HASS - Above satisfactory - Year 5
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain the significance of people and events/developments in bringing about change (WS4, WS11). The student describes the causes and effects of change on particular communities (WS4, WS9) and …
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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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Letter to the local government – ABOVE
Students were presented with a geographical challenge associated with the use of a beach in their local area. Students researched the nature and causes of the issue, explored differing viewpoints and formulated possible solutions. They presented their …
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Hotel proposal – ABOVE
Students adopted the persona of a project manager asked to make a recommendation about the location of a new hotel. They were provided with a map containing three different sites along with a list of requirements for consideration: road access, water …
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The Australian colonies – ABOVE
Students constructed climate maps to show the location of the major climate zones in Australia. Students then produced overlays for the maps to indicate key events from the colonial history of each state and territory along with indications of its main …
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Establishing a new colony – ABOVE
Students investigated the early years of settlement of one Australian colony. Using sources provided by the teacher, and with the regular support of the teacher-librarian, they generated a series of inquiry questions to lead to the creation of a collection …
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Travel itinerary – ABOVE
Students were asked to produce a map depicting the position, distance and direction of places in the northern hemisphere relative to a location in eastern Australia. The map was to be presented as an itinerary for a potential round-the-world journey by …
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Gold rushes: wants and needs – ABOVE
Students studied life on the nineteenth century gold fields from the perspective of the gold miners. They investigated the wants and needs of miners at the time, using teacher-selected source material, and made a comparison with present-day wants and …
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Climate art gallery – ABOVE
Students investigated the characteristics of three climate zones in Australia, including the relationship between climate and the nature, function or liveability of places in each zone. Students then created an artwork to visually represent each climate …
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Bushfire action plan – ABOVE
Students were asked to write a bushfire action plan for their homes. Students examined digital and printed advice from rural fire authorities to identify key information and worked in consultation with their parents or carers to personalise the structure …
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Eureka Stockade: rights and responsibilities – ABOVE
Students studied the people and events of 1854 at Ballarat, Victoria. They explored the living and working conditions on the goldfields and the specific actions associated with the Eureka Stockade. At the end of the unit they entered their ideas about …
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Spending and saving – ABOVE
This task was part of a unit of work exploring how to make informed choices as a consumer. Students were presented with a scenario in which they were given a gift of $3000. They were required to save half of the money while being free to spend the other …
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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 …
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The Arts: Music - Above satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use symbols and terminology to compose music with graphic notation. The student can perform with control in small group and class ensembles. They can confidently use rhythm, pitch and expression …
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The Arts: Drama - Above satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows a student can perform in a student work and reflect on their performance. The student can play both a narrator and a character role. They are able to manipulate the elements of space and tension to create an engaging …
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The Arts: Dance - Above satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can confidently perform a variety of movements and dance sequences with control, accuracy, strength, coordination, alignment and balance (WS1, WS2). The student can perform in collaboration with other …
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Health and Physical Education - Above satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that students investigate and explain significant physical and emotional changes experienced during puberty and suggest a range of ways to manage these changes personally and for others (WS6). They explain in detail …
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Digital project: Learning tool - ABOVE
Students collaboratively designed a learning tool featuring branching and repetition. The learning tool aimed to give opportunities for players (Year 3 and Year 4 students) to explore, practise and apply mathematical concepts and skills (multiplication …
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Cubism: Portraits - ABOVE
Students researched and explored synthetic and analytical cubism and the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. They explored the visual conventions of and social and historical influences on cubism through structured inquiry that was prepared for them by their …
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Video: Safe procedures - ABOVE
Students filmed or photographed activities in which they were selecting technologies and applying safe procedures.
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