Workplace health and safety - ABOVE
This task contained a series of components. Students investigated the health and safety conditions in a hypothetical workplace. They summarised their observations and suggested a course of action. Students researched the legislation applying to Australian …
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Source analysis: The atomic bomb - AT
Students examined two sources relating to the use of the atomic bomb in 1945: a primary source from US President Truman; and a secondary source from a recent historian. They were asked to analyse each source in relation to its content and perspective …
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Design project: Seed to sandwich - AT
Students explored requirements for plant growth and the production and processing steps to get from a wheat seed to a food product (loaf of bread). They created a visual representation (road map) to plot the steps from a wheat seed to a loaf of bread. …
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Design project: Muffins - AT
Students researched, investigated, designed, produced and evaluated a healthy muffin suitable to be sold in a local café catering to adolescents. They explored the properties of ingredients to design a product that was healthy. They considered packaging …
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Interconnections: Magnetic Island - ABOVE
Over a two-week period, students completed a staged investigative inquiry into how people connect with Magnetic Island and the impacts of these interconnections. The scaffolded stages of the inquiry were: Identify and list the main questions that …
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Referendum to change the Constitution - AT
Students created a brochure outlining both the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ cases for Australia becoming a republic. This brochure would be distributed to members of the public before the vote which took place in 1999. The task was completed after an introductory six-week …
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Personal Introduction – Ini Saya - AT
Students were asked to present an oral self-introduction during class using expressions and phrases on introducing oneself learned throughout the semester. This task was completed without use of notes. It was a summative task at the end of the unit Ini …
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Holiday job – AT
Students had learnt about work and leisure activities in Germany and compared these with those in Australia, including part-time and holiday jobs. They learnt about the structure and language of text types to recount activities, for letters of introduction …
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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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Expressing preferences about food – AT
Students learnt about types of food and how to state preferences for food they like and dislike. Students had previously learnt phrases such as me gusta la___ and were taught the plural form me gustan las/los____ and how to add the verb comer/beber to …
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φρούτα και λαχανικά – AT
Students learnt about the Greek diet and healthy eating. They learnt the names of popular Greek fruit and vegetables and how to describe them, discuss likes/dislikes and ask for them at a Greek greengrocer. The students learnt about gender and gender …
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Source analysis: Vikings - ABOVE
Students examined a teacher-curated collection of primary and secondary sources associated with the life and history of the Vikings. They were asked to select three sources from the collection and write an analysis of each, focusing upon its usefulness …
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Job application and interview – AT
Students learnt about jobs and careers. They read a range of texts in relation to jobs, including informative texts and advertisements. They learnt how to write a formal job application, responding to advertised criteria and using vocabulary, register …
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My house – AT
Students learnt about housing in some Arabic-speaking countries and compared these with their own homes. They learnt vocabulary and structures to support descriptions and comparisons. In this task students answered questions of comprehension on a text …
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الاحتفالات الوطنية – AT
Students discussed the ways in which Arabic speaking countries celebrate their national days. Students learned how to talk about and describe activities and the atmosphere of particular events in which people celebrate with a sense of pride and personal …
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Design project: Mini torch - ABOVE
Students designed and produced a working prototype of a mini torch case using CAD-CAM and a control system. They investigated CAD-CAM technologies and rapid prototyping systems. Students investigated the characteristics and properties of electronics and …
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Analysis: Contact - ABOVE
Students studied the communicative power of technical elements used in Media Arts as part of a unit of work on the documentary Contact (2009) by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler. They explored and analysed the technical elements of voice-over, music, sound …
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Digital project: Podcast - BELOW
Students designed and implemented a podcast and documented the process. They identified the audience, designed and planned the solution including creating a storyboard and script. Students implemented the solution using audio software, evaluated the solution …
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Letter to a friend - AT
Students had learnt how to talk about their own family and construct short, informative texts. In this task, students were asked to write a short letter about their family to an imaginary penfriend. They were to include names, ages and occupations.
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La journée à la maison et à l’école - AT
Students had completed a unit of work on daily life and routine. Students had learnt about a typical day in the life of a French student and learnt relevant vocabulary, expressions and grammar to be able to discuss and describe their own daily routine …
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