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: Media Arts - Above satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain how the story in a novel and their own ideas can be portrayed in a trailer they share with their class. The student can work collaboratively and reflect on how they considered audience …
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The Arts: Visual Arts - Above satisfactory - Years 5 and 6
This portfolio of student work shows that the student understands, explores and demonstrates the influences and practices of cubism to plan and make artworks (items 1, 2 and 3). The student explains their understanding of how ideas are represented and …
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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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Demonstration: Gymnastics - Years 5 and 6 - ABOVE
Students participated in a six-week unit on gymnastics in which they learnt a range of movements and concepts related to space and composition of movement sequences. Students were asked to create a gymnastic sequence using a range of identified floor …
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The Arts: Visual Arts - Above satisfactory - Years 3 and 4
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify and describe complex visual conventions of an artwork (item 1) and draw and plan their own artworks (items 2 and 3). They use visual conventions, processes and techniques to create several …
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Digital project: Bee-Bot - ABOVE
Students explored the concept of sequencing steps and decisions using Bee-Bots. They worked in groups to solve progressively more complex routes using grids on paper. Students then programmed the Bee-Bots to navigate grids created on the floor using masking …
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Research assignment: Wellbeing indicators - ABOVE
Over a period of four weeks, students examined the concept of human wellbeing and factors affecting human wellbeing. Students discussed how effective quantitative and qualitative indicators are at assessing levels of wellbeing. They were then introduced …
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Australian businesses - ABOVE
Students researched the different types and structures of businesses. The teacher, in association with the teacher-librarian, scaffolded the research and guided the selection of source material. Students chose one type of business and generated their …
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Reflections on a shadow day - ABOVE
Students were part of a mixed-ability, multi-aged class of combined Year 9 and Year 10 students. In cooperation with the teacher, students negotiated a day to shadow a person working in an occupation of interest. Prior to the experience, students prepared …
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Journal writing: Dress and hygiene - ABOVE
Students were part of a mixed-ability, multi-aged class of combined Year 9 and Year 10 students. Through journal writing, students were required to respond to and reflect on articles and experiences relating to issues in the workplace. The task was …
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Email to a member of parliament – ABOVE
Students explored levels of mobile phone use and ownership in Australia as part of a unit on resources, consumers and businesses. They then wrote an email that might be sent to their local federal member of parliament requesting new legislation in relation …
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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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Journal writing - ABOVE
Students were part of a mixed-ability, multi-aged class of combined Year 9 and Year 10 students. The task was undertaken as a part of a sequence of six 30-minute lessons about potential workplace issues. Through journal writing, students were required …
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Demonstration, verbal and written response: Tactics - ABOVE
The teacher taught a five-week unit which included striking and fielding, target, net/court and invasion games. Handball was a small part of an overall unit of work which involved students demonstrating their skills and their understanding of tactics. Students …
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Composition: Walking to School - ABOVE
Students sang a known nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice in unison. They then collaboratively composed a song using the first three notes of Three Blind Mice, experimenting with inverting the melody and adding other notes by step. Students devised their …
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Digital project: Python game - ABOVE
Students were provided with a game that had been developed by previous students at the school using Python. They were required to correct any errors and to modify the game by creating additional features and functionality, for example new character races, …
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Bouncing balls – ABOVE
Students were asked to design an investigation that determines the relationship between the drop height of a ball and its bounce back height. This task was part of a teaching and learning unit on transformation of energy where students explored how energy …
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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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Clay objects: Connection to our coast - ABOVE
Students considered how artists communicate their viewpoints and connection to the natural environment though their artwork. They created ceramic forms inspired by the artworks of Alison Brown and Aboriginal Thaynakwith artist, Thancoupie. They also identified …
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