Water purification - ABOVE
In a teaching and learning unit on pure substances and mixtures, students investigated different types of mixtures and explored scientific terminology used to describe their components, states of matter, reversible and irreversible changes, aspects of …
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Production elements - ABOVE
Students studied the elements of production in a 10-week unit based on the musical Blood Brothers (1983) by Willy Russell. Students explored the script with group workshops, moved readings and short performances for the class. Assessment during the unit …
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Landscapes - ABOVE
Students were engaged in a process of creating an artwork of a landscape with merged perspectives to communicate a viewpoint on sustainability. They explored Aboriginal Waanyi artist Judy Watson’s own viewpoints on sustainability, as well as her use of …
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Description: Castles – ABOVE
Students were asked to write a description of the changes in the design and function of castles in medieval Europe. They worked with their class teacher and the teacher-librarian to locate appropriate written and pictorial source material and were provided …
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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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Research task - ABOVE
During a teaching and learning unit on chemical sciences, students learnt about pure substances and mixtures and investigated a variety of separation techniques for soluble and insoluble substances. During a unit on Earth and space sciences, students …
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Investigation: Innovation - ABOVE
Students investigated a designed solution they believed was innovative. They prepared a report including an analysis of why the design was innovative (including materials, tools and techniques) and an analysis of the impact of this designed solution on …
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Composition: I like playing - Above
Students sang a known nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice. They then collaboratively composed a song using the first three notes of Three Blind Mice, experimenting with inverting the melody and identifying another common melody, Frere Jacques. Students devised …
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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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Pairs: Seasons - Above
Students made and responded to dance by exploring seasons as a stimulus in a short unit of work. They also individually choreographed a dance to represent their chosen season. They were guided through the process of developing movements to represent a …
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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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Digital project: Website - ABOVE
Students collaboratively designed and implemented a website to document the development of a healthy food item developed in Design and Technologies. Students researched and analysed existing websites to determine functional and aesthetic criteria required …
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Digital project: App development - ABOVE
Students collaboratively designed and implemented an app for Year 7 and 8 students. They documented their process using a group wiki including guidelines for using the wiki and managing files, analysis of similar apps, functional and non-functional requirements, …
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Comparison: Food models - ABOVE
Students were asked to compare the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating with the dietary recommendations from another country. They were then asked to design their own food guidelines and to explain reasons for their recommendations. This assessment task …
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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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Concrete sculpture – ABOVE
In prior learning activities, students learnt concepts and performed experiments relating to chemical and physical changes. They had performed a research investigation into the rock cycle with a particular focus on the processes of weathering and erosion. This …
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Demonstration: Rolling rally - ABOVE
In Term 4, Foundation students participated in a ball control unit utilising a variety of ball types and ball sizes. Students were asked to design a court space with boundaries, including a line to divide the area in two. Students were then required …
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Poster: Stay safe - ABOVE
As part of a unit of work on safety, students learnt about what the concept of safety means in the classroom, school and local community. Students were asked to design a poster illustrating an important aspect of safety in each setting (classroom, school …
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Written response: Personal fitness - ABOVE
Students participated in a range of activities that developed health-related and skill-related fitness components. Students were asked to design a personal training workout and then performed the workout while wearing a heart rate monitor. Students were …
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Postcard from Angkor Wat - ABOVE
Students were asked to imagine visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia and to design and write the two sides of a postcard detailing what they had seen and learned at the site. They were provided with a teacher-created template to record their thoughts and observations, …
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