HASS - Above satisfactory - Year 3
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify a range of individuals, events and aspects of the past that have significance in the present (WS2, WS3, WS7). The student identifies and describes specific aspects of the community that …
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Design and Technologies - Above satisfactory - Years 3 and 4
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain how products, services and environments are designed to best meet needs of communities and their environments (WS1, WS2, WS3). The student describes contributions of people in design and …
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Design project: Water - ABOVE
Students investigated water management systems in the school and made suggestions for design improvement, or offered alternative designs to solve perceived problems. They were required to submit a labelled diagram/drawing of their design idea including …
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Design project: Food - ABOVE
Students investigated how to collect suitable materials for composting at their school to improve recycling, reduce waste and improve the productivity of the school kitchen garden. Students designed and produced drawings of a composting system for food …
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Design project: All systems go - ABOVE
Students investigated two closed force systems (pneumatics and hydraulics), to understand that the technology of pneumatics relates to air pressure and the technology of hydraulics relates to water pressure. They were given a design brief to design a …
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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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The Arts: Dance - Above satisfactory - Years 3 and 4
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can perform with strong dynamics with control, focus and accuracy, and can structure dance using choreographic devices including transition and contrast. The student is able to demonstrate an understanding …
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The Arts: Drama - Above satisfactory - Years 3 and 4
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use voice and movement to express character emotional states (Item 1). The student is able to make decisions to demonstrate that a character has undergone change (Item 1). They can demonstrate …
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The Arts: Music - Above satisfactory - Years 3 and 4
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can collaborate to perform in a class ensemble with control and a good awareness of the elements of music (WS1). It also shows that the student can perform their own part singing and/or singing and …
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Digital Technologies - Above satisfactory - Years 3 and 4
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe how a range of digital systems (hardware and software) and their peripheral devices can be used for different purposes (WS1). The student explains how the same data sets can be represented …
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The Arts: Media Arts - Above satisfactory - Years 3 and 4
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe a film trailer and discuss some of the elements and processes that they use to communicate to an audience (WS1). The student can discuss how they collaborate with others (WS1). They can …
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Health and Physical Education - Above satisfactory - Years 3 and 4
This portfolio of student work shows that the students explain how personal strengths can support and shape their identity (WS6). Students identify qualities they would like to improve and how, by improving this quality, they can overcome challenges (WS6). …
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Demonstration: Gymnastics - Years 3 and 4 - ABOVE
As part of a four-week gymnastics unit, students were introduced to activities and practised beginning positions, static balances, rotations, landings and transitions. Safety elements were incorporated into all lessons, including specific and safe warm-up …
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Presentation: Working safely - ABOVE
Students have collected evidence of safe and skilful use of technologies in a range of design tasks and recorded this in a presentation template provided by the teacher.
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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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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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Convict video - ABOVE
Students studied convicts as a part of a History and Drama unit. They created a trailer for an imagined film about the key events in the life of a convict. The trailer was based on a case study of a real convict that was used for research in History and …
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Machinima: Rowan of Rin – ABOVE
As a summative task in an English and Media Arts unit, students were required to recreate aspects of one of the novels in the Rowan of Rin series by Emily Rodda, using the digital game Minecraft and the production technique of machinima, which involves …
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Digital project: Rapunzel - ABOVE
Students were presented with the problem of rescuing Rapunzel from the tower in 60 seconds. In teams, they designed, built and programmed a device that would allow the prince to safely rescue Rapunzel. They were asked to use tilt and motion sensors to …
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