Around the town – AT
Students learnt about places around the town starting with cognates (escuela, parque, supermercado, zoo, piscina, cine, teatro, biblioteca). Students were given familiar vocabulary with a graphic organiser to write sentences like ‘Yo voy a …’. Opportunities …
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Description: Castles – AT
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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Social media: Aztecs and Incas - AT
Students were asked to create a series of social media posts regarding an aspect of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. They were required to choose an appropriate platform incorporating text and images and were provided with teacher-created templates …
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When I grow up – AT
Students learnt about careers and the vocabulary and grammar to be able to talk about what they may want to be in the future. A guest speaker was invited to the class to talk about her work and the tools she uses. Students participated in a range of oral …
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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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The Arabic-speaking world – AT
As part of a unit, ‘The Arabic-speaking world’, students learned about the location of Arabic-speaking countries, the various dialects of these countries and differences between spoken and written Arabic. In this task, students were asked to create a …
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Design project: Pig enclosure - AT
Students completed an analysis of the two pig enclosures (managed environments) at the school where pigs were housed. They used their prior knowledge, internet research and an audit key to assist them in assessing the positives and negatives of each of …
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Investigation: Networks - AT
Students investigated how data are transmitted and secured in wired, wireless and mobile networks. They reported on the nature of networks and how components impact on the operation of networks. They described at least one communication protocol for sending …
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How an idea changes – AT
This task was designed to address the aspects of the Year 8 achievement standards that relate to science as human endeavour. Students were asked to research a ‘big idea’ in science and create a presentation in which they explain how that idea has developed …
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Environmental investigation – AT
Students investigated the impact of human activity on the environment. They listened to a teacher reading of ‘The Lorax’ by Dr Seuss and wrote a letter to the Once-Ler outlining their concerns about his intentions to commence production in their local …
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Radioactivity and its application - At
In a teaching and learning unit on chemical sciences, students learnt the basic concepts and history of atomic theory, investigated different models of the structure of atoms, and learnt about isotopes and different forms of radioactive decay. They discussed …
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Exploring Islamic art - AT
Students explored the fundamental principles of Islamic art (geometry, calligraphy and arabesque). They researched and analysed traditional Islamic artwork and architecture, and explored the use of geometric shapes to create patterns using traditional …
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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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Animal Storybook - AT
Students were asked to create a children’s number book showing animals engaged in various activities. Students were to include: a variety of adjectives and apply the rules of agreement with nouns regular and irregular present tense verbs the time …
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Research task - AT
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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Business report - AT
Students worked in small groups to develop a business report for a hypothetical business. Students chose from a list of teacher-prepared scenarios, explored the implications for the business and prepared solutions and recommendations. The format of the …
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La mia infanzia - AT
Students had been learning to discuss their childhood memories using the correct past tenses in Italian. Students had learnt the present perfect and imperfect tenses in Italian and the focus of this task was to demonstrate appropriate use of these tenses …
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Solar cells - AT
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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Design project: All systems go - AT
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 machine …
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Design project: Budget pants - AT
Students designed and produced pants or shorts for a specified budget. They documented their work including a deconstructed design brief; mood board collage; design ideas rendered and annotated; a fashion illustration (3D sketch); storyboard; materials …
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