Toys project - AT
As part of their teaching and learning unit on physical sciences, students had investigated different types of forces and simple machines. Students had been explicitly taught how to draw force diagrams and how to scientifically communicate designs that …
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Rock formation – AT
In a teaching and learning unit on the rock cycle, students engaged in several activities relating to the formation of sedimentary rocks, focusing on the processes of chemical and physical weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation and fossil …
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Machinima: Rowan of Rin – AT
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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Food and nutrition – AT
In a cross-curricula health-Arabic language unit, students learnt about the importance of food (nutrition) and water and their health benefits. Students learnt about translating words and expressions with access to dictionaries, word lists and online …
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Written response: Personal safety - AT
The class explored different scenarios where personal safety may be at risk and investigated a range of strategies that could be implemented to minimise risk to personal safety, remove themselves from unsafe situations and report inappropriate behaviour. The …
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Translation and reflection – Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München Pamphlet – AT
In this unit of work students explored concepts of the environment, recycling and waste management and how German and Australian attitudes and practices towards the environment compare. This built on previous learning that had already taken place about …
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Infographic: Making a nation - At
Students collated information and ideas associated with the ‘Making a nation’ depth study and created an infographic to summarise their findings. The teacher provided a scaffold for the organisation of the material and students were required to use the …
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Syllable recognition– AT
Students learnt about the structure of and how to read, write and pronounce basic syllable blocks with the teacher’s support, and sang the vowel song to revise as a group. Students participated in a range of activities to build an understanding of how …
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Chemical change – AT
Prior to the sample task, students were introduced to the atomic model and the ways in which this could be used to explain chemical structures and processes. They had investigated a variety of chemical reactions and classified them as endothermic or exothermic, …
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Blueback trailer - AT
Students studied the novel Blueback by Tim Winton as part of an integrated unit that included English, Drama, Dance and the creation of a film trailer as a Media Arts summative task. They developed and planned their own sequences based on the novel's …
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Investigation: Sustainable design - AT
Students researched the social and ethical challenges for society associated with modern industrial and commercial manufacture of consumer goods. They identified the consumer behaviours associated with increases in environmental impact and explained how …
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Composition: Walking to School - AT
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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Letter: Life in ancient China – At (History)
Students were asked to adopt the perspective of a peasant in ancient China and to write a letter describing the main features of their life. This task was undertaken at the end of a unit on ancient China in which students investigated housing, work, clothing, …
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Interview: An idea that changed the world - At
Students worked in pairs to research one allocated progressive idea or movement from the 18th or 19th century. They were asked to identify its features and to adopt the persona of one of its leaders or proponents. Students then wrote the script for an …
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Design project: Nutritious and sustainable - AT
Students were tasked with designing a nutritious and sustainable meal that would support preferred futures for adolescents. They were provided with four recipes to modify. Students created a glossary of terms relevant to the brief. They investigated the …
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Written response: Community connections - AT
As part of a unit of work on community connections, students learnt about how places in their local community were designed to promote physical activity. They visited a local playground near their school to conduct an audit of the types of resources available. Students …
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Demonstration, verbal and written response: Striking and fielding (T-Ball) - AT
Students suggested what they wanted to learn about striking and fielding, which was recorded on camera for the teacher to use to develop lessons. Students became more familiar with the games sense approach using questioning and direct instruction to promote …
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World map – AT
Students recorded the location of continents and oceans on a world map. Prior to students completing the activity, the teacher provided students with visual representations of key places using printed maps, globes and projections. Students completed their …
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Sentence word order– AT
Over the course of a term, students learnt to construct sentences using correct word order, Hangeul syllables and words. Each week students focused on different letters and practiced writing syllables with the focused letter in them, then expanding by …
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Vietnamese alphabet – AT
Students learnt the Vietnamese alphabet including tones, vowels and consonants, and some major differences between the English and Vietnamese language. Student participated in class discussions and various activities to reinforce their learning and understanding. In …
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