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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Short response: Changing nations - AT
Students were introduced to the topic of human migration within and between countries and its impact on the concentration of populations in major cities. During this study, comparisons were made between urban and rural environments in Australia and China. For …
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Enterprise project - Year 10 - AT
Students were part of a small group engaged in a Learning Through Internship program. They worked with a mentor to complete an action project which demonstrated entrepreneurial behaviours. Students were asked to brainstorm with the mentor to identify …
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Cultures in conjunction - AT
Students analysed conjunctions between art forms and artists across time and cultures. They explored the ways that Asian art influenced the West in the past, and the ways that Western art has influenced contemporary Asian art in the present. They began …
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Landscapes - AT
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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Digital project: App development - AT
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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Research assignment: Wellbeing indicators - AT
Over a period of four weeks before completing the task, 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. …
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Clay objects: Connection to our coast - AT
Students considered how artists communicate their viewpoints and their connection to the natural environment though their artwork. They created clay forms inspired by the artworks of Alison Brown and Aboriginal Thaynakwith artist, Thancoupie. They also …
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Data analysis: Water in the world – AT
Over a period of six weeks, students explored how water connects places, environments and people. Students used digital technologies to present the process of orographic rainfall and explain how it influences the characteristics on either side of a mountain. Students …
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Composition: Penguins soundscape - AT
Students learning in music builds upon learning from the previous band. Students perform from a musical score that they have graphically notated and composed collaboratively with the ensemble in response to their study of penguins in the local habitat. The …
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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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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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Written response: Puberty and me - AT
Students were involved in a five-week unit of work about puberty and relationships. This involved a focus on personal qualities, rights, responsibilities, and stereotypes and how they are reflected in the media. Students learnt about the importance of …
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Comparison: Food models - AT
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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Written response: Bushwalking - AT
As part of a unit of work about healthy eating and the outdoors, students learnt about the natural environment and participated in a bushwalk in their local community. Students explored strategies to promote minimal impact on the environment. Students …
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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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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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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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Reflection: My strengths and me - AT
The teacher assisted students to understand what identity is and how identities can be influenced and formed over time. The teacher and students discussed character strengths and achievements through the use of personal experiences, picture books and …
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Poster: Stay safe - AT
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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