Concrete sculpture – AT
In prior learning activities, students learnt concepts and performed experiments relating to chemical and physical changes. They performed a research investigation into the rock cycle with a particular focus on the processes of weathering and erosion. This …
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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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Postcard from Angkor Wat - At
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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Design project: Desktop lamp - AT
Students completed an investigation of lighting technology and design developments over the past century. They developed knowledge and understanding of lighting technologies and the impact they have locally and globally. Students identified key elements …
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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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Design project: Muffins - AT
Students researched, investigated, designed, produced and evaluated a healthy muffin suitable to be sold in a local café catering to adolescents. They explored the properties of ingredients to design a product that was healthy. They considered packaging …
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Design and Technologies - Satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future needs (WS1, WS2, WS3, WS4). The student explains the contribution of design and technology …
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Health and Physical Education - Satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe the changes that occur during puberty and identify how relationships change during this time (WS3). They provide appropriate advice about managing changing social relationships (WS3). …
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Investigation: Innovation - AT
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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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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Profiles and reading comprehension - AT
Students had learnt about self-introduction in Japanese and sharing personal information using a variety of nouns, adjectives and basic verbs. Students had discussed in length Japanese sentence structures, patterns, differences, particles and grammar …
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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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My house and community - AT
Students were asked to prepare an oral presentation about their house and community. This task was a summative task at the end of a unit on describing the inside and outside of their home and surroundings.
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Digital project: Website - AT
Students collaboratively designed and implemented a website to document the development of a healthy food item developed in Design and Technologies. They researched and analysed existing websites to determine functional and aesthetic criteria required …
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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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Written response: Personal fitness - AT
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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Folk music: North American - AT
Students studied American folk music and the origins of blues in a 10-week unit that differentiated for a range of abilities in class. In particular, they studied traditional North American blues and gospel music, focusing on This Train is Bound for Glory …
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Obento project and reflection - AT
Over the course of a 4-week unit about portable meals (Obento), etiquette and food culture, students were asked to plan and create their own obento following the criteria and guidelines explored in class and complete a range of tasks at each step. Students …
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Magazine cover - AT
Students studied the conventions and technical and symbolic elements of magazine covers and how they engage an audience. They explored how the media creates meaning and engages particular audiences with precision on magazine covers. In particular, students …
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Japanese classroom - AT
Students had completed a unit of work on Japanese school life, classrooms and school etiquette. Students learnt key concepts and classroom related language as well as differences between Japanese and Australian school life and classrooms. In this task, …
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