Analysis essay - BELOW
Students studied the use of film techniques and conventions to communicate meaning in a film genre. They watched and analysed Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) through student-led small group class discussion and analysis tasks based on production elements, …
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Design project: Rainbow costume - BELOW
Students designed and produced costumes for a performance based on the book The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. They gathered Information on materials, colours, special effects and design features. They generated and evaluated ideas for their costumes. …
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Written response: Including others - BELOW
As part of a unit of work on valuing diversity, students learnt about the importance of positive relationships as they transition into adolescence. Students were asked to examine scenarios involving a range of relationship issues and use a thinking routine …
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Short response: Changing nations – BELOW
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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Landforms and landscapes - BELOW
Students were required to investigate the economic, social and environmental impacts of human interactions with a key geographical landform in their local area and the impacts of the landform on human interactions. Over the course of two weeks, students …
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Data analysis: Water in the world – BELOW
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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Data analysis: Food scarcity - BELOW
Over a period of six weeks, students examined the biomes of the world, how humans have altered environments for food production, and the main challenges of providing food security. Various case studies were used from Australia and other parts of the world …
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Magazine cover - BELOW
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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Art response: Leaving home - BELOW
Students engaged in responding to the subject matter and narrative in Aboriginal Nyoongar artist Laurel Nannup’s woodcut print, Leaving home. They were also required to analyse elements such as shape, the artist’s choice to exclude colour, and the technique …
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Written response: Culture and physical activity - BELOW
As part of a broader unit about influences on identities, students explored how stereotypes portrayed within the media and broader society influence the way people perceive the activities they can participate in, the roles they can play in the community …
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Data analysis: Human wellbeing - BELOW
Students were required to use and respond to a range of presented data sources to form conclusions about human wellbeing in African countries. The task was completed in test conditions as a summative assessment at the end of a two-week inquiry unit. It …
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Digital project: Organising ideas - BELOW
Students generated a digital mind map as a way to display pictorial data. They collected data about known places around the school in the form of digital photos taken using a tablet computer. They used an app to create a mind map to represent these data. …
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Written response: Life changes - BELOW
Students listened to a story about children growing and changing and discussed the physical characteristics and different roles of characters in the book. Using a range of different images of people, students were asked to place them in order of age and …
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Written response: Healthy, safe, active - BELOW
Students explored and developed classroom expectations and considered how being healthy, safe and active can create a positive classroom environment as well as healthy people. Students used think-pair-share strategy to brainstorm ideas for each aspect …
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Written instructions – Environmental games - BELOW
As part of a History unit, ‘Children 100 years ago’, students learnt that there was limited money and toys for children in Australia. Students were asked to create or adapt a game, using only natural resources. Students used a template to help develop …
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Reflection: Emotional responses - BELOW
Students participated in a games unit focusing on social interactions and emotions. They identified their own and others' emotions using a classroom chart of ‘feelings faces’. Students identified how their reactions might make others feel, talked about …
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Response to stimulus: Managing emotions - BELOW
As part of this unit of work on managing emotions, students learnt about how their emotional responses impact on other people’s feelings. The class discussed scenarios involving different emotions. Students were asked to describe the emotional responses …
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Written response: Identity - BELOW
Students participated in a five-week unit of work about personal wellbeing and relationships, with a focus on belonging, resilience and personal and cultural identities. Physical activity challenges were used to generate discussion about linking feelings …
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Letter: Puberty advice – BELOW
This assessment task was part of a unit of work on relationships and sexuality. Students were asked to write a letter to their Year 6 self. In the letter, they were to give advice about some of the challenges and changes they will face physically and …
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Written response: Personal fitness – BELOW
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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