School Projects: An Overview
School projects fell into one of two categories: pre-existing, well-tried projects with a defined outcome original projects, designed to appeal to the interests of students or to respond to a particular school or local context. Pre-existing projects …
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Northcote High School (Years 7 to 10)
Northcote High School is located in Northcote, Victoria on the Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. The focus of their Years 7-10 STEM Connections illustration of practice was enabling student agency through environmental action. …
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Cherrybrook Technology High School (Years 9 and 10)
Cherrybrook Technology High School is a 7-12 co-educational government school located in Cherrybrook, New South Wales on the Traditional Lands of the Dharug Peoples. In its STEM Connections project, the school chose to address the degradation of it's …
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Henley High School (Years 9 and 10)
Henley High School is a 8-12 co-educational government school located in Henley Beach, South Australia on the Traditional Lands of the Kaurna Peoples of the Adelaide plains. The school l chose the development of a biofuel as the focus for its STEM Connections …
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Report Findings: Qualitative Data
Participating schools were asked to report against the project aims as part of their evaluation. This section provides a summary of their responses and outlines additional benefits of the project.
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Geography - Satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that students can use some research to develop and modify geographically significant questions to frame an inquiry (WS1). They evaluate a range of secondary sources to select relevant geographical data and information …
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History - Satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can refer to key events, the actions of individuals and groups, and beliefs and values to explain patterns of change and continuity over time (WS1, WS2, WS3, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9). The student …
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Science - Satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student analyses how the Periodic Table organises elements and can explain how it can be used to make predictions about the properties of elements (WS6). The student can explain how different factors influence …
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Operating with percentages description
This sub-element focuses on understanding the use of percentages in representing quantities. It begins with understanding the concept of a percentage, progresses through calculations of a percentage, finding a percentage change first through two steps …
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Geography - Above satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that students can use some research to develop and modify geographically significant questions to frame an inquiry (WS1). They evaluate a range of secondary sources to select relevant geographical data and information …
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Geography - Below satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use some research to develop and modify geographically significant questions to frame an inquiry (WS1). The student collects and evaluates secondary sources to select relevant geographical data …
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Work Studies - Satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain the relationship between changing circumstances, 21st work opportunities and the characteristics needed to participate in emerging work arrangements (WS1, WS3, WS4). The student can recognise …
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Civics and Citizenship – Satisfactory – Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can compare and evaluate the key features and values of systems of government (WS2), and analyse the Australian Government’s global roles and responsibilities. The student analyses the role of the …
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Economics and Business - Satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain why and how governments manage economic performance to improve living standards (WS1). The student gives simple explanations for variations in economic performance and standards of living …
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History - Above satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use key events, the actions of individuals and groups, and beliefs and values to interpret and explain patterns of change and continuity over time (WS1, WS2, WS3, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9). …
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Science - Above satisfactory - Year 10
This portfolio of student work shows that the student analyses how the Periodic Table organises elements and can explain how it can be used to make predictions about the properties of elements (WS6). The student can explain how different factors influence …
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Understanding texts description
Understanding texts describes how a student becomes increasingly proficient in decoding, using, interacting with, analysing and evaluating texts to build meaning. Texts include components of print, image, sound, animated movements and symbolic representations. …
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Quantifying numbers description
Although number is an abstract concept which can be represented by a word, a symbol (numeral) or an image, it is central to quantitative thinking. This sub-element describes how a student becomes increasingly able to count, recognise, read and interpret …
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Understanding money description
The descriptive term decimal applied to money refers to the basic conversion units being multiples of ten. However, money is not a true decimal system. Amounts such as $2.99 are spoken as two whole numbers (2 dollars 99) and, due to the withdrawal of …
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The Arts: Dance - Above satisfactory - Years 9 and 10
This portfolio of work shows that the student can choreograph using elements of dance and choreographic devices to communicate their intent and explore stylistic features in detail. The student performs choreography demonstrating technical and expressive …
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