Design project: Desktop lamp - BELOW
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: Pig enclosure - ABOVE
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: Muffins - BELOW
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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Presentation: Data and protocols - ABOVE
Students investigated cyber safety using online resources. They collected, analysed and evaluated a range of websites. Using these data, students planned and managed the creation of information using presentation software for publication on the school …
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Investigation: Networks - ABOVE
Students investigated how data are transmitted and secured in wired, wireless and mobile networks. They reported on the nature of networks and how components impact on the operation of networks. They described at least one communication protocol for sending …
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Written response: Puberty and me - ABOVE
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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Enterprise project - Year 10 - ABOVE
Students were part of a small group engaged in the 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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Workplace health and safety - ABOVE
This task contained a series of components. Students investigated the health and safety conditions in a hypothetical workplace. They summarised their observations and suggested a course of action. Students researched the legislation applying to Australian …
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Animal Storybook - AT
Students were asked to create a children’s number book showing animals engaged in various activities. Students were to include: a variety of adjectives and apply the rules of agreement with nouns regular and irregular present tense verbs the time of …
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Past and present – ABOVE
Students recorded, with teacher guidance, a definition of ‘the past’ and a definition of ‘the present’. Following class discussion, and teacher provision of examples, students drew pictures and wrote explanatory texts to support each definition. Students …
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Climate art gallery – AT
Students investigated the characteristics of three climate zones in Australia, including the relationship between climate and the nature, function or liveability of places in each zone. Students then created an artwork to visually represent each climate …
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Refugees and citizenship – ABOVE
Students completed three tasks to explore different perspectives on the experiences of refugees in Australia. These tasks took place at differing stages of a unit of work on migration. Firstly, students were provided with a list of notable Australians …
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Refugees and citizenship – AT
Students completed three tasks to explore different perspectives on the experiences of refugees in Australia. These tasks took place at differing stages of a unit of work on migration. Firstly, students were provided with a list of notable Australians …
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Brochure: A referendum to change Australia’s Constitution - ABOVE
Students created a brochure outlining both the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ cases for Australia becoming a republic. This brochure would be distributed to members of the public before the vote which took place in 1999. The task was completed after an introductory unit …
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Business plan - ABOVE (HASS)
Students completed a structured business plan using information and ideas associated with a fictitious company. The task was the culmination of the year’s study and required students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of business practices. …
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Report: Australian popular culture - ABOVE
Students investigated the history of popular culture in Australia from the end of World War II to the early twenty-first century. They were asked to identify and discuss changes during the period, societal reactions to developments, and any evidence of …
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Water purification - ABOVE
In a teaching and learning unit on pure substances and mixtures, students investigated different types of mixtures and explored scientific terminology used to describe their components, states of matter, reversible and irreversible changes, aspects of …
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Research task - AT
During a teaching and learning unit on chemical sciences, students learnt about pure substances and mixtures and investigated a variety of separation techniques for soluble and insoluble substances. During a unit on Earth and space sciences, students …
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Bouncing balls – ABOVE (Year 8)
Prior to the sample task, students investigated forms of energy and energy transfers and transformations. As part of the unit, students were required to undertake a practical investigation to identify the relationship between drop heights and bounce heights …
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Expansion – AT
Prior to the sample task, students explored states of matter focusing on how the particle model explains matter in its different states at a molecular level. They had completed various inquiries relating to the particle model including kinaesthetic activities …
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