First letter/email to a penfriend - AT
Over the course of the semester students had learnt the vocabulary, expressions and grammar structures related to themselves, family, interests and home. In this task, students were asked to write a letter of introduction to a penfriend using the language …
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Mes grands-parents - AT
Students had completed a unit of work on the topics of family life and relationships, family origins and occupations. The use of a variety of past and present verb tenses and adverbs of time were revised. In this task students were asked to write a description …
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Der Stadtrundgang – AT
Students learnt vocabulary for describing tourist attractions and activities for German-speaking tourists to see and do in a city. In this context they learnt the impersonal phrase es gibt and revised nominative/accusative case endings. They were also …
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Eine neue Schuluniform – AT
Students learnt about describing personal items such as clothes, and how to express preferences and opinions. In this task, students were asked to present a persuasive argument to the school principal about the current school uniform, and suggest a …
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Holiday job – AT
Students had learnt about work and leisure activities in Germany and compared these with those in Australia, including part-time and holiday jobs. They learnt about the structure and language of text types to recount activities, for letters of introduction …
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Mi Familia– AT
Students learnt about family members, nationality (saying where they are from) and how to describe physical characteristics in the third person. In this task, students were asked to create a short, written description about a family member(s) including …
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Around the town – AT
Students learnt about places around the town starting with cognates (escuela, parque, supermercado, zoo, piscina, cine, teatro, biblioteca). Students were given familiar vocabulary with a graphic organiser to write sentences like ‘Yo voy a …’. Opportunities …
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Letter to pen friend – AT
Students learnt how to write about themselves and about their daily routine in Spanish, and answer questions relating to their personal world. Students completed various activities including games, oral dialogues, and reading and listening tasks related …
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Research report: Qin Shi Huangdi – Above (History)
Students investigated the life, achievements and influence of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi as part of their study of life in ancient China. Supported by the class teacher and the teacher-librarian, students identified and located sources of historical information, created …
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Letter to host family and reflection – AT
In preparation for a Korean study tour, students learnt how to share detailed personal information with a prospective host family and to apply their understanding of the various ways of introducing themselves in written format. In this task, students …
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Mixtures and solutions - ABOVE
Prior to the sample task, students investigated different types of mixtures and had been instructed on the scientific terminology used to describe their components. They had been given opportunities to identify solvent and solute in solutions and to use …
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شجرة عائلتي – AT
Students learnt how to talk about family, to discuss family structures and to make a family tree. Students participated in various activities to reinforce how to read, write and pronounce names of family members and their significance in Arabic. In this …
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My house – AT
Students learnt about housing in some Arabic-speaking countries and compared these with their own homes. They learnt vocabulary and structures to support descriptions and comparisons. In this task students answered questions of comprehension on a text …
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Investigation: Secure networks - ABOVE
Students created and gave a presentation to educate and inform users about data, network communication and security. They identified and described the purpose and components of two different networks, then selected one and created a network topology for …
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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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Solar cells - AT
This task was the final assessment task of a five-week teaching and learning unit on solar energy. During the unit, students learnt about scientific concepts related to atomic structure and electricity that allowed them to understand how a solar panel …
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Design project: Seed to sandwich - ABOVE
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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Establishing a new colony – ABOVE
Students investigated the early years of settlement of one Australian colony. Using sources provided by the teacher, and with the regular support of the teacher-librarian, they generated a series of inquiry questions to lead to the creation of a collection …
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Establishing a new colony – AT
Students investigated the early years of settlement of one Australian colony. Using sources provided by the teacher, and with the regular support of the teacher-librarian, they generated a series of inquiry questions to lead to the creation of a collection …
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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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