Research and proposal: Physical activity interventions - AT
As part of a broader unit of work on community-based health and wellbeing interventions, students researched a range of physical activity interventions/initiatives/community events – for example, workplace walking challenges, social media campaigns, targeted …
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Short response: Changing nations - AT
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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Referendum to change the 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 six-week …
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Financial risks and rewards - ABOVE
Students took on the role of a financial adviser for a hypothetical wealth management fund. They were assigned a profile which included details of the client’s financial situation and future goals. Students completed a series of investigative tasks based …
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Financial risks and rewards - AT
Students took on the role of a financial adviser for a hypothetical wealth management fund. They were assigned a profile which included details of the client’s financial situation and future goals. Students completed a series of investigative tasks based …
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Interview - What was life like when you were young? - AT
Students had completed a unit of work comparing life in the past to the present. Students had learnt how to describe way of life, activities and leisure in the past, how to express opinions and use l’imparfait. Students were asked to write the script …
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Hubungan - AT
Students were asked to write a response in Indonesian to a stimulus image. Students were asked to describe the picture using vocabulary and phrases learnt during a unit on relationships. The task was to be completed within the class period allocation …
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Australia and the global economy - ABOVE
This task had multiple parts. Firstly, students were required to photograph a representative selection of products found in their family kitchen, identify the country of origin of each product and create a pie chart to indicate the percentage of imported …
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Letter to Daniela - AT
Students had watched the film Salvatore questa è la vita. Students had discussed and reflected on the events that led the protagonist to remain in Sicily and not return to his life in Rome. Students were asked to imagine that they were the teacher, Marco Brioni and …
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Ma Famille - AT
Students had completed a unit of work on family incorporating conjugation of regular -er verbs, nationalities, likes and dislikes and agreement of adjectives and relevant vocabulary. In this task, students were asked to create a PowerPoint presentation …
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Un poème pour mon chaton - AT
Students had completed a unit of work learning about how to describe animals, the agreement of adjectives to nouns, the conjugation of regular common verbs and basic grammatical structures. In this task students were asked to write a descriptive poem …
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What was life like when you were young? - AT
Students had completed a unit of work comparing life in the past to that of the present. Students had learnt how to describe way of life, activities and leisure in the past using different tenses and how to express opinions. In this task, students were …
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Visiting the park – AT
Students undertook an excursion to a local park to observe the natural, managed and constructed features of a place. After the excursion students completed a teacher-created digital worksheet containing photographs of the features of the park they had …
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A significant place – ABOVE
Students selected a significant site in their local area from a list provided by the teacher. Working with the teacher, and supported by the teacher-librarian, students posed a series of questions about the building or place and researched answers to …
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A significant place – AT
Students selected a significant site in their local area from a list provided by the teacher. Working with the teacher, and supported by the teacher-librarian, students posed a series of questions about the building or place and researched answers to …
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Cook’s logbook – ABOVE
Students, under teacher guidance, collaboratively traced the journey made by James Cook in the Endeavour between 1768 and 1771 to create a class map of the voyage. This map is included as part of the work sample. Students then chose four locations along …
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Cook’s logbook – AT
Students, under teacher guidance, collaboratively traced the journey made by James Cook in the Endeavour between 1768 and 1771 to create a class map of the voyage. This map is included as part of the work sample. Students then chose four locations along …
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Who are we? – AT
Students answered a series of questions based on class data gathered and represented by the teacher as part of an interdisciplinary unit on Australian identity. They reflected on their learning experiences, including songs such as ‘I Am Australian’, and …
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Gold rushes: wants and needs – AT
Students studied life on the nineteenth century gold fields from the perspective of the gold miners. They investigated the wants and needs of miners at the time, using teacher-selected source material, and made a comparison with present-day wants and …
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Research report: Qin Shi Huangdi – AT
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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