Science - Above satisfactory - Year 7
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures (WS1, WS2, WS4). The student represents and predicts the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion (WS3). The …
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Science - Satisfactory - Year 7
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures (WS1, WS2, WS4, WS7). The student represents and predicts the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion (WS3). The …
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Science - Above satisfactory - Year 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances (WS1). The student identifies different forms of energy and describes how energy transfers and transformations …
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Science - Satisfactory - Year 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances (WS1). The student identifies different forms of energy and describes how energy transfers and transformations …
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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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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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Science - Above satisfactory - Year 9
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain chemical processes (WS1, WS2) and natural radioactivity (WS3) in terms of atoms and energy transfers and describe examples of important chemical reactions (WS1, WS2, WS4). The student describes …
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Science - Satisfactory - Year 9
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain chemical processes (WS1, WS2) and natural radioactivity (WS3) in terms of atoms and energy transfers and describe examples of important chemical reactions (WS1, WS2, WS4). The student describes …
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Researching a scientist - ABOVE
In previous teaching and learning units, students practiced researching scientific topics online and they were taught how to judge the quality of the information they found. Students were given opportunities to write research reports that included bibliographies. In …
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Science research project – AT
In previous Science teaching and learning units, students practised how to: identify questions that can be investigated scientifically, plan and conduct scientific investigations, collect and process data, and present their results in the format of a …
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Mass of Jupiter – ABOVE
Students were asked to perform a scientific investigation related to the motion of objects. Students were required to keep a scientific journal during the investigation and submit a report that conforms with the conventions of a scientific publication. Two …
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Slater investigation - AT
In previous teaching and learning units, students learnt about the scientific method and conducted investigations, wrote reports and reflected on their investigations. During a teaching and learning unit on biological sciences, students practiced identifying …
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Mysterious universe – AT
Students were asked to create a scientific report to explain the evidence that supports the Big Bang theory for the evolution of the universe. Students were asked to address the following questions and discuss the key scientific ideas relating to: 1) …
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Classification - AT
Students had investigated the role of classification in the biological sciences. After a visit to a local wildlife park, where students observed features and behaviours of Australian animals, they analysed how scientists develop hierarchical classification …
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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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Classification - ABOVE
Students investigated the role of classification in the biological sciences. After a visit to a local wildlife park, where students observed features and behaviours of Australian animals, they analysed how scientists develop hierarchical classification …
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Solar cells - Above
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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Expansion - Above
Prior to the sample task, students had 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 …
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Solar car experiment– ABOVE
As part of an integrated STEM project, students had previously designed and built a solar-powered toy car and they used this to investigate the transformation of light energy into electrical and kinetic energy. Students designed and performed an experiment …
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Megafauna essays – AT
Students were asked to create in expositional essay to analyse and evaluate the evidence for opposing theories relating to the extinction of Australia’s megafauna. This task was part of a teaching and learning unit on biodiversity which focused on the …
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