Unit 2: Cells and multicellular organisms Biology
The cell is the basic unit of life. Although cell structure and function are very diverse, all cells possess some common features: all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells need to exchange materials with their immediate external environment in order to maintain …
Unit 2 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
HASS: Influences on consumer choices
St Anthony's Parish Primary School uses the three dimensions of the Australian Curriculum to provide opportunities for students to develop their gifts and talents. The school acknowledges that students may possess talents, as well as areas of challenge. …
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Career education: linking learning with local industry
This illustration of practice highlights how Crystal Brook Primary School and Gladstone High School designed a career education program that provided students with the opportunity to develop general capabilities. The schools worked in partnership as they …
Career education: linking learning with local industry | Illustrations of practice | General capabilities and career education | Resources
Unit 4: Maintaining the internal environment Biology
In order to survive, organisms must be able to maintain system structure and function in the face of changes in their external and internal environments. Changes in temperature and water availability, and the incidence and spread of infectious disease, …
Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Molecular interactions and reactions Chemistry
In this unit, students develop their understanding of the physical and chemical properties of materials including gases, water and aqueous solutions, acids and bases. Students explore the characteristic properties of water that make it essential for physical, …
Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Equilibrium, acids and redox reactions Chemistry
The idea of reversibility of reaction is vital in a variety of chemical systems at different scales, ranging from the processes that release carbon dioxide into our atmosphere to the reactions of ions within individual cells in our bodies. Processes that …
Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1: Thermal, nuclear and electrical physics Physics
An understanding of heating processes, nuclear reactions and electricity is essential to appreciate how global energy needs are met. In this unit, students explore the ways physics is used to describe, explain and predict the energy transfers and transformations …
Unit 1 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Gravity and electromagnetism Physics
Field theories have enabled physicists to explain a vast array of natural phenomena and have contributed to the development of technologies that have changed the world, including electrical power generation and distribution systems, artificial satellites …
Unit 3 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: Revolutions in modern physics Physics
The development of quantum theory and the theory of relativity fundamentally changed our understanding of how nature operates and led to the development of a wide range of new technologies, including technologies that revolutionised the storage, processing …
Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Hale School
The Hale School took an initiative to assist students to develop strategies to ingrain ways of thinking mathematically into their learning. They took on a focus of problem-based learning and realised, with the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: …
Hale School | Illustrations of practice | Mathematics proficiencies | Resources
Science: Multicellular organisms
Canberra Girls Grammar School (CGGS) aims to develop students from Foundation to Year 12 to become independent, reflective, lifelong learners. The CGGS community believes that science is an integral part of daily life that is relevant to everyone. CGGS …
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St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
The Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre The Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring (MDWg) Language and Culture Centre Kununurra is situated 3,214 km from Perth in far northern Western Australia, at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley. …
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School | Illustrations of practice | Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Resources
The impact of contact and migration on South Australian language groups
Woodville High School is a government school located in the western suburbs of Adelaide, 10km from the CBD on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People. The school has a total enrolment of 971 students, of whom 15% are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait …
The impact of contact and migration on South Australian language groups | Illustrations of practice | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures | Resources
Keller Road Primary School
Keller Road Primary School is a small school set in beautiful grounds 17km north of Adelaide. The school caters for students from Foundation to Year 7 (F – 7) and is located on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Peoples. The current enrolment is 210 …
Keller Road Primary School | Illustrations of practice | Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Resources
Career education: linking learning for students with disability to workplace experiences
This illustration of practice describes how a career education program provides authentic learning experiences in a workplace environment within a high school. Black Mountain School differentiates the curriculum to cater for a range of learners while …
Career education: linking learning for students with disability to workplace experiences | Illustrations of practice | General capabilities and career education | Resources
Career education: linking learning and social entrepreneurship
This illustration of practice describes how Rooty Hill High School approaches a year-long strategy for career education and entrepreneurial learning through a Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP). In Young Entrepreneurs Week at the end of Term 4, students …
Career education: linking learning and social entrepreneurship | Illustrations of practice | General capabilities and career education | Resources
Career education: a community approach
This illustration of practice highlights how Broome Senior High School and St. Mary’s College collaborate with a range of local agencies to design a Career Expo and career-related learning experience to celebrate National Careers Week. The Career Expo …
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Leigh Creek Area School
Leigh Creek is situated 560kms north of Adelaide in the hot, arid zone of South Australia’s northern Flinders Ranges. Leigh Creek Area School caters to students from Foundation to Year 12 (F – 12) and is located on the traditional lands of the Adnyamathanha …
Leigh Creek Area School | Illustrations of practice | Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Resources
Mathematics: Number lines/Science: Energy transfer
Clifford Park Special School upholds the strong belief that all students can learn, and that they should have equitable access to the Australian Curriculum. The school provides educational programs for secondary students with disability. A supportive …
Mathematics: Number lines/Science: Energy transfer | Illustrations of practice | Student diversity | Resources
Science - Energy transfer
At St Mary MacKillop College, a Year 8 Science teacher/Sustainability co-ordinator ensured that all students were engaged, supported and challenged during a practical investigation about the transference and transformation of energy and wind turbines. …
Science - Energy transfer | Illustrations of practice | Student diversity | Resources