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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Mi barrio y los pueblos antiguos de Latinoamérica – AT
Students learnt about Indigenous South and Central American groups and conducted research into one group of interest to them. The following task, in three parts, was set: Part 1: Investigate how an Indigenous South or Central American group lived and …
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Measurement and geometry: The combined area of spaces - WS3
Students were asked to solve the following problem: ‘The school has been donated 36 square metres of artificial grass that need to be laid in the upper playground to create two quiet areas. Draw at least two possible solutions on grid paper displaying …
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Working safely and accurately - ABOVE
Students were filmed or photographed to demonstrate working safely in the technologies classroom. They completed safety worksheets to demonstrate their understanding of safe work practices.
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Written response: Personal safety - AT
The class explored different scenarios where personal safety may be at risk and investigated a range of strategies that could be implemented to minimise risk to personal safety, remove themselves from unsafe situations and report inappropriate behaviour. The …
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Landscapes - ABOVE
Students were engaged in a process of creating an artwork of a landscape with merged perspectives to communicate a viewpoint on sustainability. They explored Aboriginal Waanyi artist Judy Watson’s own viewpoints on sustainability, as well as her use of …
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Data analysis: Food scarcity - ABOVE
Over a period of six weeks, students examined the biomes of the world, how humans have altered environments for food production, and the main challenges of providing food security. Various case studies were used from Australia and other parts of the world …
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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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Machinima: Rowan of Rin – BELOW
As a summative task in an English and Media Arts unit, students were required to recreate aspects of one of the novels in the Rowan of Rin series by Emily Rodda, using the digital game Minecraft and the production technique of machinima, which involves …
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Landforms and landscapes - AT
Students were required to investigate the economic, social and environmental impacts of human interactions with a key geographical landform in their local area and the impacts of the landform on human interactions. Over the course of two weeks, students …
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Writing task – weather forecast
Students were asked to write in Chinese characters about the weather forecast in a city of their choice.
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Experimental investigation - Merici
Students had learned content related to atomic structure and electricity so they understood how a solar panel works. They had completed introductory practicals on setting up solar panel circuits, using data loggers and voltage/current curve for the solar …
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Design project: Muffins - ABOVE
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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Digital project: App development - ABOVE
Students collaboratively designed and implemented an app for Year 7 and 8 students. They documented their process using a group wiki including guidelines for using the wiki and managing files, analysis of similar apps, functional and non-functional requirements, …
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Digital project: Python game - BELOW
Students were provided with a game that had been developed by previous students at the school using Python. They were required to correct any errors and to modify the game by creating additional features and functionality, for example new character races, …
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Landforms and landscapes - ABOVE
Students were required to investigate the economic, social and environmental impacts of human interactions with a key geographical landform in their local area and the impacts of the landform on human interactions. Over the course of two weeks, students …
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Elaboration (3) ACLCHC054
using descriptive language to set the scene and capture the reader’s imagination, for example, describing the sound of traffic and the smell of breakfast stalls on a busy morning in a Chinese town
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHC054 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACLCHC215
using descriptive language to set the scene and capture the reader’s imagination, for example, describing the sound of traffic and the smell of breakfast stalls on a busy morning in a Chinese town
Elaboration (8) | ACLCHC215 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSI060
considering the findings of an inquiry when developing a plan of action to achieve a set goal (for example, to protect a place, to participate in a community festival or commemoration, to raise awareness about an issue, to raise money for a purpose)
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSI060 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACHASSK199
exploring why businesses might set a certain price for a product (for example, because that’s what they think consumers will pay) and how they might adjust the price according to demand
Elaboration (3) | ACHASSK199 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | HASS | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum